TOUR HIGHLIGHTS: DAMBULLA CAVE TEMPLE, IBBANKATUWA & SIGIRIYA ROCK FORTRESS Day Excursion starts at around 07.00 a.m. in the morning and return to the same hotel by evening. Visit Ibbankatuwa Cist Burial Grounds (800 BC). The cistern made out of clay was buried with bones of the dead person, along with some personal belongings at the time 2800 years ago. Visit Dambulla Cave Temple en route. Dambulla is the largest and best preserved cave temple complex in Sri Lanka. Its rock ceiling is one large sweep of colorful paintings which related to Lord Buddha and his life. There are 80 documented caves in the surrounding and a total of 153 Buddha statues within the main 05 caves. Visit the Sigiriya Kingdom , which was built by King Kasyapa in the 5th century A.D. and was a royal citadel for more than 18 years. The Sigiriya site contains the ruins of an upper palace located on the flat top of the rock, a mid level terrace that includes the Lion Gate and the mirror wall with its frescoes, the lower palaces clings to the slopes below the rocks. Return to the hotel in the evening.