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Kandy - Jaffna Hwy, Dambulla, Matale, LK Sri Lanka
contacts phone: +94 662 283 605
larger map & directionsLatitude: 7.8567088, Longitude: 80.6481854
Pubudu Jayasinghe
::Must see location. First built in around 70BC. You need long pants and tops with sleeves to enter the religious grounds. The rock can be super hot during day time. Good to carry a pair of socks, since you need to take off your shoes.
Niels Claassens
::Take the short stairs from the other side, because the other side is quite the climb especially in the heat. You need to take of your shoes (there people to watch it for you for 25 rs ) and you need to have your knees covered , so don't forget to bring something if needed. It's not a very big site, but the caves are quite impressive with lots of statues of different sizes. The painting of the walls and ceiling are simply stunning. Although expected a real tourist place, so expect groups and lots of people waiting to take a picture of the same thing.
Adam Watkins
::Very cool, very well preserved. Currently 1500rs for foreigners to get in (mar 2018). If coming from the golden Buddha (cheaper but strenuous), left of the Buddha you’ll see a path going up. Keep going to the top and you’ll see the cave entrance (~25min). You can’t buy tickets here if you’re foreign. You must continue down the mountain in the same direction to the ticket office. Bags can be left here. After you get your ticket (no ID at all required, one person can buy them for the group waiting at the entrance), walk back up to the entrance. If starting in Dambulla, I would highly recommend you ask a rickshaw in dambulla to take you to the ticket office if it’s hot (~300rs). Buy your ticket and from there there you can just walk 10min steeply up to the entrance. Walking down via the golden Buddha is nice. Shoes must be removed (you can do it beside the entrance for no fee or pay some man 25rs to look after your shoes), shoulders and knees need to be covered. Shorts are fine as long as they’re relatively long. A few really cool caves inside. The bus stops near the golden Buddha have cheap service to Kandy.
Helen Gemmiti
::$ - 3000 Rs for two people Very impressive place to check out. The entrance could be a bit confusing. Make sure you get your tickets first before you start climbing. I was sick that day and midday heat was killing me. However, thinking back, I don’t think the hike was that hard. I would still recommend not go there during noon hours though. Make sure you cover your knees and shoulders when you are in the Temple. You need to take off your shoes as well. I would recommend that you keep your socks as the floors could get really hot. Overall, it’s just very impressive. Worth checking out.
Nimesha Weerasinghe
::Dambulla cave temple also known as the Golden Temple of Dambulla. This is situated 148 kilometres east of Colombo and 72 kilometres north of Kandy. Very beautiful and amazing place to visit. There is a pot that always filled with water that come through the rock. In the cave there are beautiful wall arts. Those are painted by very skilled old artists. Great place to visit