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Sigiriya is an archeological site in Central Sri Lanka. It is essetntially the ruins of an ancient palace / fortress complex, built during the reign of King Kasyapa (477 – 495 AD). It is one of the seven World Heritage Sites in Sri Lanka and is one of its most popular tourist destinations. The climb to the top - via... more
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Apr 23, 2007
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An hours climb to the top where the view is absolutely stunning. Highly recommended for all travelling to Sri Lanka more
Feb 6, 2006
14/15 found this review helpful
Went to Lion Rock on second day of our holiday, our driver stopped at one of the little shops to purchase our tickets and introduced us to "our guide" who would accoumpany us on the climb. As we started the climb about five men tried to help us, after asking our guide to explain that we were quite capable of... more
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