Recently Reviewed Hotels around Sigiriya

• Citadel of Sigiriya - Lion Rock
  "hot and humid climb but definitely worth it"
  "bring your own water, umbrella and wear lots of sun screen! if you guys dont eant to climb there are pictures and videos of the rock itself that you can enjoy. the paws are the only things thats left and they make great pictures. you can pass this climb if you like. not for the feint of heart!"
• Sigiriya Museum
  "museum and an option to climb"
  "im not a fan of the museum but theres a video of the rock so you can tell people ive climb that rock heres a picture! ready your climbing gear, hats, umbrellas, bottled water and sun screen"
• Citadel of Sigiriya - Lion Rock
  "Not for vertigo sufferers!"
  "You have to go here as it's pretty unique. It's similar to Ayer's rock in that it appears to have been dropped there from outer space. It's slightly higher than Ayer's rock however. The cost is high 3750 rupees for tourists, but I think it was worth it because of it's rarity. You first go through th..."e walled gardens up to the rock. There's then a climb which starts off ok, and then get's genuinely scary. The climb involves walking up a metal spiral staircase to a cave and then up another metal staircase to just below the summit, then things get seriously scary. The metal staircase from there up has small steps and 2 handrails but is otherwise exposed to the sheer drop below. The steps have gaps between them so apart from looking straight down at the steps, anybody who suffers from vertigo isn't going to have a good time. On the way down, I could see that if you slipped on the steps, you could fall down the steps and through the gap at the bottom to certain death. What you do have to avo... " More >