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The 10 Best Things to do in Sigiriya, Central Province
Discover the best top things to do in Sigiriya, Sri Lanka including Pidurangala Rock, Sinhagiri, The Lion's Paws - Sigiriya, Mirror Wall - Sigiriya, Sigiriya The Ancient Rock Fortress, Pethikada, kaludiya Pokuna, Sigiriya Museum, Oakray Woodcarvings, B Super Tours.
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1. Pidurangala Rock
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 2,445 reviews
Pidurangala is a massive rock formation located a few kilometers north of Sigiriya in Sri Lanka. It has an interesting history closely related to that of the Sigiriya Rock Fortress. Climbing to the top of Pidurangala Rock is more strenuous than climbing Sigiriya. If you are fit and adventurous it is a climb worth making. It will take you about two hours. There is far less to see on this site than Sigiriya
Reviewed By chrismaanas - Miami, United States
This place is amazing, It is a 30 mins hike, some areas we had to climb rocks, it is not than hard but it is pretty fun, We enter thought a Buddhist temple area, so shoulders, knees should be covered, they provide a silk if you need it. The small temple is nice, with a very strong energy and beautiful painting in the rock wall. On the hiking there are many trees, kind of jungle, another reclining Buddha is close to the top, after the final and more challenging climb, there is an amazing view waiting for you, the impressive Lion rock is there. After you can go a little bit more up and have 360 view, very impressive. People go there for Sunrise and Sunset I bet would be stunning. Note: drones are not allowed.
2. Sinhagiri
3. The Lion's Paws - Sigiriya
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5.0 based on 9 reviews
Reviewed By Elena257 - Timisoara, Romania
The main spiral stairs are hugely overcrowded, I recommend to use the entrance from the paws, it will save you hours (and sun burn :) )
4. Mirror Wall - Sigiriya
5. Sigiriya The Ancient Rock Fortress
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4.5 based on 11,335 reviews
Transportation provider for cheap rates in Sri Lanka.experience driver.have very good experience and driven more places in Sri Lanka with many people. We provide well maintained vehicles for tours and taxi service with very good drivers. We do city tours,cultural tours,safari,drops and pickups from airport and any place in Sri Lanka.
Reviewed By PaddyM570 - Kidmore End, United Kingdom
I am horribly afraid of heights and climbing a 600ft rock was not at the top of my list for this holiday! However, it was amazing and takes about 1 hour to make the climb via some fantastic, ancient rock art and it is certainly worth the climb to discover the ruins of the most amazing palace. I am still afraid of heights but sometimes you just have to seize these opportunities.
6. Pethikada
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4.5 based on 30 reviews
Hello Everyone Pethikada Paintings and craft gallery gives unique collection of crafts and mostly paintings. What’s very unique about our art is that most of them are traditional paintings. Mostly from Dambulla Cave temple and other heritage sights. And adding to that we have a wonderful collection of frescoes too. Most of paintings are done on well treated wood and we try to keep authentic nature of the paintings as much as we can. Adding further you don’t have to buy anything from us we appreciate even your visit to our place. Because as a traveler if you are interested about art and authentic traditional art of Sri Lanka we highly recommend you to visit our place so we can give you a quality idea of our country’s painting history with examples. Finally our stall is not gigantic as other galleries and craft shops around the island but we can assure you fulfilling experience if you are an art lover.
Reviewed By ajaycmistry
Jagath is a very talented artist who was very friendly and explained all the work he was doing. He showed us his work in stages, discussed the conferences he had attended and explained how he can create custom pieces of work and safely have them shipped abroad for us. His art work was amazing and although we did not purchase anything that day he spent a lot of time with us. Highly recommend visiting and buying something unique from here.
7. kaludiya Pokuna
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4.5 based on 24 reviews
Reviewed By 504amanb
One of my favourite sites in Sigiriya. Took a tuk tuk from our homestay a 15/20 min journey the final part over a bumpy road leading to a broken bridge where we parted ways from our driver. Its a few minute walk to a hut where we came across 2 locals. We were asked if we would like to be joined and shown around. We opted against this expecting a casual stroll. We got to the forgotten temple and took in the serenity amongst the ruins. One of the locals found us and started showing us around explaining the history and then our stroll became more adventurous. Although there are paths he took us off the paths showing us caves and rock structures where Buddhist monks stayed. The stroll became a bit more challenging but was definitely worth it. The serenity and peace was stunning the views amazing and we got to a point where our guide told us going any higher would become dangerous, so we came back down the black lake. I enjoyed every second of this and highly recommend it.
8. Sigiriya Museum
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3.5 based on 783 reviews
Reviewed By edgar_wilson - Hamilton, New Zealand
Fascinating history. Well presented and follows a logical presentation. No shortage of amazing examples of the period. Much bigger than initially seemed. Well worth the visit.
9. Oakray Woodcarvings
10. B Super Tours
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 106 reviews
