Dambulla Hotels - Reviews and Rates

Visited the Dambulla Temple and climbed up to the caves

(After standing for almost the entire journey to Pollunaruwa, I was horrified by the actions of one selfish young mother on the bus. She was sat on a seat with a 3yr old boy asleep on her knee, whereas her mother was sat on the floor of the bus, in a space in front of the daughter, who had another passenger next to her. The mother clearly wasn't...

Toast and fruit for brekky today and we left for out next stop - Dambulla at around 8am. We made it there in less than 2 hours thanks to a new speedy driver. We checked into the Gimahala Hotel which compared to last night is total paradise. We quickly washed before making the short distance down the road to check out the Dambulla Caves. There is...

North of Kandy, the tangled green hills of the central highlands tumble down into the plains of the dry zone, a hot and denuded region covered in thorny scrub and jungle, and punctuated by isolated mountainous outcrops which tower dramatically over the surrounding flatlands. The island's northern plains are now often referred to as the Cultural ...

Took the bus from Negombo to Dambulla - about 6 hours via Kurunegalla. That's an experience! The bus station at Kurunegalla was probably the most manic place I have encountered. It is absolute mayhem. The place is heaving and the noise and choking fumes just add to the atmosphere. Added to that everything is written in Singhalese so finding the ...

UNESCO world heritage site #4, and the second of today... the cave temples at Dambulla. Essentially it's 5 or 6 caves halfway up a mountain, all packed with Buddha statues and frescoes, which dates back to at least the 5th century. I guess it's a pilgrimmage spot for some Buddhists, and there were a lot more Sri Lankan visitors there than foreig...

After a brief couple hour nap at the hotel in Sigiriya, we drove northwest to the Avukana Buddhist Temple, home to the tallest Buddha statue in Sri Lanka. The massive stone Buddha statue stands 13 meters (43 feet) high and was carved out of solid granite. It was carved during the reign of King Dathusena in the 5th century AD. Since our trip, an ...