Sigiriya fort, also known as Lion Rock is probably one of the biggest tourist attractions in Sri Lanka. It is essentially a giant rock and on the top lie ruins of a Buddhist monastery that was used up until the 14th century. I don't normally visit places like this on my travels however with Cohan being quite the history buff I thought he would appreciate Sigiriya. We decided to stay at a place called Lakmini Lodge which was a convenient 15min walk from the rock itself, I don't think I would recommend Lakmini Lodge, it was nice enough, though there was a real vibe they didn't really want us there, perhaps they are just over annoying backpackers... The price to actually climb Lion rock is quite steep, ruffly 30NZD, but I will say it is well
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