Sirigiya Village Hotel

Posted by Yin Teing on June 21, 2010 under Anuradhapura, Travel Schedule | Be the First to Comment

When I was in Sirigiya, I stayed at the Sirigiya Village hotel. After a tired day of travelling at Polonnaruwa and Sirigiya, the hotel was a welcoming sight.  It is really 5 star as it is like a mini house by itself.

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 When I entered the room, there were even the “Welcome” sign as you see below. During the time I went, the room occupancy was so low because of the war. But at least this hotel have more foreigners compared to other hotels.

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Food were laid up buffet style and in the morning when you get up, it is quite pleasant to scroll around. Usually the driver will drop you before it gets dark- so if you are like me travelling alone, you would basically spend the night hole up in the room. There were lots of TV channels to watch from.

Because that time I was afraid of being alone in hotel rooms, I actually left the TV and lights on the whole night.

Waiter service was very good. That time when I was travelling, I was a vegetarian- I had no problem getting vegetarian food- usually the tour guide company will inform the hotel in advance so there would be more vegetarian dishes.

The Descend Down from Sirigiya and Cobra Hood Cave

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 The route to climb up Sirigiya and go down is different.

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The Cobra Hood Cave

This is known by this name because of the natural cobra hood shape of the cave.

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It is a cave with drip ledges that had been used as a dwelling for the Sangha during the first monastic phase before Kasyapa. According to the early- brahmi inscription here, (3-1 centuries B.C), this cave has been donated by the chieftain ‘Naguliya’. It is suggested that the painting on the ceiling with a decorative motif belongs to the 6 to 7 centuries A.D. An excavation carried out in front of the cave revealed nine human skeletons.

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