Day-trip from Colombo to Chilaw - Lanka Ramayana Tour

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8 to 10 hours (approximately)
Pickup offered
Offered in: English

This Ramayana day-trip combines a Colombo city tour (including shopping opportunities) with excursions to 3 famous Ramayana sites in Kelaniya and Chilaw (including the Ramalinga temple of Manavari) plus one more Hindu temple on the way.

What's Included

Total Parking charges
Road Tax & Insurance Tax
Water bottles, 1000 ml per person
Passenger Insurance cover 500,000 LKR P.P
Total fuel cost
Air-Conditioned vehicle
Replacement vehicle in case of unlucky events - with new driver
Knowledgeable English speaking driver guide
Entry fees of visiting site or activities
Extra person in vehicle other than those who booked
Extra excursions not mentioned in the itinerary
Food, meals, other beverages than water

Meeting and pickup

Pickup points
You can choose a pickup location at checkout (multiple pickup locations are available).
Pickup details:

We will be welcoming you in the lobby of your hotel or for your convenience at a meeting point of your choice in Kandy City. Departure time is immediately after pick-up time in case you reserved this tour exclusively (no other persons in the same vehicle that day)

Itinerary

Duration: 8 to 10 hours (approximately)
  • 1
    Galle Face Green

    Start your day excursion with a Colombo city tour, seeing the highlights of Sri Lanka's capital such as Galle Face Green with Galle Face Hotel and Old Parliament Building, Independence Square, Gangarama temple and Water Temple in Beira Lake. Afterwards, shopping opportunities include gems, spices, tea, and clothes.

    4 hours • Admission ticket not included
  • 2

    In a suburb of Colombo we will visit the Kelaniya temple which is a renowned Buddhist institution, but also a Hindu place of worship and one of the major Ramayana Trail pilgrimage sites. It's the major Vibhishana shrine on the island of Lanka. Ravana's younger brother Vibhishana, who had supported Lord Rama in the Battle of Lanka, was appointed the new king by Lord Rama himself after the defeat and demise of Ravana.

    1 hour • Admission ticket free
  • 3

    On the way to Chilaw we stop at the impressive new Kataragama shrine in Madampe, which was erected on private initiative in honour of Lord Murugan also known as Skanda, son of Lord Shiva. This is one of the neatest shrines in South Asia.

    15 minutes • Admission ticket free
  • 4

    Manavari Kovil to the north of Chilaw (Halavata) is only a small Hindu temple but of utmost significance for Hindu devotees, as this is one of the only two places where Lord Rama erected an Lingam in veneration of Lord Shiva, the other Ramalingam being that of the famous Rameshvaram pilgrimage island in India's Tamil Nadu state.

    30 minutes • Admission ticket free
  • 5
    Munneshwaram Hindu temple

    Munneshvaram Kovil to the east of Chilaw is one of the island's four major shrines devoted to Lord Shiva. Apart from Komeshvaram Kovil in Trincomalee, it's the most revered Shiva temple indeed. It's also a place of Rama worship on the Ramayana Trail.

    1 hour • Admission ticket free

Additional info

  • Service animals allowed
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Supplied by Lanka Excursions Holidays

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Day Trips
Full-day Tours
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