Sigiriya - THE BEST EXPERIENCE in SRI LANKA!

We travel on our first day in Sri Lanka to the village of Sigiriya, famous for the iconic Lion's Rock an ancient rock fortress, we show you a completely FREE and empty viewpoint of Sigiriya rock. We also go on an elephant safari to see one of the world's largest gatherings of elephants! All this and Emilia's dad has come to join us on our journey! :)

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0:00 - Intro
0:18 - Arriving in Sri Lanka
1:14 - Travelling to Sigiriya
3:47 - Sunrise at Sigiriya rock
4:35 - The secret they DO NOT tell you
4:52 - On top of Lion’s rock
7:23 - Best place to eat
8:33 - Elephant Safari in Sigiriya
9:41 - The BEST experience!
11:40 - FREE viewpoint of Sigiriya

[jond]

Great video, Sri Lanka looks amazing ! (Kudos to Emilia’s dad too for the handstands !}

[sankaumayanga]

I’m a Sri Lankan and trust me I never knew that Archaeological view point exists. Most of the time people climb Pidurangala rock to see Sigiriya. Thank you for showing that view point

[s.s.madhush]

Much love from sri lanka🇱🇰 visit again to most beautiful country in the world, always wellcome ❤

[scott-hamilton]

Wow what incredible scenery! All the best for 2024 🙌🏼✈

[ImaliSamarasekera]

Thank you for the lovely video and loving our countries most significant archaeological site visit our country again there are so many places of historical value gor you all to see

[baymathiya]

Very well done. I hope you tip those tuk tuk drivers and the servers of those small eateries and restaurants. A lot of them depend on your generosity. Their smiles full of gratitude will melt your heart. I always remind my friends visiting Sri Lanka of this fact.

[kaashifkaleel]

Thankyou brother because after long time I was seeing my country almost more than 5years it's really make me cry really. Make me go to my childhood it's onley memories. I wanna go to my country. It's a true heaven now I understand how it is. Thank you again. We meet soon enjoy your life al the best. great to see you in my mother heaven as brother. Highly regards from someone from far away from mother land as a brother

[NonstopEurotrip]

Wow excellent Joel! Really informative and I'll definitely check it out when I'm back in Sri Lanka 😍 Btw 100k eek 👀

(Ps the video would only play in 720p for me?)

[lindah]

We enjoyed this video very much. Great views and nice surprises. Looking forward to following along in 2024.

[alexanderschwarm]

I'm amazed how much content Joel can pull out of 1 week with travel 🙉

[Sagarika-euzw]

These buses are so cheaper. You can't compare the facilities of these with UK or USA buses which are expensive. You can rent a car or a cab for comfortable travelling. That's the best thing.... Have an enjoyable time with a lot of sweet memories ❤❤❤❤

[Hamzah.alqahtani]

Hey joel
I’ve watched your videos about Bali and they were THE BEST
Very informative and helpful

And now i downloaded all your Sri Lanka vlogs to whatch them again on the flight
It will be my only source
Thanks and keep the good work up 👏🏽👏🏽

[danieldesilva]

Great video Joe, the wasps get agitated to noise and they're not fun when they sting 😅

[southcitypharmacysumith]

nice, ,, very happy about you, thanks for visiting my lovely country, its great we love you, ,

[nalin]

Welcome to Sri Lanka.
HH as ve a safe and happy journey. Much love

[behrpalomo]

Nice video especially the drone footage. I’m in Dambulla now and heading to Sigiriya soon. For those on a tighter budget, combo of 2nd class train ($1.25) and local bus ($1) gets you to Dambulla in 2024. Private room is $5.25/night at Robert Inn, one of many offerings.

Looking forward to an açai bowl I heard they have them in Sigiriya. ❤ Thanks for the great footage and preview. I’d love to do the pre-sunrise hike but no idea how to set that up. I did that at Vulcan Baru in Panama and it was epic.(though the hike is longer, you start at 11pm the night before)

[ianw]

Hi Joel, so cool Emilia's dad has joined you on the trip. Is he retired or just coming along for the fun? Great content :)

[EmmaAbrogar]

Welcome back to my home country. but I'm leaving in the California now. Mac I hope you have time to visit Baguio city. Safe travel.🙏

[sahannimesha]

It was decided to use a small part of your video for an academic test of a group of students studying DTTEHM at Colombo University. Is that not a problem for you?

Your permission would be greatly appreciated and we appreciate your creativity and dedication. May you have the strength and courage to complete more works like this! 🇱🇰

[callum]

Thanks glad these vids are out, can’t wait to binge watch, is this Minneryia or Kaudulla NP?