Srilanka

SRILANKA A POCKET GUIDE

By Supun Abeynayake

GENERAL FACTS FOR MORE INFORMATION AND ISPIRATION VISIT http://ISLANDSRILANKA.COM

climate LOCATION the island lies in the indian ocean,to the south west of bay of Bengal,& separated from indian subcontinent by the gulf of mannar & the polk starit

there are two monsoons ,the north east monsoon occurs from December to march and south west monsoon from june to cotober.the hill country is more cooler and temperate

money the exchange of foreign currency should be done at banks or licensed money changers ,a receipt should be obtained so re-exchange can be done at departure at banks .SRILANKA RUPEE (RS)

ethnic groups Sinhalese 74.5%,srilankan tamils 11.9% ,indian tamils 4.6%. moors 7.2% other 1.8%

languages Sinhala,tamil and English are widely spoken through the island

general holidays Saturdays and sundays are usually non working days ,the day of full moon ,poya day is a religious holiday in Buddhist calander ,it is a public ,bank and mercantile holiday .most independent places are closed ,selling of alchol even to tourists is banned on poya day.

how to get there from UK Under 11 hour you can get a direct flight from London heathrow to Colombo .srilankan Airlines flydaily (around £500 :srilankan.com) there are also other flight services with stopovers .such as emirates,eithiad ,jet airway ,oman air ,Qatar airways ,you can use fly search engine like skyscanner ,kayak to lookfor deals Apply for your visa online ,normally you get the approval on the same day (30 dswith double entry cost around £ 20 ) eta.gov.lk/slvisa.

how long to spend for a more relaxing break you need around two weeks ,with more time relaxing on the beach while exploring the country to the fullest .there are lot of short trips or day excursions you can easily cover from the accommodation you stay in .islandsrilanka.com can arrange you amazing accommodation plus a tour itinerary according to the budget you have.

when to go

the island is a year round destination ,which serves by two monsoons ,January to March are the prime months to visit ,there is less rain falls and temperature can go up to 30 c .the monsoon tend to starts in the south and south west of the island in April,which can last for about four months and so on . the north east monsoon starts from October to January , don't worry sometimes showers can be short and pleasingly dramatic.

say"nice"