Explore the ancient capital of Sri Lanka, one of Asia’s most sacred cities. Anuradhapura served as the island’s first great capital for over a millennium, and the scale, sophistication and spiritual significance of its monuments are genuinely humbling. Your licensed guide brings the ancient city to life with immersive storytelling, tracing the rise and fall of dynasties that shaped the entire Buddhist world. You’ll visit the Sri Maha Bodhi, one of the world’s most sacred trees and a living link to the Buddha himself – the colossal Ruwanweliseya Dagoba, the towering Jetavanaramaya stupa (once the third tallest structure in the ancient world), and the Isurumuniya temple with its rock carvings.