Day trip from Colombo to Sigiriya & Dambulla for group 4 to 9 people

If you have time for one day trip from Colombo, Sigiriya Rock should top your list. Three and a half Hour drive from Colombo.This UNESCO listed rock was Built over 1,600 years ago, the now sinister looking high black rock once appeared like a huge dazzling white cloud floating above the surrounding forests. Its sides were painted with beautiful frescoes of semi-naked nymphs. A massive gatehouse in the form of a lion guarded the entrance to the innermost sanctum of of the city, the Sky Palace on top of the rock. It burst briefly into pre-eminence and was then abandoned and lay hidden in the forests for nearly 1,500 years.

Visit Dambulla Cave Temple en route. The recorded history of the Dambulla Caves goes back over two thousand years to the time of King Valagama (ruled 103 BC and again 89 BC to 77 BC). The king sort refuge amongst the monks living in these caves when he was ousted from power in 103 BC by South Indian marauders who invaded the country.