Explore the History Of Anuradhapura in a Private Guided Tour

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

• 1
  Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi

  this is a historical sacred bo tree (Ficus religiosa) in the Mahamewuna Garden in anuradapura

  30 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 2
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  Lovamahapaya is a building situated between Ruwanweliseya and Sri Mahabodiya in the ancient city of Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. It is also known as the Brazen Palace or Lohaprasadaya because the roof was covered with bronze tiles.

  15 minutes • Admission ticket not included
• 3
  Ruwanwelisaya

  The Ruwanweli Maha Seya, also known as the swarnamali maha seya (lit. 'the Great Thupa'), is a stupa (a hemispherical structure containing relics) in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. Two quarts or one Dona of the Buddha's relics are enshrined in the stupa, making it the largest collection of his relics anywhere.[1] It was built by Sinhalese King Dutugemunu in c. 140 B.C., who became king of Sri Lanka after a war in which the Chola King Elāra (Ellalan) was defeated.

  30 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 4
  Twin Baths (Kuttam Pokuna)

  Kuttam Pokuna (twin ponds or pools) are well preserved old bathing tanks or ponds in Sri Lanka.

  15 minutes • Admission ticket not included
• 5
  Samadhi Statue

  The Samadhi Buddha is a famous statue situated at Mahamevnāwa park in anuradapura.the posture of meditation associated with his frist enlightenment.this statue is 7 feet 3 ininches of high and carved by granite marble.

  15 minutes • Admission ticket not included
• 6
  Abhayagiri Dagaba

  Abhayagiri Vihāra was a major monastery site of Theravada, Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhism that was situated in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka.

  15 minutes • Admission ticket not included
• 7
  Main Refectory Of Abayagiri Monastery

  this Alms giving place Located close to the Uttara Mula this is considered the main refectory of the Abayagiri Monastery. This is a square building with 42.7m on one side. Four stages of construction from early as the 1st century BC have been found during the excavation of the site.you can see some Rice Canoe.

  10 minutes • Admission ticket not included
• 8
  Eth Pokuna

  This gigantic man-made pond called “Eth Pokuna” or “Elephant Pond” is situated close to Lankaramaya in Anuradhapura. This is a rectangular pond, 159 meters in length 52.7 meters across and 9.5 meters in-depth with the holding capacity of 75,000 cubic meters of water. Eth Pokuna literary means “The Elephant Pond” due its scale. This is part of the landscape of the massive Abhayagriya monastery spreading over 500 acres. The tank is made out of large stone blocks stacked at an angle at the walls. There 3 sets of stairs to the bottom, in south, north and eastern sides. The bottom is not paved.

  10 minutes • Admission ticket not included
• 9
  Moonstone or Sandakada pahana

  Sandakada Pahana, also known as Moonstone, is a unique feature of the architecture of ancient Sri Lanka.[1][2][3] It is an elaborately carved semi-circular stone slab, usually placed at the bottom of staircases and entrances. First seen in the latter stage of the Anuradhapura period, the sandakada pahana evolved through the Polonnaruwa, Gampola and Kandyan period. According to historians, the sandakada pahana symbolises the cycle of Samsāra in Buddhism.

  15 minutes • Admission ticket not included
• 10
  Abayagiriya Stupa

  The Jetavanaramaya is a stupa located in the ruins of Jetavana in the sacred world heritage city of Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. Mahasena of Anuradhapura (273–301) initiated the construction of the stupa following the destruction of the mahavihara. His son Maghavanna I completed the construction of the stupa. A part of a sash or belt tied by the Buddha is believed to be the relic that is enshrined here.After visited stupa,we will vist jethawanaramaya museum.

  30 minutes • Admission ticket not included
• 11
  Jethawanaramaya

  Another monastery complex,build by king mahasen at 4 ac

  30 minutes • Admission ticket not included
• 12
  Jethawanaramaya Museum

  A 1937 British colonial building provides a suitably regal venue for some of the treasures found at Jetavanarama.

  30 minutes • Admission ticket free

Additional info

• Wheelchair accessible
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• you have to remove your shooes when you enter to secret places

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