Group photo on Sigiriya Rock in Sri Lanka

Explore Sri Lanka

Name: Explore Sri Lanka
Brand: Follow Alice
SKU: 244746762
Rating: 5 (12 reviews)

from USD1,980

Duration:: 11 days
Difficulty:: Easy
Group Size:: 4-12
Adventure:: Mixed

Sri Lanka is an island jewel. It's blessed with having beautiful beaches, big game like elephants and leopards, historic sites and temples, spicy foods, rapid-filled rivers, forested mountains perfect for hiking, and so much more! It's the perfect place for a supremely fun and exciting adventure holiday!

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Boys jumping into waterfall in Sri Lanka

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Hidden gems

Sri Lanka is a small island with a whole lot of diversity and suprises in store for the inquisitive traveller!

11 days

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Country info and facts

Languages

Sinhalese, Tamil, English

Currency

Sri Lankan rupee (LKR)

Airports

Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)

Seasons

Sri Lanka is the perfect year-round destination. It has a tropical and warm climate. The best time to visit the west and south coasts and the hill country is from December to March. The best weather on the east coast is from April or May to September. To learn more please read the climate section of All your Sri Lanka travel questions answered.

Visa and Immigration

You need to purchase an electronic travel authorisation (ETA) visa before heading to Sri Lanka. The visa is for 30 days. You can learn more at eta.gov.lk.

Health and Safety

There are no mandatory vaccinations for visiting Sri Lanka. That said, please speak to your GP about your travel plans.

Standard precautions for visitors to Sri Lanka include being vaccinated against tetanus, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, rabies and typhoid. Sri Lanka also has a low risk of malaria and Japanese encephalitis infections.

Finally, you'll need to present proof of a yellow fever vaccination if you're travelling from a country with a known transmission risk (or you had a layover in such a destination that lasted longer than 12 hours).

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Adventuring made easy

Our dedicated travel consultants make adventuring easy for you by taking away all of the admin. Your only jobs are to train for the adventure if necessary and then pack your bags!

Local guides

Our local guides look after you in every way. Our goal is to give every traveller the feeling you get when a friend is showing you their country.

Responsible travel

On average, over 70% of your trip price stays in the local economy. It's important to us that the visited communities benefit the most since they're the ones hosting travellers.

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Sri Lanka is an island off the SE coast of India that's famous for tea and elephants. But it's actually packed with so much more than that! Tash from Follow Alice has put together 25 things you didn't know about this diverse country from her travels there!

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