Getting to Anuradhapura Ancient City – Sri Lanka Day 3

This post includes getting to Anuradhapura Ancient City, exploring Anuradhapura Ancient City and also provides directions, daily cost summary, other useful information, and perhaps also some not so useful personal observations and opinions.

Exploring Anuradhapura Ancient City was a lot of fun. There’s is a lot to see and all the major attractions are close enough to walk between. It’s a good day out.

Getting to Anuradhapura Ancient City

I caught a tuk tuk from my accommodation (Cottage Tourist Rest) to the museum (200LKR). On the way the driver tried very hard to sell me a tour which he says means you don’t need to buy the ticket, and you get him to drive you around all day. As I was walking into the ticket office he yelled out his final price of 1300LKR.

Exploring Anuradhapura Ancient City

Cost: 25USD for the official ticket (3250LKR)

The official ticket allows you to see all the sites within the Ancient City, and you can buy it from the museum or from the guards on the way in.

I walked into the ticket office, and decided not to buy a ticket, but when walked back out the tuk tuk driver was already gone. Then I walked toward the ancient city but was stopped by guards so had to by the ticket anyway. I’m not sure what I would have seen with the tuk tuk driver, probably different stuff but more.

In any case, it was a good day and I walked up a sh*t storm.

See the maps below for sites and other stuff (click to enlarge).

I had vegetable roti for lunch which was pretty tasty, although a little overpriced (150LKR) due to the tourist area.

Vegetable Roti made to order

I also tried Kik Cola, which I think is comparable to Coke, but way cheaper (25LKR for a small bottle)

Kik cola is ridiculously cheap, and compares well to Coke (i guess… I’m not a Coke connoisseur)

…and these Sri Lankan crisps for 30LKR, which are labelled BBQ but taste like curry, and are pretty good.

BBQ flavored Sri Lanka Crisps

After getting to Anuradhapura Ancient City and a long day of exploring I got a very overpriced curry (500LKR) at a restaurant close to my accommodation. It was ok tasting, but got eaten by mosquitoes whilst dining.

Curry

Costs Summary for Exploring Anuradhapura Ancient City – Sri Lanka Day 3Food

Roti and fresh Orange Juice. 300LKR
chicken puff. 40LKR
Kik cola. 25LKR
Supermarket snacks. 255LKR
Market snacks. 90LKR
Chicken Curry. 500LKR
Egg Roll (for tomorrows breakfast). 50LKR
Food Costs Total: 1260LKR

Transport:

Tuk Tuk to Museum. 200LKR
Transport Costs Total: 200LKR

Accommodation:

Cottage Tourist Rest, 2 nights. 3600LKR
Accommodation Costs Total: 3600

Sightseeing:

Entry Ticket to Ancient City. 3250LKR
Sightseeing Costs Total: 3250LKR

Grand Total for Day 3 in Sri Lanka: 8310LKR
Grand Total in USD (Approx): $62.50

Has anyone done the Tuk Tuk tour? What did you see?

We’d love to hear about it in the comments… or anything else you want to say

Exploring and getting to Anuradhapura Ancient City was was a great day, although I thought the entry fee was a bit pricey. I did it on foot (except for the tuk tuk from my accommodation to the museum in the morning) and it took me about 6 hours. I saw a few tourists on push bikes which seems a good option, or you could go with a tuk tuk tour.

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