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Tangerine Tours - Sri Lanka,
Sri Lankan civilization is more than twenty centuries
old. Its history is recorded in Mahavamsa, the Great
Chronicle written in the 5th century AD. Remains of this
ancient civilization reflecting the character,
imagination, culture, philosophy, and the faith of its
people are seen in the form of ruined cities, buildings,
palaces, reservoirs, parks, dagobas, Buddha images,
temples, sculpture and painting throughout the little
Island. |
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Anuradhapura :..
Sri Lanka's first capital,
founded in the 5th century B.C. is
situated 206 km. from Colombo.
Attractions worth seeing are:- The
Sacred Bo Tree, Abhayagiri Dagaba,
Jetavanaramaya, Brazen Palace,
Thuparama Dagaba, Samadhi Buddha,
Kuttam Pokuna and Mirisavati Dagaba. |
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Polonnaruwa :..
Rose to fame after the decline
of Anuradhapura. Largest man made
reservoirs, the huge Parakrama
Samudra. King's Council Chamber, the
Royal Citadel, the Kumara Pokuna,
Royal Pavilion, the Vatadage Relic
House lavished with moonstones,
guardstones and sculptured railing,
Kiri Vehera - the best preserved of
all Sri Lanka's un-restored dagabas;
Gal Vihare - Buddha images carved on
the face of a granite boulder. |
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Mihintale :..
Situated 11 km. east of Anuradhapura
is Mihintale, regarded as the cradle
of Buddhism in Sri Lanka. The rock
is dotted with shrines and rock
dwellings. A grand stairway of 1840
steps made of granite slabs, 5
metres wide, leads to the summit
with its splendid view of the
surrounding countryside. |
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Sigiriya :..
This rock fortress was built by
king Kasyapa in the 5th century A.D.
and was a royal citadel for more
than 18 years. In a sheltered
pocket, approached by a spiral
stairway, are the famous frescoes.
The summit of the rock, with an area
of nearly one hectare was the site
of the palace, the outer wall of
which was built on the very brink of
the precipice. The UNESCO -
sponsored Central Cultural Fund has
restored Sigiriya's 5th century
Water Gardens to their former glory. |
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Dambulla :..
Like
Sigiriya, Dambulla is a vast
isolated rock mass and it was here
that King Valagam Bahu took refuge
in the 1st century B.C. He later
turned the caves into a rock temple.
Some of the frescoes are over 2,000
years old and there is a colossal
figure of the recumbent Buddha
carved out of the living rock, some
14 metre long. |
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Tangerine Tours Private
Limited
No 236, Galle Road,
Colombo - 03,
Sri Lanka.
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Tel : |
0094 11 2422518
0094 11 2422519
0094 11 4885274
0094 11 4885275 |
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Fax :
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0094 11 2448279
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Email :
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inquiry@tangerinetours.com
tangerinetours@mi.com.lk
tangerinetours2@mi.com.lk |
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Skype : |
charith.de.alwis1
dennis.leon.balthazar |
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