10 Best Things to Do in Sigiriya, Sri Lanka (Beyond the Famous Rock)
What to do in Sigiriya beyond Lion Rock: the Pidurangala sunrise, a $12 village tour with a home-cooked lunch, elephant safaris, Dambulla, rice and curry and a $9 hostel.
Dambulla Cave Temple: My Honest Guide (Ticket Price, What to Wear & What Nobody Tells You)
My honest guide to the Dambulla Cave Temple: the LKR 3,000 ticket, the dress code I got wrong, what is inside the caves, the 10:30 puja closure, tips and spicy lunch.
Sigiriya's Lion Rock vs. Pidurangala: I Skipped the $35 Rock and Climbed the $3 One
Lion Rock costs $35. Pidurangala costs about $3 and comes with the view OF Lion Rock. My sunrise hike, prices, the scary scramble at the end and which rock to climb.