Breakfast at Sigiriya Rock 🇱🇰
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- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
- Just like the cinema, a visit to an ancient fortress is even better if you bring some food with you.
I started the hike up to the top of Sigiriya Rock early in an attempt to beat the crowds but there were still plenty of other white faces there. At the summit, where the ruins of the old Sigiriya castle are, I did manage to find a quiet spot to enjoy an incredible view and some peaceful tranquility with my breakfast. That was until a stray dog decided to join me.
I stayed at Hotel Sigiriya which has a perfect view of Sigiriya Rock from its swimming pool.
I travelled there from Ohiya, where I hiked World's End in the Horton Plains National Park, by taking a train to Kandy, bus to Dambulla and then a tuk-tuk to Sigiriya. Total cost probably less than $10.
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Dale Philip were you in Sri Lanka during the bombings on April 21st?
Btw love your videos. Your journeys are very entertaining to watch
I was there before and after but not during.
Hi, Dale, I like your videos, but you have a lot of catching up to do.
@@denisjoleary catching up with what?
8:53 main reason why i love your videos no background music, no color grading just the way it is
Yeah I personally hate those travel vlogs that are 50% b-roll mixed with Creative Commons music.
Same :3
@@ManiYaOfficial Hi maniya ✌
the other rock name " pidurangala "
and that squalor sri lankan calls " dandu lena "
this is like back to basics. pure... and genuine....
Imagine how amazing to see a castle in the top of the rock...Paradise
When I was walking around I was trying to imagine how it would have looked back in those times.
Anymore Sri-Lanka videos to come Dale? Watching from Kirkcaldy and loving every one so far. Just love Sri-Lanka.
Thank you Kirkcaldy Rob Roy. I've got enough footage for maybe 12 more Sri Lanka videos. I'm probably going to do one per week.
Robert roy tnq ❤️love from 🇱🇰
❤ from Srilanka
❤
Thank you very much for visiting our mother land
SRI LANKA 💖
The pleasure being all mine :)
As a local Sri lankan I can't accept that they are charging as 5430Rs. from foreign travelers. There must be a fair ticket price. Our gov't should be consider regarding this issue. At least officials should be provide proper sanitation over the public toilets and other places.
Yes, many travelers are missing out because they're choose to go to another place in Sri Lanka rather than pay that ticket price. Especially a family who are having to pay for their kids. It's a huge expense.
@@@Dale_Philip Completely agreed.! It should be a fair.! You guys are our visitors and we must welcome you without expecting too much benefits from you.
Any foreigner visiting will spend a decent amount of money in various ways during their stay. They will be contributing to the economy. No need charge too high for things like this to get them to spend money in Sri Lanka.
So true, couldn't agree more. Sets a bad impression on us as well.
Thilina Rajinda yes of course we know its a huge site to maintain also hundreds of maintanananse workers are working under this huge project...anyway its not a pretty good to charging nearly 5500/-rupees per the person from foriegners.nothig benefits,at least the management must provide them some snaks,welcome drink also bottle of water.this is the right way to make happy who was bringing income to our country development.very sad about the present system.this system must be change.
I’m watching the video and laughing so loudly. “ ....Chinese .....invasions “ 😂😂
If you've ever been to a tourist attraction when several busloads of Chinese tourists arrive you will understand hahaha
Agreed! End of Sri Lankan videos? Hope not. Subscribed to see more. Just enjoy how you speak
I have maybe 12 more videos from SL to edit and upload.
The chinese was actually crazy when they go to vacation. They poop on the sea even hahaha.
I have a bad experience with them too :(
As a Sri Lankan Muslim thank you so much for helping our country out with your videos. We are in need of rebuilding and positive light after the April 21st attacks and you are helping us immensely. Thank you for the video! ❤
I'm glad people are enjoying these videos, both locals and foreigners.
Quit being a Muslim. Thank you.
Yonik, I hope muslims help build the world too, but I fear this is the reality:
ruclips.net/video/w8L0e-0OPeQ/видео.html
@@hengyan6232 Good advice, the koran, hadith, sira and sharia are horrific
@@hengyan6232 Quit being an Islamaphobe. You guys only help ISIS in their aims of destroying the world.
Thank you for boosting the tourism in Sri Lanka! You just earned a new subscriber🙌🏻💞
Thanks for the love and the sub ❤️☺️👍
Dale Philip anytime mate✨
@@linaya7158 im your instergram follower😁
All I want you to tell you thank you bro..our foreign indrusty has fallen and you are a main part rebuilding it..nice vlog and reason why I like your videos was you are different from others ..you are enjoying every moment naturally ..feel that natural air..and I love nature lovers.much love from all sri lankans..and also dont think about tuk tuk.they even annoying locals too..keep it bro❤️
I prefer to walk most places anyway so it's easier for me to avoid tuk-tuks than most people. I had a lot of good experiences because I walked somewhere.
yes of course..
14:42 It is National Animal of Sri lanka - grizzled giant squirrel. we call it DADU LENA in sinhala.
It's incredible. You can maybe tell how amazed I was when I saw it. It was totally unexpected and I'd never even known it existed.
@@Dale_Philip its actually indigenous .. they are usually scared of people but this one looks feisty .. anyway, great video !! loved everything about it !!
Yeah this one has probably been around people so much that now it's not scared. Imagine how many people must walk that route every day.
Squirrel on steroids!.... Lol
The national animal of Sri Lanka is the native Sri Lankan Jungle Fowl.
if you kind enough to give some food to that dog I am so happy
I thought the same
@nelum sanjay
How do you expect Dale to give food to the dog when the dog only appeared after he finished eating the bread.. FYI, he tried to offer fruits but the dog refused and only wants bread, meat or bones... Use your common sense mate... Love and Peace to all you haters.❤️
Thanks for making such beautiful vlogs about sri lanka especially in a time like this, love your work
No problem, I'm just walking around with a camera and talking. :)
I am a Sri Lankan and still I haven't been to Sigiriya, but this video makes me go n visit there🙂🙂😍Thanks for sharing your experience.
You must go, especially when the ticket price is so cheap for you :)
U doing great man. U don’t put the plastics on the ground even dog got plastics, u took it back . Great man👍 Cheer .
Last week I hiked up Thopigalla Rock. I even picked up the garbage other people left there.
@@Dale_Philip you are great man Dale.you have a beautiful & great heart❤️Love from Sri Lanka🙏😊🇱🇰
Seeing that large squirrel made me Google it. As others have mentioned it is indeed the Grizzled Giant Squirrel (or Dandu Lena). It's supposed to get to around 1.5 kilos.
And it's the national animal of Sri Lanka.
We the humble citizens of Sri Lanka Thank you for your effort, Sri Lanka Tourizem authority, Sleeps.
Wow! Awesome... I really missed that place..what an incredible place..🙏💕
Come again another day ❤️
Love your Sri Lankan series 😍 Nice work Dale! Keep it up! Love from Italy 🇮🇹❤️
Thanks Nishie. More videos coming soon. ☺️👍
Sigiriya is a fortress. Anyway beautiful video. Thank for sharing the beauty of sri lanka
I knew that but I'm tired haha. I changed the title. Thanks bro.
@@Dale_Philip ruclips.net/video/CgFnRoFMHwQ/видео.html
Wow a nice video without any artificial color filters.I have watched your last vedio also. Thanks for coming sri lanka.🇱🇰🇱🇰🇱🇰💖💖.keep it up.
Thank you. I'm keeping it real. 😎👍
Thank you so much for visiting Sri Lanka! Much love from SL ❤️
Thanks for being so welcoming to visitors. :)
Hope you get famous, your videos are really nice and relaxing. ASMR for a homesick dude like me.
Thank you. Glad you like this style with no stupid background music like other vloggers seem to think is cool.
My parents are Sri Lankan, I haven't been back for over 10 years now. I look forward to going again in a few years with my family. Thanks for sharing.
I hope you will still be able to get the locals price when you go back. 😎👍
@@Dale_Philip No way mate. You can spot me a mile away. I am half burgher, half sinhalese. Mom is from Kelaniya, Dad is from Galle
Happy to..see..my mother land..thanks..shearing nice video dear ...and.you..are doing good job ...🇱🇰 🇱🇰 🇱🇰 🇱🇰 🇱🇰 ..
Thank you. I'm happy that others get to share my experiences in beautiful Sri Lanka. ...🇱🇰 🇱🇰 🇱🇰 🇱🇰 🇱🇰 ..
@@Dale_Philip welcome dear always i..am waiting for you..video
Thank u so much for visiting our beautiful mother land 🙏🙏❤️ 🇱🇰
Thank you for welcoming me 😎👍❤️🇱🇰❤️🇱🇰❤️
MR.dale absolutely U R very great for knowing almost every place in Sri Lanka.best wishes for the future.Patrick.
love the Russian/Scottish/Thai accent talking to the dog
It still didn't seem to understand 🤷♂️
very nice video bro.. i am big fan of you now.. pls need more.. i am subscribing to your channel 🥰😘
ps : pls keep hiking don’t take tuk tuks.. love to hear your voice while walking 😅😘😍
The weather is a bit hot for it but I do prefer to walk everywhere. So much more happens that way. In European cities like Helsinki or Milan where the weather is cool I've just walked around for up to 8 hours.
Fantastic video. I love Sigiriya. The rainy season would be nice to visit, that's when all those ponds are full of water and lilies.
I'd love to go back and see that but I'm not sure I'd be happy to pay that entrance fee twice.
Sri Lanka. Small miracle... Thank you for visiting our Country.
The people who built this place were so advanced for their time.
Just as a measure of how good your travel logs are: I'm a Srilankan and I want you to be my tour guide!! Thanks for showing the beauty of our country. Keep up the awesome work. P.s your accent is bloody legendary, makes everything so much better
Thanks so much, And many people have said they want to travel to Sri Lanka after watching my videos. :)
Balan yaddi foreigneralata wadaa lanakawe aya ner wadiyenma mee wagee videos balanner!!!!
#GoodLUCK
Dale, your channel subs are exploding, well done. I miss playing poker with you 10 years ago on pokerstars
You can play with me again if you get on the Chinese apps haha
@@Dale_Philip Pokermaster? or any other better ones?
Yeah and there's another I won't mention coz it's full of colluding bots but I'm beating them 😂
I watched many vlogs tour videos. You stand apart because not only yours is authentic , but your presentation in just bringing out the very precise points relating to a scenario is excellent.
Thank you for visiting my country and making honest videos ... means a lot in a already difficult time ..
No problem my friend. I'm just pointing the camera and saying whatever I see.
The way you were interacting with that wee dog is so kind .... really you are a good soul ... someday i will try to meet u mate .. Big fan
I was in my local Johor Bahru library last week, and a few times before that. It was lovely after its quite a major refurbishment completed. I did many readings, surfing on the net using their wifi, and secretly did a live streaming too 😊
Been binge watching your vlogs in sri lanka!! They are soo entertaining I love them! Especially cuz you‘re so talkative and your accent makes everything 100 times better 👍🏽😍
I'm glad that I now have enough videos uploaded that people can binge watch them. I'll get more up soon. :)
I totally agree! I binge watch them too and Dale's accent and talkativeness makes them all the more better! I stay up till late night watching these bids when I usually go to bed super early! 😁 Keep up the amazing vlog work Dale! ♥️
@@adidude10 Thank you so much. I wish I had more videos for you to watch but it will have to be 1 per week for the near future.
@@Dale_Philip il still be waiting for them! 😍
@@adidude10 ❤️
Wow those trees at the top of your hike, incredible view. Thanks for taking us on your journey man👍
What a place. Would have loved to have been there with even less tourists though. Should have got there for when the gates opened because I can sure get to the top faster than anyone else.
You r vlogging style great keep it up waiting for the next one
All I'm doing is walking around and saying what I think and see. Glad you enjoy. :)
I wish you would come back again because Srilanka is full of miracles 😇😇👍👍
For sure I will.
Loving the reality of silence. Glad you did not add music.
Thanks bro Dale...again nice video..keep it up..
And thanks to you for watching bro. More soon.
Love how you dont mention the security situation.Makes me so happy that it's not a concern for tourists
I filmed this the week before Easter but I've been back to SL after Easter making more videos and I wasn't even thinking about safety as a concern.
Love the way you do your videos. Don't forget to visit Sri Lanka again!
Thank you my friend. More of the same style of video coming soon.
Thank you Dale Philip , you did grate job, This will encourage more Foreigners to visit this amazing island.Love from srilanka
You missed the frescos at sigiriya !!!
I'm sure I missed a lot of things. Trying to get up before the crowds and down before the sun killed me. 😂
11:36 I noticed how you altered your accent to help them understand you, I also do this when talking to foreigners as I'm from Belfast, Ireland. Those views were something else, great footage mate.
Love your content. Looking forward to watching the next vlog probably the Pidurangala Climb. Keep it up. Love from Sri Lanka 🇱🇰
Thanks for helping out this country's tourism industry mate.Love your videos. Hats off to you.
Hi Dale, subscribed, shared on Facebook too. Thanks for all the great tips for my visit next year. Definitely taking your advise on getting to Sigiriya 7am. My issue will be mosquitoes in Srilanka🤫. Have a fab time. Oh, yes please, no music is the best option to enjoy the tranquility of the breath taking places you visit. Thanks 👍
Thanks for the support. I've been told that they recently changed the opening time to 06:30am and that's why so many people were ahead of me. I'm not sure if that's a temporary change so check before you go.
Thanks Dale. I will check the opening times. I shall also carry few bits of food for that "wee doggy" and I shall say it's from you 😊👍
I don't have words to thank you man !! Thank you soooooooo much for showing the beauty of my country to the world
People need to know that Sri Lanka is a must visit travel destination. ❤️🇱🇰
Very cool video! That’s quite a hike to the top. Great video!! 👍👍
Hello Dale such a beautiful place📍. N I really like listening to ur accent. U will surely be a perfect tour guide for the tourists 😀. U r very inspiring. Keep on rocking. Best wishes from Manipur India
5:35 What a view what a view what a view what a mighty good view... You can almost sing Dale's comments sometimes
Loved this video and seeing the beautiful views from the top, thank you 😊
I'm so glad you never put music over the quiet nature moments. We go to these places to enjoy the natural beauty, anyone that would want some horrible yt music piped over it is crazy!!! 🙄😁😂
Hi dale . Really enjoying your videos mate . We visited Sri Lanka in 2007 and climed this place also . Went to some tea plantations to . Beautiful country.
I'm from gilmerton and work in dalkeith . Safe travels mate .
Brilliant mate. I once knew a nice girl from gilmerton. I reckon Sri Lanka will have changed a lot since you were here.
Fabulous video. Straight talking and just enough detail too to know what to expect
Thanks man, I just say what I see. I'm not going to walk around the place like I'm an expert like I've seen others doing haha
U are in the land of most knowledgeable person ever "the great ravana" according to hindu mythology.
Its gald to see you didn’t add the background musics❤️just pure
Wow, what a beautiful view, a nice and unique place.Very good
Hi dale nice video thank you for giving more colours to our mother land and wish you good luck for more like this video
Yes more like this one coming soon. Thanks for watching.
Great to see your channel growing dale! Love your content:)
P.S if you're still in Sri Lanka try the elephant house Cream Soda;)
Thank you Oshan. I've left already. The only one I've tried is the Fanta Cream Soda. It was okay.
Yet another lovely video of your visit to Sigiriya... Thanks for sharing all your adventures Dale... Enjoying this series.. ❤️ ❤️
Thanks for watching all my videos. :)
@@Dale_Philip 👍🏽😍
This was an awesome video done by you Dale! I love how authentic your videos are and how much you have shown foreigners as well as Sri Lankans of the beauty in our country! However you missed some of the most iconic points in the rock, like the hydraulic system used, the cave paintings of the king’s concubines and also the lion’s paw which is also quite popular as a ruin, and not to forget how the whole castle on the rock concept came to be after king Kashyapa killed his father and shifted his residence to Sigiriya for safety reasons. Quite interesting history surrounding this ancient fortress.
Thank you Dale for these videos. We really need. It right now to build Up our broken tourism after Easter Sunday attacks. Thank you
I think tourism industry will come back strong soon my friend. ❤️🇱🇰
@@Dale_Philip thanks to people like you 😊
Loving your videos so much... As a Sri Lankan and not been able to travel around so much. I'm so happy seeing you travel around.
The big squirrel is type of squirrel. My friend used to have one of them as a pet. They do bite and scratch. Glad to see you enjoying in Sri Lanka . My husband welsh and I'm sri lankan. We are planning to go there next year hopefully.🤞
I would love to have one of those as pets. They look like a lot of fun (minus the biting and scratching).
Very happy to see you in my country 🇱🇰 i love the way you talking style dale watching from england good luck mate😘
Have to say best video i watched so far of the rock and can't believe the hotel you stayed in as its the one i supposed to have stayed in 😃
The swimming pool is nice and so is the dinner and breakfast buffets, but in my room they gave me two single beds pushed together instead of a queen/king size bed.
Haha Imm'a enjoy some tranquility... before the Chinese arrive!
You are simply awesome... Nice Vlogs. Keep it up!
Thanks Alex, but I'm just a guy walking around with a wee camera talking to myself hahaha
@@Dale_Philip What you are doing is hard for me to do being a local. So its so nice. When are you leaving the country?
@@alexjones910 I left a few days ago but have a lot of video footage to edit and upload.
@@Dale_Philip Ok cool. Wish you all the best. Have fun. May Noble Triple Gem Bless you!
Very Nice.
Sri Lanka & your video.
Thoroughly enjoyed this Dale. I will be sharing your name with some of the Sri Lankan lads I work with.. excellent video
Brilliant mate. Thanks very much for sharing.
Again, a mind blowing beautful vlog, keep up this amazing hard work hahaha
thank you for the video! you have visited an incredibly mysterious place of our country and many stories related to the great king Ravana, even if the stories tells of the kashshapa king who built the sigiriya mistakenly, he has only renovated sigiriya already existing (small lession of history :-) ) thank you for visiting our beloved beautiful only country we have!
It's a wonderful place. I'd like to go again at a slower pace and learn more.
I visited here 4 years ago - this makes me want to go back again. Beautiful place. Beautiful country.
I've been there 3 times already and I'm sure I'll go back again. There's always plenty of places in Sri Lanka that I still didn't get the chance to visit yet.
@@Dale_Philip My wife is Sri Lankan (although we live here in Qatar) so I have the benefit of a home grown tour guide (who gets me in at local rates everywhere!!). I love the place.
@@sportster883able that's incredible that she can convince them to give you the locals price. I only once got the locals price in Thailand. I visited a a theme park which is double price for foreigners with 7 Thai friends and they allowed me the locals price. I was so proud. But that's nothing compared to savings you'll get in places like Sigiriya Rock and Horton Plains.
@@Dale_Philip My wife could convince you that a black crow was a white dove and could sell snow to Eskimos. When we go, she books hotels and attractions and uses her ID number and we get local rates. Actually, I was meant to fly to Colombo this afternoon but am now going next Wednesday for 3 days. Cant wait.
@@sportster883able brilliant. Have a good one mate!
Thanks Dale. Your doing Great work. Thanks for the sharing this.
Thanks, it's just me showing my experience of going to a place. Nothing fancy.
I was waiting for this from the moment you told me you went to sigiriya 😊travel more here in Sri Lanka please
Yes I will :)
14:31 A grizzled giant squirrel! I've never seen one up close, that's so awesome. Some people consider it a national animal
It's really incredible.
Thanks for visiting Sri Lanka and traveling and showing everyone how safe is it nw. If u ever come to colombo feel free to contact me.
It's so safe that I wasn't even thinking about safety while I was there. 👍
6:52 These step-like excavations seen in the rock were used to support the lighter, stronger wooden steps of the past.If you look closer a row of simple rectilinear holes can be seen and were used to hold the stair handrail. Great video. Thanks for exploring Sri Lanka. 😇😇
thanks for sharing my beautiful island with me.
Thanks for sharing this beautiful comment with me 😁👍
Handsome dale in beautiful sigiriya.. 😄😄😄
haha thanks
Another class vid, greetings from northern Ireland
It's not just climbing a big rock. It is the eighth wonder of the world and a kingdom of our ancient kings. It is about 5000 years old. Please correct your definition. Thank you for coming to my country.❤🤗
No one on RUclips has done a better travel vlog on Sri Lanka than you mate! Nice one🔥
Very interesting post ! Thanks for sharing your journey !
Ur vedios are really so amazing ....also thank u for coming to see our country .........😍🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀
Thanks so much. I'll return again and again.
Love your videos.❤Wonderful👏
I love the hiking spirit of your's #Lovely #DalePhilip #eeeeeeeee
That rock was cool. Too bad the original palace does not still stand.
Videos like these showing the Sri Lankan nature, culture and warmth after the devastating events which occurred in the past is just what we need again! It's not only this video, but all the others as well. I keep watching them from time to time. Thank you Dale for encouraging tourism in Sri Lanka despite all the past problems! Looking forward to the next awesome video!
Thank you Haleef. I have many videos like this still to edit and upload.
@@Dale_Philip great, keep them coming!👍 If you love seeing Sri Lankan trains, do check out my channel☺
Dale - 'squirrel on steroids' was hilarious
These videos are really good you have a very unique style of commentary which is pretty fun to listen to. Would be great if you could be a bit more frequent and maybe add some more stories?
Sure man. I'm just getting started. I do have a lot of cool stories bro :)
Dale Philip cheers! You seem to take on feedback constantly so no doubt you will make it far
Hey Dale, we were at that hotel few years back, near the buffet area, a huge snake turned up next to our dining table. Snakes are very common in that place , so many varieties of animals, so beautiful
Wow I wish it happened to me. It would make for a great video. 😅
Dale Philip
So true , I’m the one who spotted it out of all the tourists. I’m sure you would have gone past many snakes and other wildlife without you actually noticing their presence around you. But when you’re walking through those jungles, or even sitting in the hotel varanda, train your peripheral vision to spot any movements. it’s how the locals spot wildlife
Another awesome video!! Once I saw the Instagram story I stopped everything just to sit down to watch your vlog. So lovely place. Thanks for being and for keeping the authenticity of the environment 👏👏👏 I wish you could know some places when you were passing.. like at at around 5.00 I think you were walking the place called KATAPATH PAURA. The rock was polished so much , so the king was able to see his reflection while walking that long corridor / hall whatever it’s called . He was so advanced for a king at that time . There’s so much to this legendary king and his kingdom. Luckily , thanks to my school I was able to visit this magnificent place . I hope you’re able to enjoy more places in Sri Lanka. And honestly you’re being a very good inspiration to how to say no NO to tuk tuk s AND TO WALK !! Ha ha . Please do enjoy your stay . !!
Ps - thanks for showing the cobra cave. Never knew about it !!
Thanks for the info. I chose to rush to the top to beat the crowds rather than go through slowly and learn more about the place. It's a bit of a dilemma.
I suggest the cave temple of Dambulla next. There are 2 ways to go up, the long route is a nice hike, but nothing special. The temple is the main attraction
I missed out on it. I was travelling from Sigiriya to Kandy and had to change bus in Dambulla but it was so hot and I had nowhere to store my backpack. I decided just to go straight to Kandy. I guess I missed out.
@@Dale_Philip Dambulla is a really remarkable place, if you get to SL again you should go there. And if you haven’t done so already try going and looking at the wild life in Yala, as you always seem to be interested in the animals too. But slow down a little and take in the detail too......😉
Your so cautious around the dogs but if I was there I’d be petting and feeding all the dogs.
He's smart to be cautious about them. What if they have rabies?