65 Places in 15 Days Tour – Day 8 – 9

Refer Day 1 , Day 2-4 , Day 5 , Day 6 & Day 7

Next day morning we start our journey & we left from Kantale to Sigiriya. Around 2.00 p.m we reached to Sigiriya. We spent few hours in Sigira rock & came back around 5.00 p.m. We stay in little Guest House in Sigiriya. Next day morning we went to see Kaludiya Pokuna ruins.It is situated 8 km’s away from the Kimbissa junction. It is beautiful place & ruins spread in large area. After few hours we went see Pothana Viharaya. It is also very old place & nothing much to see. After that we Dambulla. First we visited to Rangiri Dambulla Viharaya. We used old “Raja Mawatha” starting from “Walagamba Piriwena”. After that we went to see Somawathiya Dageba & Ruins. After few hours we went to our next destination. Read the next Trip Report to find details about our next destination from Day 10 onwards.

Day 8 – 9 ( 15.08.16 – 16.08.16 )

51.Sigiriya

52.Kaludiya Pokuna Ruins ( Dhakkinagiriya Viharaya )

53.Pothna Raja Maha Viharaya

54.Somawayhiya Dageba – Dambulla

55.Dambulla Raja Maha Viharaya

Kantale Wewa

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Sigiraya

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View of Sinhapadaya from Top

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Steps from Pond

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.	Kaludiya Pokuna Vihara Complex

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Stupaya

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.	“Sellipiya” & details about it

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Giant Trees

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.	Another “Sellipiya”

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.	Pothana Raja Maha Viharaya

Entering to Temple under Elephant Fence Arogya Lena

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.	Dambulla Viharaya

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.	Raja Mawatha

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Vihara Geya

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Somawathi Dageba – Dambulla

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Thanks for reading.

Sanjeewa