Sigiriya Village Tour
Explore Sigiriya Village
Join this 2.5-hour tour for lifetime freedom to arise in the nature and culture of a genuine Sri Lankan village. Your driver will get you from lodging and drive by tuk-tuk to Ehhelagala Village, a lovely country region in Sigiriya city. The visit starts with a Bullock cart ride close to the town lake, and there you will encounter a catamaran boat ride to the following side of the country town. After a short stroll inside the paddy fields and vegetable cultivation, you can arrive at the village house. At the village house, one town lady shows you a cooking exhibit on conventional Sri Lankan cooking. Then, at that point, you can unwind and taste a flavourful Sri Lankan lunch or snacks. Then, at that point, take a tuk-tuk ride to visit the starting point or to your hotel.
What to expect:
Complete tour package includes a Bullock cart ride, Catamaran Boat Ride, Visit a Village House, Cooking demonstration at village house, see farmers vegetable cultivation, have a local lunch or Snacks and Take a Tuk tuk Ride.
- Hotel Pickup Servise
- Bullock cart ride
- Catamaran Boat Ride
- Cooking demonstration
- Snack or Lunch
Sigiriya Village Tour Tour Plan
Hotel Pickup/Drop off by Tuk Tuk
Your driver will get you from halfway between Sigiriya, Dambulla or Kandalama hotels and drive by a tuk-tuk to visit the start point. At the point when you visit the incomparable ‘Sigiriya rock’, a fortification that stands up in the ferocity. Somewhere in the distant past, a tasteful ruler constructed his hideaway to lead his realm. Indeed, even today, Sigiriya stands like a sentinel in the sky. Your experience starts in the village called ‘Ehelagala’, a wonderful country region in Sigiriya city. The tuk-tuk move allows you a decent opportunity to encounter the normal breeze and take photographs of the attractions close by the street.
Bullock cart ride
Bullock cart was famous form of travel for local wealthy people in the past Sri lanka. Still some of villages in ceylon use a bullock cart as a transportation to move products.
Our superb powerful bulls will take you around the village.
Generally this 2.5 hour journey starts with a Bullock Cart Ride to Ehelagala through unbeaten town tracks. It is contiguous with the incomparable ‘Sigiriya rock.’ You can ride the bullock cart in the soil way that turns into the dusty, red soil of a tank bund. There are 2 bulls hauling the cart, and the ride keeps going for around 15 minutes.
You can see a few creatures and birds in the wilderness. Somewhere far off and the apparently unending territory of cool, cool green. Wander along the verdant bank of the beautiful Ehelagala lake for a really fulfilling birding experience. Rides close to the lake.
Catamaran Boat ride
Catamaran boat Ride happens on the Ehelagala lake. You will voyage, respecting the astonishing perspectives other than the lake, which is additionally neglecting the Sigiriya and Pidurangala rocks. That was an astounding view. We always remembered to take some photographs of that wonderful view. Simultaneously, we saw not many Sri Lankan birds perched on the trees and branches.
Assuming that you are keen on it, you can likewise get together with the boatman and assist with the excursion by paddling the boat. While the sailboat ride boatman culled both new lotus blossoms and lotus leaves from the lake, you may be astounded by his craftsmanship and inventiveness. Subsequent to seeing lotus wreaths and pleasant caps of lotus leaves, we were particularly dazzled. With a decent, cherishing grin, he put those caps on noblemen’s heads and lovely jewelry around women’s necks. Toward the finish of the tour, the boat will moor by the little village on the opposite side of the shore.
Village House Cooking demonstration
You can notice the customary everyday life of a genuine village house. Ought not miss a visit to the paddy field or see a nursery where endemic vegetables are cultivated. Climb the tree house near to the paddy field where ranchers dozes around evening time and attempt to keep animals from the paddy.
One town lady who dons redda and hatte (traditional dress of Sri Lanka) energetically welcomed us with a decent grin, saying, ‘Ayubowan.’
She gave you a thirty-minute cooking exhibition on customary Sri Lankan cooking. You can likewise perceive how a town lady cooks a customary supper or a roti. She shows how to make a rooftop out of coconut leaves and how to utilize kulla and mirisgala to isolate rice seeds from the husks and straw. You can likewise attempt those things. You can partake in a straightforward conventional feast prepared by a town lady utilizing the farmer’s hand-picked vegetables from the plot.
Local Lunch or Snack
Your lunch was served in a buffet style: rice with 5-6 traditionally cooked Sri Lankan curries and fresh fried fish in clay pots. A remarkable experience is lunch served on top of clean lotus leaves. After having your delicious Sri Lankan lunch, you can spend your time over there.
Visit vegetable cultivation
You can visit vegetable cultivation, climb up to a coconut tree, and climb up to a guardhouse. After, you will be dropped off at the hotel by tuk-tuk.