How many days
in Anuradhapura?

The luxury answer: 2 nights.

Anuradhapura was Sri Lanka's capital for over a thousand years and remains one of Buddhism's most important pilgrimage centres. The archaeological park is huge — vast white dagobas, sacred bodhi trees, monastic ruins — and rewards a slow, private visit with a Buddhist scholar at your side.

1. Day 1 — Arrival & sundowners. Private transfer, afternoon at leisure, sunset on the estate.
2. Day 2 — Pilgrim's dawn. Sunrise at the Sri Maha Bodhi, slow cycle through the ruins, lunch at the hotel.
3. Day 3 — Mihintale. Afternoon climb of Mihintale's 1,840 steps for sunset.