Visit Anuradhapura Ancient City, Mihintale Temple, Aukana Buddha Statue While you Stay In Colombo Or Negombo. and learn about its mesmerizing history in Detail.
Pre Book This Private All Inclusive Guided Day Tour Offered by Sigiritrip Tours to Avoid any Dangers that can Happen Hiring third party drivers.
Your Trustworthy and Friendly Driver will Pick you on time from Your Hotel and Start your Journey to all those Places mentioned above. you will enjoy an Delicious included Western or Sri Lankan Traditional Lunch During the tour.
Travelers will Have a Special Licensed Guide to Explain Everything in Anuradhapura Ancient Kingdom.
Inclusions & Exclusions
✔ Driver’s Food
✔ Private transportation
✔ All Entry Fees of Anuradhapura Kingdom, Mihintale Temple and Avukana Buddha Statue
✔ On-board WiFi
✔ Bottled water
✔ In-vehicle air conditioning
✔ All fees and/or taxes
✔ Lunch
Pickup Locations
1. The Hotel Paradise
2. Hotel Sea and Me
3. Hotel Beach Corridor
4. OYO 274 Shan Hotel
5. Villa Araliya
6. OYO 270 Pavana Resort
7. Pledge 3
8. Grandeeza
9. Aayu Lagoon
10. Yoho Carlwil Place
11. Elsy Villa Negombo
12. Fairview Hotel
13. Venus Resorts
14. Hector & Manel's Home
15. Good Wood Airport Hotel
16. Hotel Crown Plaza Katunayake
17. The Domain
18. Ayurveda Spring Of Life
19. The Pharo
20. Colombo Village
Additional Info: We Pick up Travelers From all Hotels and Airports around Colombo and Negombo. please mention your Hotel name if it’s not in the list
Itinerary
1
Jethawanaramaya Stupa
The Jetavanarama stupa or Jetavanaramaya is a stupa, or Buddhist reliquary monument, located in the ruins of Jetavana monastery in the UNESCO world heritage city of Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka.
Duration: 30 minutes
2
Isurumuniya Temple
Isurumuniya is a Buddhist temple situated near the Tissa Lake in Anuradhapura Ancient Kingdom Sri Lanka. There are four carvings of special interest in this Vihara. They are the Isurumuniya Lovers, Elephant Pond and The Royal Family.
Duration: 20 minutes
3
Moonstone or Sandakada pahana
Sandakada Pahana, known as Moonstone. is a unique feature of the architecture of ancient Sri Lanka, It is an elaborately carved semi-circular stone slab, usually placed at the bottom of staircases and entrances. First seen in the latter stage of the Anuradhapura Kingdom period.
Duration: 15 minutes
4
Vessagiriya Ruins
Vessagiriya, or Issarasamanarama, is an ancient Buddhist forest monastery that is part of the ruins of Anuradhapura, one of the ancient capitals of Sri Lanka. It is located about half a mile south of Isurumuniya, among boulders.
Duration: 20 minutes
5
Vessagiri
Vessagiriya, or Issarasamanarama, is an ancient Buddhist forest monastery that is part of the ruins of Anuradhapura, one of the ancient capitals of Sri Lanka. It is located about half a mile south of Isurumuniya, among boulders.
Duration: 15 minutes
6
The Mirisaweti Stupa is a memorial building, a stupa, situated in the ancient city of Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka, King Dutugamunu built the Mirisaveti Stupa after defeating King Elara. After placing the Buddha's relics in the sceptre, he had gone to Tissa Wewa for a bath leaving the sceptre. After the bath he returned to the place where the sceptre was placed, and it is said that it could not be moved. The stupa was built in the place where the sceptre stood. It is also said that he remembered that he partook a chilly curry without offering it to the Sangha. In order to punish himself he built the Mirisavetiya Dagaba.
Duration: 30 minutes
7
Lankarama Sthupa
Lankarama is a stupa built by King Valagamba, in an ancient place at Galhebakada in the ancient kingdom of Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. Nothing is known about the ancient form of the stupa, and later this was renovated. The ruins show that there are rows of stone pillars and it is no doubt that there has been a house built encircling the stupa to cover it.
Duration: 20 minutes
8
Lovamahapaya is a building situated between Ruwanweliseya and Sri Mahabodiya in the ancient city of Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. It is also known as the Brazen Palace or Lohaprasadaya because the roof was covered with bronze tiles.
Duration: 20 minutes
9
Abayagiriya Stupa
Abhayagiri Vihāra was a major monastery site of Mahayana, Theravada and Vajrayana Buddhism that was situated in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka.
Duration: 20 minutes
10
Main Refectory Of Abayagiri Monastery
Abhayagiri Vihāra was a major monastery site of Mahayana, Theravada and Vajrayana Buddhism that was situated in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka.
Duration: 20 minutes
11
Nakha Vehera
Nakha Vihara is a dagoba belonging to the late Anuradhapura period between 7-10 centuries and located in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka.
Duration: 20 minutes
12
Samadhi Statue
The Samadhi Buddha is a famous statue situated at Mahamevnāwa Park in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. The Buddha is depicted in the position of the Dhyana Mudra, the posture of meditation associated with his first Enlightenment. This statue is 7 feet 3 inches in height and carved from dolomite marble.
Duration: 20 minutes
13
The Ruwanweli Maha Seya, also known as the Mahathupa, is a stupa in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. Two quarts or one Dona of the Buddha's relics are enshrined in the stupa, making it the largest collection of his relics anywhere
Duration: 30 minutes
14
Mihintale
Mihintale is a mountain peak near Anuradhapura in Sri Lanka. It is believed by Sri Lankans to be the site of a meeting between the Buddhist monk Mahinda and King Devanampiyatissa which inaugurated the presence of Buddhism in Sri Lanka.
Duration: 30 minutes
15
Sri Maha Boodhi Temple
Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi is a historical sacred bo tree (Ficus religiosa) in the Mahamewuna Garden in historical city of Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. This is believed to be a tree grown from a cutting of the southern branch from the historical sacred bo tree, Sri Maha Bodhi, which was destroyed during Emperor Ashoka the Great time, at Buddha Gaya in India, under which Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha) attained Enlightenment.
Duration: 20 minutes
16
Avukana Buddha Statue
The Avukana statue is a standing statue of the Buddha near Kekirawa in North Central Sri Lanka. The statue, which has a height of more than 14 m, depicts the Buddha with a hand raised in reassurance, a variation of the Abhaya mudra.
Duration: 60 minutes
17
Ranmasu Uyana
Ranmasu Uyana is a park in Sri Lanka containing the ancient Magul Uyana. It is situated close to Isurumuni Vihara and Tissa Wewa in the ancient sacred city of Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. It sits on approximately 40 acres, and is a noted example of Sri Lankan garden architecture of the pre-Christian era. According to an inscription found in Vessagiriya, the water to the park was supplied by Tessa Wewa and then released to rice fields around Isurumuni Vihara.
Duration: 20 minutes
18
Dagoba of Thuparama
Thuparamaya is the earliest documented Buddhist temple in Sri Lanka. Its building dates to the arrival of Mahinda Thera (Mahindagamanaya) and the introduction of Buddhism to the island.
Duration: 20 minutes
19
Anuradhapura
Ancient Kingdom of Anuradhapura and Mihintale Sri Lanka.
Duration: 30 minutes
20
Anuradhapura Stupas Scenic Point
anuradhapura Ancient Kingdom All Stupas.
Duration: 10 minutes
Additional info
• Wheelchair accessible
• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Service animals allowed
• Specialized infant seats are available
• Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
