Dambulla - The Ancient Place

In the heart of Sri Lanka’s people, Dambulla town is well-known for its impressive Dambulla Cave Temple which is the largest, well-preserved, cave-temple complex in Sri Lanka. This is considered a place that people used for Buddhist worship for over 2,000 years and it is formed of five cave sanctuaries along with most precious and sacred Buddha images. Apart from the temple, beautiful places like Rose Quartz Mountain, Iron Wood Forest would be ideal selections for travellers in our best Dambulla tours.

Dambulla travel guide information

Dambulla Quick Facts

Situated in the Matale District, Central Province, it takes around 5 hours from Sri Lanka’s capital – Colombo to visit Dambulla.

Dambulla is well-known amongst locals and travellers for its outstanding Dambulla Cave Temple which is the largest, well-preserved complex in this country.

Dambulla Cave Temple comprises of five cave sanctuaries and a cave monastery and over 80 documents caves as well as paintings and sculptures of Lord Buddha.

Apart from its magnificent Cave Temple, Dambulla still owns many other beautiful places (e.g., Rose Quartz Mountain, Iron Wood Forest and the Rangiri Dambulla International Cricket Stadium) that you should visit and explore.

Best time to visit Dambulla, sri lanka

Dambulla is a year-round destination that has temperature only between 24°C and 30°C. While June to September has low rainfall and be the driest months. This will be the best time to visit Dambulla for sightseeing with clear blue skies. The warmest time of the year is April that the temperature can go up to 35°C in the daytime and dropping below 24°C at night.

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Best Sri Lanka Family Trip

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