Dambulla & Sigiriya

Our last stop was Dambulla, a small town that is 2,5 hours north of Kandy and 4,5 hours north-east of Negombo by TukTuk.

We mainly went up here to see the famous cave temple and to visit one of Sri Lanka's most famous sights: Sigiriya ⛰️

After arriving, we went to Dambulla's cave temple for the afternoon. When we arrived, we were first mainly focused on watching all the monkeys that were hanging out there. They are so cheeky and always trying to find food 🍌

The temple consists of five caves. There are about 150 Buddha statues and some of the former Sri Lankan kings. The paintings in the cave were beautiful and the ground was just really nice. The caves date back to the 1st century BCE and are now part of the UNESCO - World heritage site 🪷

The next day we got up quite early to visit Sigiriya. Well, actually to climb Pidurangala in order to have a nice view of Sigiriya 😊

Sigiriya is an ancient rock fortress known for its massive column of rock that reaches nearly 200 meters high. The site dates back to the reign of King Kasyapa (477-495 AD), who chose this site as his new capital. The history is again a royal family affair - two half-brothers fighting over being king 👑

It was a beautiful hike and the views were stunning.

The next day, it was time to go back to Negombo to return our Tuktuk. After dropping our little vehicle, we took a last stroll along Negombo beach, watched the sunset and had dinner at a tiny family restaurant ⛱️

Sri Lanka was beautiful and we already miss the chill vibes and the people's smiles 💛💚Baca lagi