Sigiriya Village

A tour of Sigiriya Village offers tourists a truly immersive experience into the rural and cultural life of Sri Lanka, providing a unique perspective beyond the historical significance of the nearby Sigiriya Rock Fortress. This tour gives visitors the opportunity to explore the traditional lifestyle of the local community, their customs, and the unspoiled natural surroundings.

The tour typically begins with a bullock cart ride through the scenic countryside. This mode of transportation, once a common way of getting around rural Sri Lanka, takes tourists along dirt paths, past paddy fields, and through villages where they can observe local farmers working in their fields. The ride offers insight into Sri Lanka's agricultural traditions, especially rice farming, which is central to the rural economy.

Following the bullock cart ride, tourists often enjoy a boat ride on a local reservoir or small lake, giving them the chance to see the lush surroundings from the water. During the ride, visitors can observe local wildlife such as water birds and sometimes even monkeys in the trees nearby. The boat ride is peaceful and offers a different perspective of the landscape around Sigiriya.

One of the highlights of the Sigiriya Village tour is the cooking demonstration. Visitors are welcomed into a local home or village hut where they can participate in the preparation of traditional Sri Lankan dishes. Using a clay stove and fresh ingredients, local women demonstrate how to prepare meals like rice and curry. Afterward, visitors get to enjoy the freshly prepared food, making for a truly authentic culinary experience.

Throughout the tour, tourists have the chance to interact with local villagers, learning about their daily lives, customs, and stories passed down through generations. Overall, the Sigiriya Village tour offers a perfect blend of nature, culture, and local life, creating an unforgettable and enriching experience for visitors.

About Central Provincce

The Central Province of Sri Lanka consists primarily of mountainous terrain. The province has an area of 5,674 km², and a population of 2,421,148. Some major towns include Kandy, Gampola (24,730), Nuwara Eliya and Bandarawela. The population is a mixture of Sinhalese, Tamil and the Moors.

Both the hill capital Kandy and the city of Nuwara Eliya are located within the Central Province as well as Sri Pada. The province produces much of the famous Ceylon tea, planted by the British in the 1860s after a devastating disease killed all the coffee plantations in the province. Central Province attracts many tourists, with hill station towns such as Kandy, Gampola, Hatton and Nuwara Eliya. Temple tooth or Dalada maligawa is the main sacred place in Centrel province.

The climate is cool, and many areas about 1500 meters often have chilly nights. The western slopes are very wet, some places having almost 7000 mm of rain per year. The eastern slopes are parts of the mid-dry zone as it is receiving rain only from North-Eastern monsoon. The Temperatures range from 24°C at Kandy to just 16°C in Nuwara Eliya, which is located 1,889 m above sea level. The highest mountains in Sri Lanka are located in the Central Province. The terrain is mostly mountainous, with deep valleys cutting into it. The two main mountain regions are the central massif and the Knuckles range to the east of Kandy.

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