🏨 All Inclusive Day Tour to Polonnaruwa from Negombo Activity

All Inclusive Day Tour to Polonnaruwa from Negombo

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From $116.25

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Departs: Colombo, Colombo

Ticket Type: Mobile or paper ticket accepted

Free cancellation

Up to 24 hours in advance.

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Overview

Polonnaruwa has served as the capital city for nearly 2 centuries between the 11th and 13th centuries AD and is an incredible day trip destination in Sri Lanka fro anybody who visits this island! Today, this city remains one of the best archaeological relic sites, a great testimony of the discipline and greatness of the kingdom's first ruler. This ancient city was also chosen as the location for the Duran Duran music video, featured in the film Save a Prayer in 1982. The Toque Macaques is a golden-brown colored monkey which is another highlight of the city They are known as the 'Rilawa' by the locals. They can be easily recognized as they have a toque-shaped swirl of hair on the top of its head. This is a hassle free all inclusive day tour therefore you do not need to worry about anything!

What's Included

Air-conditioned vehicle

All entrance fees

Bottled water

Hotel pick up and drop off

Lunch

Private transportation

What's Not Included

Gratuities

Restroom on board

WiFi on board

Traveler Information

CHILD: Age: 1 - 17
ADULT: Age: 18 - 75

Additional Info

Face masks required for guides in public areas
Gear/equipment sanitised between use
Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff
Paid stay-at-home policy for staff with symptoms
Regular temperature checks for staff
Social distancing enforced throughout experience
Temperature checks for travellers upon arrival

Face masks required for guides in public areas
Gear/equipment sanitised between use
Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff
Paid stay-at-home policy for staff with symptoms
Regular temperature checks for staff
Social distancing enforced throughout experience
Temperature checks for travellers upon arrival

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

What To Expect

Polonnaruwa Vatadage

The Vatadage of Polonnaruwa is the best preserved example of a circular temple, round edifices being a characteristic feature of ancient Buddhist architecture in Sri Lanka. Such circular temples contain small stupas and are therefore also called Chetiyagaras, which translates to stupa houses. Four Buddha statues in the gesture of meditation (Samadhi Mudra) are seated around it, facing the cardinal directions. Some archaeologists have suggested that the building once carried a wooden roof. The Vatadagae in Polonnaruwa has two stone platforms, they are decorated with highly elaborate stone carvings such as friezes and guardstones and moonstones.

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Gal Vihara

Gal vihara is one of the most famous sites in Sri Lanka. Admire the statues, which demonstrate some of the finest examples of Sinhalese rock carving. It consists of three figures of Lord Buddha carved out of a cliff of granite. The first figure is a sitting Buddha with an artificial cavern cut out of the rock. The other two are an upright Buddha and a reclining Buddha. The reclining Buddha is 14 m (46 ft) in length.

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Rankoth Vehera

Rankoth Vehera was built by the King Nissanka Malla (1187-1196) and is the largest stupa in the ancient city of Polonnaruwa. It is about 33m in height and 170m in diameter. This stupa has constructed with the same design as the Ruwanwelisaya in the Sacred City of Anuradhapura. According to a stone inscription found in the vicinity of the stupa, it was initially named as “Ruwanweli Stupa”. However, later it has come to be known as Rankoth Vehera. At each of the fours sides of the stupa, there are ruins of four gateways (“Vahalkada” in Sinhala) and image houses has built in between them.

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Nissanka Latha Mandapaya

Nissanka Latha Mandapaya is a square buiding with fine rock cut railing g going all around lying the Dalada Maluwa area of the ancient kingdom of Polonnaruwa which was built by King Nissanka Malla who reigned in the island between 1187 and 1196. The Nissanka Latha Mandapaya is often considered as Nissanka Malla’s magnum opus. In terms of the artwork, it is one of the most impressive historical places in Sri Lanka. The most important feature in this structure is the carvings of the stone pillars that are shape of a lotus stork and are curved in three places.

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Samudra Parakrama

The Parakrama Samudra is a huge manmade irrigation and greatest ever contribution to the people of Sri Lanka which was built by King Parakramabahu, the first who ruled there from 1153 AD to 1153 AD. It covers an area of 5,940 acres, hence its name, ‘Samudra’ meaning the sea. It has 11 channels directing water to feed a network of irrigation canals and smaller tanks. The northernmost reservoir is the oldest and referred to as Topa wewa built around 386 AD. The middle section Eramudu wewa and the southernmost portion, at the highest elevation, is Dumbutula wewa, both sections were added and the reservoir expanded during the reign of King Parakramabahu.

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

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