Itinerary advice

How many days
in Sigiriya?

Short answer: 2 nights.

The luxury answer: 2 nights.

Sigiriya is Sri Lanka's most iconic site — a 200-metre rock fortress crowned with the ruins of a royal palace, surrounded by water gardens and dry-zone jungle. The luxury way is at first light, before the crowds, with a private historian.

  1. Day 1Arrival & Dambulla caves. Private transfer, late lunch on the estate, afternoon at the cave temples.
  2. Day 2Sigiriya & safari. Dawn climb with a historian, slow morning, afternoon elephant safari in Minneriya.