The Cave Temple

At the top of the hill, you will reach the caves, but before you enter through the main gate make sure you take off your shoes and caps. When you face the temple, in your left hand side you will find a stall where you can keep them for safely. You can even keep your shoes anywhere you can, because it is very unlikely, that they will get robbed, but you better keep them in the stall, because you cannot trust anyone these days, can you?

When you enter through the entrance, you will see the caves on your right hand side. From out side they don’t look like caves, because the open parts are covered with a wall. At once you will think that you are looking at a long building.

There are 5 caves with hundreds of Lord Buddha’s and Bodhisathwa statues.

The roofs are also full of their pictures.

This is a picture of the door lock of one of the caves.

In one of the caves, there is a place where water leaks from the walls. The ancient people have designed the roof in a way that this water is guided to one place and drop in to a huge pot. This is very famous among Sri Lankans, and they never forget to see it.

Dambulla Cave Temple is a place where you must visit.

The following books contain maps of Sri Lanka that could be handy when you travel in Sri Lanka.


    

I've seen a lot tourists who travel by local transport service in Sri Lanka with no guide. They find their way through these books, without asking anybody.

Once I saw a foreign couple whomade their way to Sigiriya without much difficulty. Even, some of us Sri Lankans it is a little difficult if you haven't being there before.

 Sri Lanka, 3rd (Bradt Travel Guide) 

Don't Forget Your Passport - Sri Lanka 

  










This shows many aspects of Sri Lankan life.

It worths more than its price. It is a perfect collection of all aspects of Sri Lanka.