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Apr 14, 2025
Ancient City with rare statues. Museum was amazing with unearthed statues on display. Being an Indian I was very appreciative and happy to see them!Full review by GoPlaces797434
Mar 17, 2025
Located 2 hours away from Dambulla, Polonnaruwa depicts history of SriLanka. It depicts how SriLanka evolved through the years under 3 main Kings. You can visit ruins showing Buddha in different form…Full review by saurabhdeora
Mar 5, 2025
Super impressive. You go back in time in the history of Srilanka to the old kingdoms and you see a beautiful example of athe main city of POLONNRUWA amazing!!!Full review by kaseem s
I have a car booked for my Sri Lanka trip.However my travel agent informs me that the driver/guide we are getting for the trip is not allowed to drive within Polonnaruwa, thus we will need to hire tuk tuk to move around. Does anyone here has any experience hiring a tuk tuk? Biking is not an option as most of my party members are elderly who cant cycle.
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Hello. Most people were walking or cycling. There was a couple of vehicles inside the main site but how they were approved to get in through the checkpoint is unknown to me. The small …
Hello. Most people were walking or cycling. There was a couple of vehicles inside the main site but how they were approved to get in through the checkpoint is unknown to me. The small part at the entrance where the museum is can be walked as its small.Across the road at the bigger area is where the problem will be for mobility reduced people who wish to see all the attractions.
how much time will it take to visit polonnaruwa ruins? can the vehicle go to every site?
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Yes it’s reachable by a vehicle, if you have a passion towards studying the history it can take sometime if not within 1-2 hours you can finishing sightseeing.
depends how thorough you want to be and your tolerance to heat.. are you renting peddle bikes or a private car? on bikes in moderate heat and 70% of sites taking photos we spent …
depends how thorough you want to be and your tolerance to heat.. are you renting peddle bikes or a private car? on bikes in moderate heat and 70% of sites taking photos we spent just over 2 hours.
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