| ABOUT DESTINATION |
SRI LANKA (FORMERLY CEYLON) IS AN ISLAND NATION
IN THE INDIAN OCEAN. ITS DIVERSE LANDSCAPES
RANGE FROM RAINFOREST AND ARID PLAINS TO
HIGHLANDS AND SANDY BEACHES. IT’S FAMED FOR ITS
ANCIENT BUDDHIST RUINS, INCLUDING THE 5TH-
CENTURY CITADEL SIGIRIYA, WITH ITS PALACE AND
FRESCOES. |
| BEST SEASON TO TRAVEL |
DECEMBER TO MARCH |
| VISA REQUIREMENT |
YES |
| LOCAL LANGUAGE |
SINHALA, ENGLISH, TAMIL |
| LOCAL CURRENCY |
SRI LANKAN RUPEE |
| CAPITAL CITY |
COLOMBO |
| LOCAL FESTIVALS |
DURUTHU POYA, THAI PONGAL, MAHA SHIVRATHRI |
| POPULAR PLACES TO TRAVEL |
SIGIRIYA, DAMBULLA BENTOTA, YALA NATIONAL PARK,
NUWARA ILLIYA, GALLE, COLOMBO. |
