Booking fee
The booking fee includes the costs of booking your tickets such as charges for payment processing. It also covers the provision of our customer care center for processing your order, and all charges imposed by our suppliers.
* This tour requires at least one of the following per booking: Adult, Senior
Sigiriya Rock Fortress the 8th Wonder of the World is considered as a placed not to be missed by anybody who visits this beautiful Island. Pidurangala rock another historical place located next to Sigirya and has become a trending place with among both locals and foreigners. Dambulla Cave Temple is known as one of the oldest and biggest rock temples in the world. The Safari at Minneriya National Park will make your trip complete. This 04 hour off road trip will allow you to see hundreds of Elephants in their natural behavior at their own place. Tour in a traditional village is another interesting item you can add for the day. These key places are located within close proximity. Situated in the Matale District, Central Province of Sri Lanka, situated 148 km (92 mi) north-east of Colombo and 72 km (45 mi) north of Kandy.
Note : If you are booking the 11.00 am starting time, we might not be able to do the safari tour at the National park or the Sigiriya rock due to the limited time.
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Hotel pickup and drop-off
Local guide
Bottled water
All taxes and fees for the vehicle and chauffeur
A very good Sri Lankan lunch with Rice & Curries and tropical salads. Complimentary fruit juice is included too.
Air-conditioned vehicle
Transport by private air-conditioned minivan
Fuel surcharge
Private small-group tour
Per person Entrance fee for Sigirya Rock fortress is US$30 Per person (SAARC Countries US$15)
Per person Entrance Ticket for Dambulla Cave Temple is US$7
Cost of the safari Jeep varies as per the number persons in your group.
Entrance fee for the safari will be varied with the park you are visitng (Minneriya / Eco/Kaudulla)
Departure Point
Traveler pickup is offered
We can pick you from he hotel you are staying. Please mention the name of the hotel.
Traveler pickup
Bandaranayake Intl Airport, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Matale, Matale, Sri Lanka Famous Hindu Temple / Kovil in Matale 15 minutes
Dambulla Royal Cave Temple, Dambulla, Sri Lanka Dambulla Cave Temple is one of the most important ancient temple in the world. Temple built inside the cave is a unique history goes back to thousands of years 30 minutes
Sigiriya The Ancient Rock Fortress, Sigiriya, Sri Lanka Considered as the 8th wonder of the world. A kingdom built on the rock. A unesco world heritage site and a must visit site if you are holidaying in Sri Lanka 180 minutes
Minneriya National Park, Sri Lanka One of the main national parks in Sri Lanka. Located close to the Sigiriya rock fortress. An ideal place to see hundreds of Elephants in their natural behavior. 180 minutes
Ranweli Spice Garden, Matale, Sri Lanka Mathale is well known as the best place to grow Sri Lankan spices. This will be a guided tour to see all the spices / plants available here. They will explain about each species. Will be a good opportunity for you to get insight of this industry. This is an optional visit and you can avoid if you do not like to do. 30 minutes
Wheelchair accessible
Specialized infant seats are available
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
Dress code is casual
Infant FOC
Wheelchair access is available upto the Sigirya site and around sightseeing. But not possible to climb the rock with it.
Those who are under medical conditions and those who are pregnant may have to avoid some parts of the activities.
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
Sjieuwke Y
06 Aug 2023
Door Mawelli tours een goeie chauffeur geregeld die ons naar Kandy heeft gebracht.Veel informatie onderweg gekregen en de kaartjes van de trein persoonlijk overhandigd. Ons super netjes naar het goeie perron gebracht. Echt super service. De treinreis was fantastisch.
poppy_w
31 Jul 2023
Firstly, we must mention that our driver was exceptional. He was so lovely and his English was amazing. We absolutely cannot fault him for our experience.
There are 2 main reasons for such a poor rating.
The first is the price. This tour is so expensive and when we totalled up how much we spent during the day it was over S$400! This is more than we have spent on any day throughout our travels to Thailand, India, Nepal and Sri Lanka. The tour alone was a lot of money but every activity we went to included a new tour guide and an additional fee. The spice garden was ‘included’ but we had to tip several staff members and reluctantly buy very expensive products. Arguably, we could have opted out of this but we wanted to be respectful of the locals livelihood and you are left with very little choice in the moment. Lions rock was expensive and the safari was well overpriced compared to other competitors online.
The second reason for the poor rating was because a 6 - 9 hour tour was over 13 hours long. We arrived back to our hotel at 8:30pm tired, starving, sunburnt and absolutely exhausted. We were provided one meal throughout the 13 hour day and there wasn’t an option for us to buy an extra meal. It said that bottled water was included but I’m not sure that this was communicated with our lovely guide as he did not have any.
Don’t get me wrong, the activities were amazing! The elephant safari, the temples and lunch was Exceptional! A lovely local lady cooked us the most delicious Sri Lankan cuisine and it was one of the best parts of the day.
BUT this day should not have cost so much money and you can definitely find a cheaper way of doing it. Please look for alternative options and avoid booking this tour at such a high cost.
Thank you to our guide for being wonderful, we hope that he got a good proportion of the money.
rafikisaac
28 Jul 2023
Good trip but we didn’t have the launch
Driver was good
Trip to the jungle was the best thing in the trip
Lion rock was very hard but goood
This tour in
Sri Lanka
is organized by
Mahaweli Tours and Holidays
We always double-check the availability with our local partners for each booking. Even though this is usually a swift process, it can take up to 24 hours. Once this process is completed you will receive your voucher or ticket by email. If our local partner is not able to confirm your booking we will offer you the best possible alternative. If the new date and/or time doesn’t fit your itinerary, we will reimburse the full amount paid.
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