3 小时
开始前 24 小时可免费取消
英语导览
私人导览

亮点

This 3-hour tour gives you a detailed look at the historic temple of Bellanwila in the Colombo outskirts. Learn about the long history of the temple. Look at the beautiful wooden carvings that decorate the main shrine. Feast your eyes on the colorful paintings in the image house. Get to know about the meanings of the various Buddhist icons and symbols used in these. A definite must-go for art and history lovers.

费用包含

包含内容

Service of an English Speaking Local Guide
Bottled Mineral Water Per Person.
All Taxes & Service Charges.

不包含

Food or Drinks.
Expenses of Personal Nature.
Gratuities (Optional).

行程

You will be starting your tour from the entrance gate of Bellanwila Temple at either 10:00 am or 3:00 pm depending on your preference. This temple can be reached easily by taking a cab from the Dehiwela Junction if you are coming down Galle Road. Your English speaking guide will come over and take you to tour the temple. This sacred location has a long history of over millennia. According to legends, the temple was created when one of the eight saplings of the Sacred Bo Tree in Kandy (which was brought to the island by the same ancient monks who introduced Buddhism to Sri Lanka) was planted where Bellanwila Temple is now. Later devotees worshipped the place and the temple was built. The tree now forms the heart of the temple. There will be some monks during your tour who will tell you more about this history, and many other legends surrounding the temple. Your guide will be able to translate it for you. But the scene that will grab your attention the most will be the towering Buddha statue within the unassuming main shrine. The lone windows behind the statue cast a glowing halo to the statue as they light up the shadowed space. Taking a closer look as your eyes adjust to the dim lighting, you will find many carved wooden panels with Theravada Buddhism images and iconography. Your guide will explain the difference between the Theravada and Mahayana Buddhist sects in Sri Lanka, and their symbolism. You will also be told about some of the rituals in Buddhism. Next, the guide will take you to the image house, which is modeled after the Lankathilaka Temple in Polonnaruwa. There, you will find many exquisite paintings and statues. You will get to hear the stories displayed in the paintings. After viewing the whole temple and experiencing its history, art and, rituals; you will be completing your tour. Your tour guide will drop you off back at the entrance where you started your tour.
3 小时

取消政策

体验开始前 24 小时可免费取消，全额退款。

出行须知

集合地点: Entrance gate of Bellanwila Temple
接送: 所有人在出发地点集合，不提供接送。
票种: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
运营方: Lakpura LLC

Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels

How it compares in Colombo

Its from-price is 44% below the median of the 2908 experiences we list in Colombo.
It is shorter than most of them.
The operator lists free cancellation on it.

About Colombo

Colombo is Sri Lanka's largest city and commercial capital, where colonial landmarks, Buddhist temples, busy markets and a seafront promenade meet.

Galle Face Green, a long seafront lawn, fills with families, kite flyers and street-food stalls as the sun sets over the Indian Ocean. Nearby, the Fort district keeps colonial buildings such as the Old Dutch Hospital, restored as shops and restaurants, and the red-and-white striped Jami Ul-Alfar Mosque rises over the crowded market streets of Pettah.

Top-ranked sights in Colombo: Gangaramaya Temple, Galle Face Green, Independence Square.

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