Anuradhapura Tours & Holidays
Anuradhapura Small Group Tours & Tailor-Made Holidays
A UNESCO setting that once served as the capital of an ancient Sri Lanka, Anuradhapura has long been sacred to the Buddhist faith. Surrounded by monasteries and temples and home to the Sri Maha Bodhiya, believed to be the oldest tree in the world, the site once ranked alongside Nineveh and Babylon in size and importance. Aside from the ancient and sacred Bodhi tree (reputed to have been grown from a cutting off the original Buddhist ‘Tree of Enlightenment), the site also boasts 8 major palaces and ...
A UNESCO setting that once served as the capital of an ancient Sri Lanka, Anuradhapura has long been sacred to the Buddhist faith. Surrounded by monasteries and temples and home to the Sri Maha Bodhiya, believed to be the oldest tree in the world, the site once ranked alongside Nineveh and Babylon in size and importance. Aside from the ancient and sacred Bodhi tree (reputed to have been grown from a cutting off the original Buddhist ‘Tree of Enlightenment), the site also boasts 8 major palaces and the remains of some of the most complex irrigation systems ever built in the ancient world.
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Explore Mihintale and Ritigala
Explore the natural beauty of both Mihintale, a mountain peak and pilgrimage site home to several religious monuments, and Ritigala, where the ruins of a first-century monastery are veiled behind trees and thick jungle undergrowth, rich in flora and fauna.![Cycle around Anuradhapura](/media/cache/driver/upload/mirror/dhruv-wildfrontierstravel-com/40caa473_anuradhapuradreamstimem92588202.jpeg)
Cycle around Anuradhapura
The best way to explore the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Anuradhapura is by bicycle! Cycle through the world’s largest archaeological excavation site and learn about the history behind the once spiritual and secular capital of the island![Explore the rock-fortress Yapahuwa](/media/cache/driver/upload/mirror/dhruv-wildfrontierstravel-com/e630881a_Yapahuwadreamstimem173824472.jpeg)