15 Best Sigiriya & Dambulla Day Trips from Kandy

“Fantastic trip to Sigiriya and Dambulla, such beautiful and inspiring places! Great communication from our driver Irfan and the company before and during the trip, which was really helpful and allowed us some freedom. Irfan even dropped Read more”

“I decided to visit Sigiriya from Kandy a long way but worth it. The driver was correct and I could customize the experience.”

“This was a great day out, helped by a really knowledgeable and enthusiastic guide Mr. Irfan. The trip is a long day but there's lots to see and do, we left 8am and returned around 8pm so don't plan anything after. Mr Irfan talked about…”

“I would just like to say that I had a wonderful day trip with Nilanka...my guide was very helpful, friendly and informative It was a great day and I would highly recommend it”

“We had a wonderful day with our guide, Mangala. He picked us up right at the hostel and drove us through the beautiful landscape towards Lions Rock. There was always time for photo stops along the way. He also suggested we don't go to Lions…”

“The tuk tuk driver Dhanu was soo sweet. He is very nice and very explains neatly. He went out of the way to show us good places. I highly recommend Dhanu to take as your next tuk tuk driver.”

“Janaka was brilliant, really friendly thoughtful as had packed additional water, a sarong for temples, sun cream etc.. he was really knowledgeable and made sure our day fitted our needs. Highly recommend, he’s been the best driver we have had in Sri Lanka by far!”

“All of it! Dambulla and Sigiriya were stunning. The Minneriya national park was also excellent, we saw around 15-20 elephants…my driver Shamin was very friendly and a great host stopping frequently for loo / photo stops etc he also recommended some great street stalls to…”

“Our driver Irfan was excellent, on time and very helpful. He stopped by various times to show us different places and various animals. We even spotted jungle elephants and Irfan stopped so that we could take some pictures.”

“This was a great trip overall. The driver was very nice and accepted our requests (skip the safari and stop along the way to stretch). The cave temple was ok but lions rock was beautiful. And not that bad of a climb. I highly recommend.”

“The tour checks all the boxes for a satisfactory experience. On time, knowledgable and friendly . He was kind enough to go extra mile adding more destinations than described, advices to not get scammed or injured, patient enough to wait if extended the duration at…”

“Well organized, cash on spot. We organized the trip last minute cause we realized we had too many things to do in only two days. The driver was very punctual, friendly and conservative in traffic. Sajeed showed us everything we wanted to sRead more”

“I had an incredible day trip from Kandy with this tour. Some previous reviews have mentioned it’s slightly on the pricier side. However, as a solo traveller this was perfect for me. My guide Munssinghe Nadeeja picked me up at 8am from my hotel and…”

“Our tour guide Mohamed was extremely friendly and showed us some incredibly beautiful sights, overall it was very fun, highly recommend.”

“We booked Buddhika for three days of tours during our stay in Kandy and from beginning to end he proved to be invaluable. He was easy to communicate with in advance of our arrival and responded to our queries very quickly. He waRead more”