Travel back over two thousand years on this full-day tour to Anuradhapura, the first great capital of Sri Lanka and one of the best-preserved ancient cities in the world. Your expert guide will lead you through a landscape of colossal brick dagobas, sacred Bodhi trees, royal palace foundations, and ancient hospital ruins that together paint a vivid portrait of a sophisticated, deeply religious civilisation at the height of its power. Visit the Sri Maha Bodhi, a cutting from the original Bodhi tree under which the Buddha attained enlightenment, making it the world’s oldest tree and one of Buddhism’s most sacred sites. The spiritual atmosphere of Anuradhapura is moving, and a bicycle or tuk-tuk can be arranged within the park to make it easier to navigate between the widely spaced monuments.