Mountain Bicycle Group Tour Anuradhapura & History with Buddhism

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About this activity

This is a relax tour. Specially i designed this tour to tourists who want know more and good historical imformation about heritage site in Anuradhapura , Buddhism , Buddhist culture , spiritual experience , and good bicycle riding . I added special some village roads to this tour to see around with nature , plants, some birds , animals .

Tour time is changing according to group members . Sometimes it will go more hours with discussing history and Buddhism .You have to ride about 11 km in this tour.

I will give you some spiritual experiences with Buddhism . Because of lot of people like to discuss Buddhism and take some Buddhist practicing .If you want to do a private tour ,please letting me know about that before by a message .my whatsapp number is +94719253542..

Please don't book my tour only for riding and visiting .

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At a glance

Duration: 3–4 hours
Confirmation: Instant confirmation
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Up to 14 people
People per booking: 1–14
Audio guide: English
Guide: English
Written guide: English
Operated by: Vogel Tours Srilanka

Ages: Infants (0–2 years) · Children (3–12 years) · Youth (13–17 years) · Adults (18–64 years) · Seniors (65–85 years)

What is included

Included

Included: Bike Lock
Included: Private Local Guide
Included: Good bicycles
Included: Bottled water
Included: Lunch
Included: Tea and coffee: Coffee and/or Tea
Included: Brunch

Not included

Not included: Entrance fees: Every traveler who enter to unesco area, should buy a entrance ticket of 30$ as government chchargers .

Itinerary

Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi

30 min

this is a historical sacred bo tree (Ficus religiosa) in the Mahamewuna Garden in anuradapura
Stop 2

15 min Admission not included

Lovamahapaya is a building situated between Ruwanweliseya and Sri Mahabodiya in the ancient city of Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. It is also known as the Brazen Palace or Lohaprasadaya because the roof was covered with bronze tiles.
Ruwanweli Maha Seya

30 min

The Ruwanweli Maha Seya, also known as the swarnamali maha seya (lit. 'the Great Thupa'), is a stupa (a hemispherical structure containing relics) in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. Two quarts or one Dona of the Buddha's relics are enshrined in the stupa, making it the largest collection of his relics anywhere.[1] It was built by Sinhalese King Dutugemunu in c. 140 B.C., who became king of Sri Lanka after a war in which the Chola King Elāra (Ellalan) was defeated.
Twin Baths (Kuttam Pokuna)

15 min Admission not included

Kuttam Pokuna (twin ponds or pools) are well preserved old bathing tanks or ponds in Sri Lanka.
Samadhi Statue

15 min Admission not included

The Samadhi Buddha is a famous statue situated at Mahamevnāwa park in anuradapura.the posture of meditation associated with his frist enlightenment.this statue is 7 feet 3 ininches of high and carved by granite marble.
Abhayagiri

15 min Admission not included

Abhayagiri Vihāra was a major monastery site of Theravada, Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhism that was situated in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka.
Main Refectory of Abayagiri Monastery

10 min Admission not included

this Alms giving place Located close to the Uttara Mula this is considered the main refectory of the Abayagiri Monastery. This is a square building with 42.7m on one side. Four stages of construction from early as the 1st century BC have been found during the excavation of the site.you can see some Rice Canoe.
Moonstone or Sandakada pahana

15 min Admission not included

Sandakada Pahana, also known as Moonstone, is a unique feature of the architecture of ancient Sri Lanka.[1][2][3] It is an elaborately carved semi-circular stone slab, usually placed at the bottom of staircases and entrances. First seen in the latter stage of the Anuradhapura period, the sandakada pahana evolved through the Polonnaruwa, Gampola and Kandyan period. According to historians, the sandakada pahana symbolises the cycle of Samsāra in Buddhism.
Eth Pokuna

10 min Admission not included

This gigantic man-made pond called “Eth Pokuna” or “Elephant Pond” is situated close to Lankaramaya in Anuradhapura. This is a rectangular pond, 159 meters in length 52.7 meters across and 9.5 meters in-depth with the holding capacity of 75,000 cubic meters of water. Eth Pokuna literary means “The Elephant Pond” due its scale. This is part of the landscape of the massive Abhayagriya monastery spreading over 500 acres. The tank is made out of large stone blocks stacked at an angle at the walls. There 3 sets of stairs to the bottom, in south, north and eastern sides. The bottom is not paved.
Stop 10

10 min Admission not included

This is the one of the finest aincient guard stone of srilanka
Stop 11

30 min Admission not included

Another monastery complex,build by king mahasen at 4 ac
Stop 12

30 min

A 1937 British colonial building provides a suitably regal venue for some of the treasures found at Jetavanarama.