Negombo: Day tour; Dambulla, Elephant safari & village
ID: GYG639853-1062602
Category:
Country: Sri Lanka
Duration:
12:00 hours
Description
Visit Dambulla ancient caves, go by village ferry to visit the village Kitchen for lunch & cooking demo. Return from the village by Tuk-tuk to do a safari game drive for Elephants!
You'll be picked up from your hotel in Negombo @ 8.00 AM. You'll drive 2.5 hours to arrive at Dambulla cave temple; the visit will be about 45 minutes with an easy climb to the top of Dambulla rock. *It's optional to take a coffee/drink break half way through the journey.
Then you will drive another 30 minutes to Habarana village. Then you'll go by a cart to the river and cross the river by ferry to go to the Village kitchen. There you'll participate in the interactive demonstration with the ladies and enjoy a delicious rice and curry lunch cooked then and there.
You'll then exit the village by a tuk-tuk and take the Safari jeep to go to the Safari park (The park will depend on the time of the year, it can be Minneriya, Kaudulla or Eco park). You will do a game drive for Elephants in the park and return back to the car.
Your drive back home will be about 3 hours but you can take a proper coffee/drink break half way through the return journey.
Highlights
- Discover the ancient wall paintings and iconography of Dambulla caves
- Meet the villagers, go by ferry & cart with them & tuk-tuk
- Interactive cooking demonstration & lunch with rice & curry
- Safari game drive for Elephants
- Two coffee/drinks breaks
Guiding languages
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
It will be late when you get back in Negombo; 8-9 PM.
When should I book?
To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.
Cancellations
This excursion you can cancel with no cost up to 24 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 24 hours or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity. Being late on pick-up or departure will be considered as not showing up.
