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Pidurangala Rock
Historical landmark
Destination for moderate hikes & climbs to the top of the rock, popular for panoramic views.
4.80 (8.2K reviews)
(~9.13 km from centre)
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Sigiriya
Fortress
The ruins of a 5th-century city, anchored by a towering rock fortress accessible by steep stairs.
4.70 (19.3K reviews)
(~8.55 km from centre)
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Sigiriya palace
Historical landmark
👍👍 The Sigiria is a must visit site. Located on the top of the mountain close to Dambulla. It is a imposing site. One has to climb about 1200 steps. The construction at the site that is about 1600 years old is a architecturally a marvel. Often considered the 8th wonder of the world. It is not a difficu...
4.60 (447 reviews)
(~8.52 km from centre)
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Kandalama Bunt
Historical landmark
👍👍 Nice place to calm down in evening and mornings. Both sunrise and sunset views are realy amazing to watch. Nice olace to do cycling in the evening. Not a crowded area.
4.50 (202 reviews)
(~5.46 km from centre)
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EKHO Sigiriya
Hotel
Relaxed rooms in a warm hotel offering 2 restaurants, a grassy courtyard & outdoor seating.
$55/night
4.30 (512 reviews)
(~7.83 km from centre)
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Preaching Rock | Sigiriya
Historical landmark
👍👍 Really amazing location in Sri Lanka. You can have a nice hike with historically important locations at dambulla.
Pidurangala rock feature is also near this location. You can get relaxed with a nice barth at kandalama lake.
While you are traveling you can have good food at Aralia cafe and Sigiriya...
4.60 (123 reviews)
(~8.42 km from centre)
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Summer Palace | Sigiriya
Historical landmark
👍👍 Great history and a challenge. I had a nice cool day, age 74, climbed it in 30 mins easily.Stone steps not great : height and width : steel steps in second leg much easier. Great views all round from all heights. Wall painting interesting to see but probably better studied in guide book.
4.70 (85 reviews)
(~8.08 km from centre)
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Kaludiya Pokuna Aranya Temple
Historical landmark
👍👍 This is a hidden treasures in Dambulla. Although this place is named "Kalu Diya Pokuna", there is hardly any body water that is worthy of being referred as a "Pokuna".
Having said that, the archeological value of this place is tremendous and there needs to be further restorations.
One caution befo...
4.70 (60 reviews)
(~7.99 km from centre)
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Dambulla Clock Tower දඹුල්ල ඔරලෝසු කණුව
Historical landmark
👍👍 This is the intersection point of Kandy-Jafna (A9) road and Ambepussa-Trincomalee (A6) road. This clock tower has been built under Gammudawa project in 1980s (apx). Now there is rappid commercial development right arround and immediate area has no enough parking spaces. Quite traffic can be at peak...
4.00 (396 reviews)
(~7.36 km from centre)
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Water Garden - Sigiriya
Historical landmark
👍 It was a beautiful place to visit and very interesting
4.60 (57 reviews)
(~8.02 km from centre)
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Lion's Paw
Historical landmark
👍👍 The entrance way to climb up the rock fortress.
4.60 (41 reviews)
(~8.58 km from centre)