Day-trip from Colombo to Chilaw - Lanka Ramayana Tour

Colombo, Sri Lanka
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Duration8h - 10h
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TicketMobile or paper ticket accepted
LanguagesEnglish
Private tourOnly your group will participate
Pickup offeredSee the meeting and pickup details below

Overview

This Ramayana day-trip combines a Colombo city tour (including shopping opportunities) with excursions to 3 famous Ramayana sites in Kelaniya and Chilaw (including the Ramalinga temple of Manavari) plus one more Hindu temple on the way.

What's included

  • Total Parking charges
  • Air-Conditioned vehicle
  • Passenger Insurance cover 500,000 LKR P.P
  • Road Tax & Insurance Tax
  • Water bottles, 1000 ml per person
  • Total fuel cost
  • Replacement vehicle in case of unlucky events - with new driver
  • Knowledgeable English speaking driver guide
  • Entry fees of visiting site or activities
  • Extra person in vehicle other than those who booked
  • Extra excursions not mentioned in the itinerary
  • Food, meals, other beverages than water

What to expect

  1. Galle Face Green
    4h · Admission ticket not included
    Start your day excursion with a Colombo city tour, seeing the highlights of Sri Lanka's capital such as Galle Face Green with Galle Face Hotel and Old Parliament Building, Independence Square, Gangarama temple and Water Temple in Beira Lake. Afterwards, shopping opportunities include gems, spices, tea, and clothes.
  2. Kelaniya Raja Maha Vihara
    1h
    In a suburb of Colombo we will visit the Kelaniya temple which is a renowned Buddhist institution, but also a Hindu place of worship and one of the major Ramayana Trail pilgrimage sites. It's the major Vibhishana shrine on the island of Lanka. Ravana's younger brother Vibhishana, who had supported Lord Rama in the Battle of Lanka, was appointed the new king by Lord Rama himself after the defeat and demise of Ravana.
  3. Madampe
    15m
    On the way to Chilaw we stop at the impressive new Kataragama shrine in Madampe, which was erected on private initiative in honour of Lord Murugan also known as Skanda, son of Lord Shiva. This is one of the neatest shrines in South Asia.
  4. 30m
    Manavari Kovil to the north of Chilaw (Halavata) is only a small Hindu temple but of utmost significance for Hindu devotees, as this is one of the only two places where Lord Rama erected an Lingam in veneration of Lord Shiva, the other Ramalingam being that of the famous Rameshvaram pilgrimage island in India's Tamil Nadu state.
  5. Munneshwaram Hindu temple
    1h
    Munneshvaram Kovil to the east of Chilaw is one of the island's four major shrines devoted to Lord Shiva. Apart from Komeshvaram Kovil in Trincomalee, it's the most revered Shiva temple indeed. It's also a place of Rama worship on the Ramayana Trail.

Meeting and pickup

Pickup details

We will be welcoming you in the lobby of your hotel or for your convenience at a meeting point of your choice in Kandy City.

Departure time is immediately after pick-up time in case you reserved this tour exclusively (no other persons in the same vehicle that day)

Additional information

  • Service animals allowed
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Cancellation policy

All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.
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