Habarana, a scenic town in Sri Lanka's Cultural Triangle, provides a perfect starting point for exploring iconic sites like Sigiriya and Dambulla. Surrounded by lush landscapes, it offers a variety of accommodations for travelers eager to delve into the country's rich cultural and natural heritage.
(SKU: LK60320200) The Sigiriya village tour gives you a chance to experience traditional SLK60320200ri Lanka with all its authenticity. Spend time with the villagers and understand village life. Engage in many village activities that form everyday life; such as an oxen cart ride, a catamaran ride and a walk through the fields. Learn to cook traditional Sri Lankan food. You will finish off with an exceptionally delicious buffet lunch, served in classic Sri Lankan style. This is your truly Sri Lankan holiday experience.
Highlights
Traditional catamaran safari.
Cooking demonstration on traditional Sri Lankan food.
Delicious authentic Sri Lankan village lunch included.
Includes
Authentic Sri Lankan village lunch.
Local guide.
Oxen cart ride.
Traditional catamaran safari.
Pickup & drop from Habarana / Dambulla / Habarana (by Tuk Tuk).
Excludes
Food or drinks.
Gratuities (optional).
Expenses of personal nature.
What to Expect
You will be provided with directions to the village, where you will be met by your tour guide at the time of starting. You will begin the first of your activity, The oxen cart is commonly used as the primary mode of transport in Sri Lankan villages. You will have a 15-minute oxen cart ride, ending at the banks of an artificial reservoir.
From this point, you will continue on to a 15-minute traditional catamaran ride. The area has many types of aquatic and plant life. You may be able to catch sight of an occasional crocodile or water monitor as you glide along. Another possible sighting is cormorants and other waterbirds.
You will then move back to the village and be introduced to a local, who will give you a half-hour cooking demonstration on traditional Sri Lankan cooking. The demonstration will also allow you to make your own attempt at cooking a Sri Lankan dish.
Lunch will be a buffet of perfectly cooked rice with 6 traditionally cooked Sri Lankan curries and fresh fried fish. You will also have a green salad and crunchy papadum, practically an essential addition for meals in most Sri Lankan and Indian homes. You will be eating on woven trays with clean lotus leaves on top. Your food which will be cooked in the traditional way, in clay pots over wood fires. After a rather relaxing meal, you can spend some time in the village at your ease. Your tour guide will finish off your tour at Habarana Village square.
