14 Sep 2025
Nice day trip from Negombo! I was a little nervous about traveling alone— but really didn’t need to be! There was good communication between both the company and my guide, Nuwan, and myself via email and then WhatsApp.
My guide arrive on time at 6:00am from Negombo. He introduced himself and welcomed me. As we drove, we chatted. When we got there Sigiriya, he picked up ticket and arranged to meet at a particular point while he parked the car. I was a little confused as to where we would meet— but we got that straight quickly.
Nuwan allowed me to explore at my own pace and answered all my questions.
When you arrive at each place Sirigiya and Dambulla there are site tour guides who will approach you and ask if you want them to accompany you and tell you about the site. I didn’t do that because I thought Nuwan was going to play that role— He did and didn’t. He answered my questions but didn’t really play the tour guide role — namely, where they guide you through the site describing things as you see them. I had read about each place prior to visiting so that worked out for me— but if you want the tour guide approach— I suggest hiring one of these people— they were pretty inexpensive if remember correctly.