Sigiriya rock fortress rising above the surrounding forest

Culture & Heritage

Ancient capitals, working temples and festivals that aren't put on for visitors.

8 private journeys7 destinations on these routes

What culture & heritage covers

  • Ancient cities
  • Temples
  • Festivals
  • Crafts

Every journey below is private and chauffeur-driven, so the itinerary bends around the experience rather than the other way round. If none of them is quite it, we'll build one that is.

In pictures

The Ruwanweliseya stupa at Anuradhapura
Buddha statues inside the cave temples at Dambulla
Stone ruins in the ancient city of Polonnaruwa
The Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic reflected in its moat
The front entrance of the Nallur Kandaswamy temple in Jaffna
Ruwanweliseya, Anuradhapura · Dambulla Cave Temple, Cultural Triangle · Polonnaruwa, Cultural Triangle · Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic, Kandy · Nallur Kandaswamy Kovil, JaffnaPhotographs: Thisaru Tharuka · CC BY-SA 4.0; কালো ভ্রমর · CC BY-SA 4.0; Bernard Gagnon · CC BY-SA 3.0; Gane Kumaraswamy · CC BY-SA 2.0

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