Pick up from hotel early in the morning with assistance of an Exotic holidays international representative.
(Breakfast packet to be collected from the hotel reception)
Drive to Visit Sigiriya. The ruins of the capital built by the parricidal King Kassapa I (477-95) lie on the steep slopes and at the summit of a granite peak standing some 180m high (the "Lion's Rock", which dominates the jungle from all sides). A series of galleries and staircases emerging from the mouth of a gigantic lion constructed of bricks and plaster.
Driving time: Approximately 6 Hours' time. (228 km)