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Citadel of Sigiriya - Lion Rock


TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #1 of 3 attractions in Sigiriya
Traveller Description: The remnants of a fifth century royal rock fortress.
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Attraction type: Ancient ruins
Address: Sigiriya
Sri Lanka

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4 of 5 stars
singapore
29 Jun 2009

Went to Sri Lanka in 2007; Stayed at a very basic styled Silver Sand Guest house in Negombo for just US$7 with a nice beach upfront; Booked a van from a tour agency with a street down from Silver Sand Guest house, bringing us to historical sites like Sigiriya, Dambulla the sleeping Buddha cave & the nice beach at Trincomalee;... more

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4 of 5 stars
Dartford, Kent UK
7 Apr 2009
2/2 found this review helpful

We went to Sigirya to see Lion Rock as part of a tour with Upul of Sri Lanka Tailored Tours. He took us to Lion Rock Hotel which was a stones throw from the Rock. This hotel was an excellent buget choice. The rooms are in two villas each with four rooms, two up & two down. The upstair room... more

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4 of 5 stars
Letchworth, United Kingdom
10 Nov 2008
2/2 found this review helpful

Well maintained UNESCO world heritage site. I have been suffering from knee pain and the climb was hard work but well worth the effort. The frescos, which you get to by climbing a spiral staircase (the one down is said to be an original from Victoria underground station in London - and it looked rusty enough to be a valid... more

7 Sep 2008
0/1 found this review helpful

visited in august a site worth seeing but the summit not what i thought after seeing the sites of rome. if you go their with a guide so will still be tortured by locals who start to talk and walk next to you as you approach the start of the steps they follow you even if you tell them to... more

30 Oct 2007
13/13 found this review helpful

Sigiriya is an archeological site in Central Sri Lanka. It is essetntially the ruins of an ancient palace / fortress complex, built during the reign of King Kasyapa (477 – 495 AD). It is one of the seven World Heritage Sites in Sri Lanka and is one of its most popular tourist destinations. The climb to the top - via... more

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5 of 5 stars
Indianapolis, Indiana
23 Apr 2007
3/3 found this review helpful

An hours climb to the top where the view is absolutely stunning. Highly recommended for all travelling to Sri Lanka more

6 Feb 2006
16/18 found this review helpful

Went to Lion Rock on second day of our holiday, our driver stopped at one of the little shops to purchase our tickets and introduced us to "our guide" who would accoumpany us on the climb. As we started the climb about five men tried to help us, after asking our guide to explain that we were quite capable of... more

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5 of 5 stars
Paris, France
6 May 2009

Le site ouvre dès 6H30 et il est préférable d’arriver avant 10H. Après c’est la foule des touristes arrivés en... more

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5 of 5 stars
Minato, Japan
22 Jan 2009

ジャングルの中に突如現れる王宮跡。 切り立った岩山に作られたという宮殿のあとですが 世界的に有名な美女のフレスコ画が... more

4 Sep 2008
1/1 found this review helpful

Merita assolutamente la visita, la salita non è particolarmente pesante noi l'abbiamo fatta ad agosto e non era neanche particolarmente... more

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