Travel Tips

As a responsible travel company we always care about our clients. Their satisfaction is the most important thing to us. Therefore, we always try to give some best TRAVEL TIPS and INFORMATION to our clients. Our travel tip page will guide you to find the most important information you need, when you travel to our richly diverse country.

Sri Lank is one of the most famous destinations you can visit at any time of the year, because we have sunshine very well throughout year. Temperature is around 27°C – 30°C. But, some parts of the highland as low as below 10°C at night [hill country]. Our island has two wet monsoon periods in May and July in south-west region and December and January. Clear blue skies and bright sunny days are usual even during the wet season, when tropical showers and storms don’t last long. Sri Lanka is 51/2 hours ahead of GMT (Greenwich Mean Time), 2½ hours behind Singapore and 4½ hours behind Australia EST (Eastern Standard Time).

The peak season is between December and March. So many European travelers who plan to visit leisurely select this period in their winter cold, because they love our warm sunshine and golden beaches. in that period of time, the most popular destinations are west coast , Kandy and Nuwara Eliya if you expect to select some accommodation facilities in this period, it’ s better, if you book in advance to secure desired accommodation as well as July and August also peak period because of the Kandy Perehera festival programme.

Sri Lanka is a tropical country. So it’s better if you can use cotton cloths and when you expect to visit the beaches, you can use swimwear also but casual dress should not be provocative to others . If you have some special sun cream and other cosmetics, best thing is to bring that because sometimes you will not be able to find that product at local outlets. Wi-Fi facility is available at all hotels and restaurant. So, you can use your sensational gadgets and enjoy. Bring enough prescription medicines too as the brand might not be stocked by pharmacies. so as little as possible.

When planning a Round trip tour most important thing is your flight arrival time and departure time, because we can spread your tour plan very well under your flight details and make maximum use of your stay. Most tourists when visiting SriLanka always try to select Habarana as their first destination, because Habarana is the central point, when visiting the cultural sites [Dambulla,Anuradhapura,Polonnaruwa and Sigiriya].From Airport to Habarana travel time is 3 hours If you arrive in morning it’s easy to travel to Habarana on the same day, but when you have flight which arrives in evening, the best thing is to spend the night in Colombo[30 minutes travel time by express way] .when you travel to another city, you had better start early [depend on the day tour plan] because on the way you will be able to see a lot of natural sceneries and beautiful places. So, if you can start early you will be able to spend your time to visit more places but it depends on your choice and try to manage your hotel reservation early.

You can get your visa under all category form our Immigration Department WEB site.that is the best way for clear and fast visa.

Visitors to Sri Lanka bringing in more than US$10,000 should declare the amount to the Customs on arrival. Your foreign currency and Cheques may be changed at any hotel, although commercial bank also offers better rates. There are many places for converting foreign currency at the Airport banks, and other banks in the city areas in addition to the most of the cities. we have money change centers that work under government permit. They also prove good rates for you. All unspent rupees converted from foreign currencies can be re-converted to the original currency on departure as long as encashment receipts can be produced. Currency notes are in circulation are for 20, 50, 100, 500, 1000, 2000s and 5000 rupees. Please note that the Sri Lankan rupee is not the same as the Indian rupee and has a different value.

Most of the hotels and restaurants as well as other supermarkets also accept most international credit cards .Most widely accepted credit cards are American Express, Visa and Master card and cash advances may be obtained against credit cards at bank ATMs. Normally banks are open from 9.00 am to 3.00[government]/4.00 pm [private] from Monday to Friday and some cities there are 24 hours banking service but most of them are close on public holidays and week-ends But, you can use their island wide ATM service for your cash withdrawal.

Most shops keep open from 9.00 am to 6.00 pm but normally they are closed on Sunday and Full moon Poya days as religious particularism for Buddhist and alcohol is not served in bars, hotels , restaurants and public recreational areas on this day.it s a government rule.

In Our airport on arrival and departure you may be required to open your baggage for inspection. Tobacco products are not a part of a tourist’s duty free allowance. creation type of animal products, antiques and gold You will not be able to bring out of the country so it’s better if you can keep your shopping bills, because sometimes in the airport they would check specially Gems and Jewellery.

you are allowed to bring into the country duty free 1.5 liters of spirits, two bottles of wine, a quarter-liter of toilet water, and a small quantity of perfume and souvenirs with a value not exceeding US $250. The import of personal equipments such as cameras and laptop computers are allowed but must be declared on arrival. However, personal equipments must be taken out of the country upon the visitor’s departure. The import of non-prescription drugs and pornography of any form are an offence

Sri Lanka Customs: www.customs.gov.lk

On leaving the country you are allowed to export up to 10kg of tea duty free.

No antiques antique Defined as anything more than 50-years-old – rare books, palm-leaf manuscripts and anthropological material can be exported without permission from the

Purchase and export without license of any wild animal, bird or reptile, dead or alive. Also, the export of parts of animals, birds or reptiles, such as skins, horns, scales and feathers is prohibited. Occasional exports are, however, permitted exclusively for bona fide scientific purposes. It is prohibited to export of 450 plant species without special permits. The export of coral, shells or other protected marine products are also strictly prohibited.

Applications for special permission to export fauna should be made to the

And flora should be produced to the

You should fill the immigration forms when you arrive but if you are a Sri Lankan passport holder, you don’t need that and on departure Sri Lankan passport holders have to fill in embark forms

From the supermarket and normal shops you can buy filtered, mineral and bottled drinking water. For washing and other purposes, you can use tap water but not for drinking

220 Volts/50 Hz Ac. Two and three pin round and square plugs are used. But, if you can use the multi-plug, it will be very useful

All of the embassies details and local Emergency services contact numbers and details you can get from hotel reception and the telephone directory, they provide in your hotel room.

If you need a doctor, you can contact your hotel reception. In most of star class hotels there is a doctor within the hotel premises or on call in addition all towns, we have pharmacy shops.

City hotels ,resorts, ,communication centers and all post offices in SriLanka, they have IDD[ international direct dialing] call facilities .we have several mobile telecommunication companies in SriLanka that sell local SIM cards .Most of the places have WI-FI connections in addition to the government which has already provided free WI-FI facilities in famous public places[ Ex: Gall face green].fax and postal service you can get from our government Post offices and hotel receptions also and most of private communicaton shops that provide mobile recharge, fax, photocopy and IDD call facilities.

It’s customary to tip Drivers, Guides Hotel housekeepers and restaurant staff it depends on your satisfaction. The average tip is Rs. 300 for housekeeping and up to 10% of your meal bill for restaurant staff. It depends on your satisfaction.

Most of the hotels and restaurants provide high quality food But, the best thing is to ask from your Driver or Guide they will help you any time to find a better place. Always wash and peel fruit before consumption and Drink enough water to avoid dehydration.

Sri Lanka is one of the most famous photographing delights. During your travel period before you enter some sites, you have to take an extra special ticket for photographs [Ex: National Museum]. Entrance tickets to individual sites are available only from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. These tickets cover charges for recording, parking and photographs. Rates are quoted in US Dollars and rupee parities are subjected to fluctuation.

In Sri Lanka we have different kind of food but most people’s are using Rice and curry (eggplant, potato, green banana, chicken and fish).most of our foods are very spicy and delicious. There are also hoppers (a pancake-like snack), string hoppers (steamed rice noodles) and pittu (flour and coconut mixture). Lamprais – rice and accompaniments baked in plantain leaves – is a legacy of the Dutch. Fresh fish, prawns, crab, squid and crayfish are readily available. As a dessert we have buffalo curd topped with palm-honey, the caramel-like wattalapam,ice cream, salad and other all of desserts also. Snacks [we call short eats] are very tasty and excellent for trip

We have deferent kind of delightful fruits as popular Mango, banana and papaya, pineapple, and sapodilla, mangosteen , rambutan, wood apple, custard apple and beli,duriyan, avocado etc.

Around All of the tourist attraction areas we have good restaurant and you can enjoy with Srilankan,chines, European food also

It’s better if you can try

• SriLankan food
• Sea food
• SriLankan sweets

At any time you wish to stop for a break please ask the driver/guide. He will help you find best things

In, we don’t recommend you drive in Sri Lanka unless you have previous experience driving in this part of the world.

• Gents wear trousers to cover their knees or a “sarong” with a shirt or T-shirt
• Ladies should wear decent attire such as a trouser or a skirt to cover the knees and a Blouse or t-Shirt

It may not be expedient for ladies to wear deep necked or a sleeveless top this is very important when you visit the cultural sites.

We always provide the vehicles for you with passenger insurance coverage in addition It’s better if you select some recommended places with our agent’s recommendation [safari ,elephant riding ,water rafting, boat riding and water sports ,whale watching and etc…..] because we always care to arrange government recommended dealers for you when you engage in activities, because they have government license and insurance also ……so the best thing is to book the activities true to your travel agent .Then, we can take responsibility about your safety with insurance.