Cultural Triangle
Sigiriya Lion Rock
About this place
A 5th-century palace on a 200m rock, reached by a stairway between giant lion paws.
Sigiriya Lion Rock features on 8 tours. Your driver-guide plans the visit around opening hours, light and crowds, and can add it to any tailor-made route.
- Region
- Cultural Triangle
- Best time to visit
- Early morning or late afternoon, to avoid the midday heat
- Time needed
- 2.5 to 3 hours
- Activity level
- Strenuous: around 1,200 steps, some exposed stairways
- Recommended for
- Fit travellers, history lovers, photographers
- Tickets
- Entrance ticket payable on site; not included in tour prices
Tours that visit here
See Sigiriya Lion Rock on a private tour
3 days
CulturalFirst-timers
Sri Lanka Escape
Best for short stays and stopovers
Colombo → Kandy → Sigiriya → Colombo
View Tour
7 days
Family
Sri Lanka Family Adventure
Best for families with children
Colombo → Sigiriya → Kandy → Nuwara Eliya → Bentota → Colombo
View Tour
8 days
CulturalWildlife
Classic Sri Lanka
Best for first-time visitors
Colombo → Sigiriya → Kandy → Nuwara Eliya → Ella → Yala → Galle → Colombo
View Tour
10 days
CulturalWildlifeBeach
Sri Lanka Explorer
Best for a complete first holiday with beach time
Colombo → Sigiriya → Kandy → Nuwara Eliya → Ella → Yala → Mirissa → Galle → Bentota → Colombo
View Tour
5 days
Wildlife
Sri Lanka Wildlife Adventure
Best for wildlife lovers
Sigiriya → Minneriya → Kandy → Yala → Colombo
View Tour
7 days
CulturalWildlifeBeach
Sri Lanka Culture, Wildlife & Beach
Best for culture, wildlife and beach in one week
Colombo → Sigiriya → Kandy → Ella → Yala → Galle → Colombo
View Tour
14 days
CulturalWildlifeBeach
Ultimate Sri Lanka
Best for travellers who want a slower, fuller trip
Colombo → Negombo → Sigiriya → Polonnaruwa → Kandy → Nuwara Eliya → Ella → Yala → Mirissa → Galle → Bentota → Colombo
View Tour
18 days
CulturalWildlifeBeach
Complete Sri Lanka
Best for slow travellers, photographers and culture lovers
Colombo → Negombo → Anuradhapura → Sigiriya → Polonnaruwa → Kandy → Nuwara Eliya → Ella → Yala → Udawalawe → Mirissa → Galle → Bentota → Colombo
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