Sigiriya City

Sigiriya, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Sri Lanka, is an ancient rock fortress and palace with stunning frescoes and extensive gardens. Rising dramatically from the plains, it's a testament to the island's rich history and architectural ingenuity. Explore the enchanting beauty and cultural significance of Sigiriya.

Things to do from Sigiriya

Village Life of Sri Lanka

The lifestyle in Sri Lanka villages are simple. The people in such villages are less dependent than city folks. Their needs are limited. People are kind and are usually keen to talk to tourists despite language barriers and often invite them home for a cup of tea. Eating simple Food in simple rural surroundings has its own flavour. During a countryside tour, you will experience various aspects of village life; you will get to know the locals and discover their lifestyle, their feelings and emotions. You will be fascinated by the daily life of the villagers.

Hiriwadunna, a beautiful village shaded on either side by dry zone shrub forest, with unpaved gravel paths and humble village folk is a town located in north central province about 156km away from the capital Colombo and close to Amaya Signature in Kandalama, one of our hotels in Dambulla. A tour to Hiriwadunna will give you a chance to witness the environment of typical Sri Lankan village life. A ride on a bullock cart along a dirt track and through rice paddies down to the picturesque Hiriwadunna Lake will leave you with a sense of peacefulness. A catamaran ride on the lake with its large variety of dry zone bird life and views of the surrounding forest, marshland and vegetable plots of local farmers will be an unforgettable experience to the visitors and will most definitely be one of the places they feel most at peace, during the time spent in Sri Lanka.

A trip to Hiriwadunna will most definitely give you a unique experience away from the hustle and bustle of the city life.

Sigiriya Village Tour and Lunch

Sigiriya Village Tour from Negombo

Sigiriya Village tour from Habarana

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About Central Provincce

The Central Province of Sri Lanka consists primarily of mountainous terrain. The province has an area of 5,674 km², and a population of 2,421,148. Some major towns include Kandy, Gampola (24,730), Nuwara Eliya and Bandarawela. The population is a mixture of Sinhalese, Tamil and the Moors.

Both the hill capital Kandy and the city of Nuwara Eliya are located within the Central Province as well as Sri Pada. The province produces much of the famous Ceylon tea, planted by the British in the 1860s after a devastating disease killed all the coffee plantations in the province. Central Province attracts many tourists, with hill station towns such as Kandy, Gampola, Hatton and Nuwara Eliya. Temple tooth or Dalada maligawa is the main sacred place in Centrel province.

The climate is cool, and many areas about 1500 meters often have chilly nights. The western slopes are very wet, some places having almost 7000 mm of rain per year. The eastern slopes are parts of the mid-dry zone as it is receiving rain only from North-Eastern monsoon. The Temperatures range from 24°C at Kandy to just 16°C in Nuwara Eliya, which is located 1,889 m above sea level. The highest mountains in Sri Lanka are located in the Central Province. The terrain is mostly mountainous, with deep valleys cutting into it. The two main mountain regions are the central massif and the Knuckles range to the east of Kandy.

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