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A cheap package deal with reasonable accommodation can work out cheaper than a flight only deal, so for less adventurous independent travellers booking a package deal and using the resort hotel as a base while you explore the country can give the best of both worlds.
With a package deal you will be met at the airport after your long flight and chauffeured to your hotel where you can sleep and spend a few days acclimatizing. When you’re ready to hit the road you can leave documents such as flight tickets and anything else you do not need to carry with you in your hotel, allowing you to travel relatively light.
You can also go back to your air conditioned hotel for a few days if the heat and hassle of travel starts getting you down and to relax for a few days before heading home.
There is a lot to see and do in Sri Lanka and it is a relatively safe and easy country in which to get around, so get a bag on your back and see where you end up. Use local buses and trains for transport, local inns and rest houses as your accommodation and local people as your guides - fantastic.
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 Dagoba in Anuradhapura by nepalgoods
After the 10th century Anuradhapura was more and more forgotten and finally covered by the jungle. Only the Holy Bo-Tree, the descendant of the Bo-Tree, under which Buddha found enlightenment, was continually attended.
This ancient Bo-Tree (Ficus Religiosa) can still be seen and is still worshipped today.
Modern Anuradhapura is not as big as the ancient capital , so in and around the modern city you can find a lot of riuns and old temples. Leave a Comment
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Anuradhapura is an ancient city, located at a distance of 206 km from Colombo. The city is in northern Sri Lanka and is the capital of North-Central province.
Thuparma Dagoba:
Thuparama is the first dagoba to be built in Anuradhapura during the reign of King Devanmpiyatissa (3rd century BC) enshrining the right collarbone of the Buddha, His alms bowl and other relics.
Ruvanveli Dagoba:
Ruvanveli Dagoba built by King Dutugemunu who ruled the country in the 2nd century BC is a huge dagoba measuring 103 metres in height with a circumference of 287 metres.
Jetavana Dagoba:
Jetavana dagoba was built in the 3rd century AD by King Mahasena. It is an enormous brick structure standing in the centre of a large monastic complex measuring 3.2 hectares in extent and is rated as the largest and tallest brick built monument in the world. The structure has been declared a World Heritage Site.
Abhayagiri Dagoba:
This Dagoba was built by King Valagam Bahu (1st century B.C.) and it is the Sri Lanka's second highest dagoba. It was at the Abhayagiri complex that the sacred Tooth Relic of the Buddha brought to Sri Lanka was first housed.
Samadhi Buddha:
This 4th Century AD statue of the Buddha in meditative pose is a world famous Buddha statue and acknowledged as a masterpiece.
Isurumuniya:
It is a picturesque rock temple built in the 3rd century BC. The beautiful stone sculptures seen at the temple are considered the most beautiful works of art in Anuradhapura.
Tourist information centre :A US $15 entry ticket for the cultural triangle which includes all the above plus sites at other places barring the Temple of the Tooth at Kandy can be purchased here.There is a museum here with the only thing of interest being the ancient squat Toilets!
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Pinnawela, about 80 km northeast of Colombo, is regarded as the biggest herd of captive elephants in the world. Among the elephants is one that lost a foot when it stepped on a mine. Another is blind and is totally reliant on humans. The elephant herd in Pinnawela makes the journey to the river twice a day to bathe under the eyes of the tourists. For a few Sri Lankan rupees they are allowed to touch the animals. The sound of cameras clicking increases everytime one of the young elephant babies splashes about in the water. But anyone who wants to take a picture of the babies feeding in the orphanage has to pay extra for the privilege.The elephants won't cause any troble but no tip and expect the mahouts to make things difficult!
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Dambulla is a small town located at a distance of 19 km from Sigriya on the Sigriya-Kandy road. Dambulla has over 80 caves in the surrounding and some of them have been used by the monks as meditation locations. Major attraction is the Dambulla Rock Temple consisting of five cave temples dating back to the 1st century BC. The temples contain many statues and paintings. Hindu statues are believed to be of the 12 century AD and the latest paintings are of the late 18-century.
We were told heads have to be left uncovered and this applied to a group of muslim school girls as well who had their heads coverd with the hijab.
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 Sigiriya by nepalgoods
Fear, arrogance and a delusion of divinity drove Kasyapa to construct his palace on Sigiriya Rock He only lived there 11 years and was defeated by his half-brother Moggalana, who instantly moved the capital back to Anuradhapura. Leave a Comment
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 Gal Vihara by nepalgoods
Even though the temples are riuns now, they are still respected as places of worship. So you have to take off your shows, if you want to enter them.
Most famous are this Buddhas. It is called the "Gal Vihara - the Rock Shrine". At one time the Gal Vihara Buddhas were enclosed by brick buildings. Leave a Comment
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 Kandy Temple of the Tooth by nepalgoods
Kandy is about 488m high in the hills. The climate and the surroundings are very nice. But the most important center of Kandy is the Temple of the Tooth. In the 4th century the tooth of Buddha was brought to Sri Lanka. In 1590 it was brought to Kandy, where the temple was build for it.
Few people ever see the Tooth Relic itself. What you can see in the temple on special occasions is the great dagoba-shaped Karanduwa, a gold-plated reliquary.
At one time, the inner sanctum was accessible only to the king and certain monks. Today, during the hours of puja (aboput 6 a.m., 11 a.m. and 6.30 p.m.) visitors can see the reliquary from the "Hall of Beatific Vision". Leave a Comment
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Ancient City of Polonnaruwa
(11th Century AD - 13th Century AD)
This world heritage city is for any one who appreciates art.It is a fascinating archeological destination.The Gal Viharta rock temple are master peices of sinhalese art .The city is surrounded by many tanks some of them 2500 years old and this irrigation net work produces sri Lankas large paddy harvest
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