Sri Lanka for 2.5 Weeks or Tanzania for 5 days? Howdy peeps! I’m trying to decide between Tanzania (5 days safari) or Sri Lanka (2.5 weeks). This would be during the month of February for Africa or ending of February/early March for the latter. My friend is from Sri Lanka and he said he’d go with me in a couple of years but idk if I really want to wait to do that. He does have connections …

Sri Lanka Trip Report – December 2024 While it is not particularly difficult to find travel info on Sri Lanka, I thought I will share some practical experience and impressions, maybe it helps some. Me: Adult male, natural habitat Europe, travel style solo. Sri Lanka: A destination you should very much consider visiting if the opportunity arises. A very interesting and entertaining m…

Photos/travel report from recent travel to Sri Lanka Towns/cities visited – Day 1 – Negombo (we only spent the night there as our plane arrived at 11:30 pm) Day 2-3 – Sigiriya (We went to the Dambulla Cave Temple, Sigiriya Rock, Pidurangala rock, and did an elephant safari at Hurulu Eco Park Day 4 – Kandy. I had low expectations for Kandy but I ended up liking it! The view of the lake was lovely D…

Solo Travel – A Week in Sri Lanka – Report Hey All, I did a week-long trip from Mumbai to Sri Lanka last week. This was my first international trip, second solo, so there were lot of ‘first times’ for me to learn and grow. Here are the details: Why Sri Lanka? Quite coincidentally, I happened to read few books based on the country in the past couple of years, so I developed some affinity …

Itinerary Suggestions – Sri Lanka Trip Hi All, I’m planning to gift a 8 night Sri Lanka Vacation to a friend and his to be wife, for the first week of March. Read through a lot of posts on here and did some desktop research to arrive at the following. the idea is not to plan their detailed itinerary (they can do it by themselves). Idea is to book hotels for them in specific places an…

Thailand or Sri Lanka with kids in July We keep doubting between Thailand and Sri Lanka for our summer holiday. 2 Adults and 3 kids (5-7-9) Both have monsoon season, although east coasts are better Thailand would be Bangkok- River Kwai – Khao Sok- Ko Tao – Koh Samui Sri Lanka Colombo – Dambulla – Kandy – Eliya – Ella – Beaches I have the feeling Sri Lanka is more Genuine and Thailand …

Vegan in Sri Lanka & supporting the locals Hey! So my boyfriend and I want to visit Sri Lanka in February – May (not sure when exactly yet, but we plan to stay 30 to 40 days) for the first time! Do you have any recommendations on how to have a nice stay while being Vegan? Maybe you know good places and or dishes :)? We also plan to prepare food ourselves. Besides that, we would be happy …

Visiting Sri Lanka Hi, I am traveling on Monday to Sri lanka and I have 12 days available to explore the country. I am a bit disappointed by the low-pressure system situation, creating more rain than usual in this period but I am going to try to make this work: Dec 17, 18 – Colombo Dec 19, 20 – Sigyria & Dambulla Dec 21 – Kandy Dec 22 – Train to Ella Dec 23 – Ella…

Visiting sri lanka December 1-20 Booked a trip no cancellations from December 1-20. Was planning to visit Ella, sigiriya, nuwara Eliya, Jaffna, hikkaduwa, unawatuna etc. I was looking forward to enjoying the natural beauty of sri lanka, snorkeling and enjoying the food. However all the forecasts for those areas and my dates of travel indicate it’s going to rain. I’m not into hi…

Is this Sri Lanka itinerary realistic? I’m planning a trip to Sri Lanka in March and want to visit as many cultural and historical highlights as possible. I have a Tamil background but have only visited Sri Lanka once before, and I live abroad. My focus is on culture and history, and I’ll have 10 full days there (day 11 is my departure in the morning). Here’s my current plan: Day 1-2…

Booking train tickets in Sri Lanka through 12go.asia? Hi! I’m leaving for Sri Lanka next month and I wanted to do the famous Kandy – Ella (or Nanu Oya/Nuwara Eliya, in my case) train ride, however, when I checked the tickets for Dec 23 from the official gov’t website, they’re all sold out. I saw that 12go.asia are selling train tickets, however I read that they will need to deliver the tickets to …

How much time for Sri Lanka? I’ve tried searching around and I’ve found people planning Sri Lanka trips anywhere from 1 week to over 1 month and I’m not sure how long to go for. I have up to 4 weeks off (flexible, can be shorter) and booked a one way ticket for mid-December, but I’m not sure if I should add in another country/destination or just stay in Sri Lanka. submi…

ETA requirements for Sri Lanka? Hi, I’m a Belgian travelling to Sri Lanka soon. Online I often find that you need an ETA to enter Sri Lanka? However, on the official government website of Belgium I don’t find any information on this. I’m pretty sure the ETA is needed, but could someone confirm this? Best regards submitted by /u/Alarming-Opposite146

Sri Lanka logistics I am planning a visit to Sri Lanka and have some questions. I am planning the route Colombo>Habarana>Kandy>Ella>Mirissa. What the best options to travel btw these locations? I see buses, trains online, and many comments that hiring drivers is common. I will not drive, I have no issue with public transport either, but willing to pay up to an amo…

Sri Lanka, solo female traveler What do you think about this plan? What would you add or remove? Day 1 Sigiriya. Day 2 After breakfast visit Sigiriya rock fortress. Thereafter visit Local village to experience a local village and authentic Sri Lankan lunch 3 After breakfast, you will visit the ancient city of Polonnaruwa and participate in a monkey-watching activity with a loc…

Booking rooms in Sri Lanka as a lesbian couple I’m going to be visiting Sri Lanka with a girlfriend (I’m a woman). We’ve traveled to many places with laws and public opinion that are unfavorable to the gay community so I’m comfortable with not showing affection in public, telling people we are friends, etc. But one thing I wanted to check on is booking hotel beds. I’ve experienced places whe…

Sri Lanka vs Thailand Me and my husband are traveling for Christmas, NYE and into January. We’re thinking approximately 20-25 days. We’re both in our early 30s, and like a mix of chill and social. Depending on where we end up staying, we want to do outdoor activities such as diving, surfing, hiking ++ I have my Padi license and my husband wants to get his. (We’re fro…

Bhutan + Sri Lanka, Taiwan, or? Hi everyone. My wife and I are working on a two week babymoon for November. Currently we are set for a week long trip to Bhutan, and we want to spend another week somewhere in Asia (this will be our first time to the continent). We are mostly slower paced travelers, who likes culture, nature/wildlife, interacting with locals, and I also practice…

might be a stupid question, a Danish passport holder going from India to Sri Lanka on visa on arrival, a friend of mine told me the ticket counter in India insisted on seeing a visa to Sri Lanka, will I face trouble? so i dont know if its lack of knowledge from this specific person behind the counter (because sri lanka do accet visa on arrival) , but they insisted on seeing my friends visa to sri lanka going from india to sri lankaim just wondering if they allowed to hold u back if u dont have the visa ? submitted by /u/4everonlyninja

Is Sri Lanka really that scary? I’ve seen a lot of comments of people saying how horrible the country is, how there’s serious accidents on the road all the time, how everyone gets horrible food poisoning, how Russians ruin everything etc. I really want to go but now all these comments are making me doubt if it would be a good idea. Is it honestly that scary ? For those of you …