To tour Sri Lanka perfectly you need to have information on tourism to Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka is located off the south-eastern Indian coasts. It lies in the Indian Ocean north to the equator. The total area of Sri Lanka is 65, 525 square Kilometers. Colombo is the commercial capital of Sri Lanka.
Sinhala is the main language of Sri Lanka. Tamil and English are also extensively spoken in Sri Lanka. The main religion of Sri Lanka is Buddhism. Other religions in Sri Lanka are Islam, Christianity and Hinduism. The GMT/UTC =6.
Decimal currency system is follwed in Sri Lanka in rupees and cents. One rupee is equal to 100 cents.
Sri Lanka mainly has a tropical climate. 27 degree centigrade is the average temperature in the low lands. The Central hills are cooler with an average temperature of 14 degree centigrade. From May to July the central, southern and western regions experience heavy rainfall brought by the south-west monsoon. In the east and north north-eastern monsoon brings rain during December and January. Sri Lanka almost throughout the year has a pleasant climate for the tourists.
Cotton is ideal in the tropical weather of Sri Lanka. Wear light woolen clothes in the hilly areas and light cotton in the low lands. Use sun glass and hat to dodge the heat of the day.
If you are traveling to Sri Lanka from a foreign country you need to have a valid passport. However, people from seventy countries can enter Sri Lanka without visa as bona-fide tourists. A 30 day’s landing endorsement is issued to them on entry. The countries are Yugoslavia, Uzbekistan, Ukraine, United States of America, United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Thailand, Tajikistan, Taiwan, Switzerland, Sweden, Spain, South Africa, Slovenia, Singapore, Saudi Arabia, Russian Federation, Romania, Republic of Moldova, Republic of Korea, Qatar, Portugal, Poland, Philippines, Pakistan, Oman, Norway, New Zealand, Netherlands, Nepal, Maldives, Malaysia, Luxemburg, Lithuania, Latvia, Kyrgyzstan, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Japan, Italy, Israel, Ireland, Indonesia, India, Hungary, Hong Kong, Greece, Germany, Georgia, France, Finland, Estonia, Denmark, Czech Republic, Cyprus, Croatia, China, Canada, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovnia, Belgium, Belarus, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Azerbaijan, Austria, Australia, Armenia and Albania.
People of all other countries need to have a valid visa which they could obtain from their country’s Sri Lankan Mission.
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