Sri Lanka
The Facts
Capital: Colombo
Population: Colombo 2,305,000
Sri Lanka 20,222,240
Time Difference: GMT + 6
Flight Time: 12hrs
Visas: Not required for British Passport Holders
Currency: Sri Lankan Rupees. These are not convertible outside Sri Lanka.
Paperwork – Passport/Visa
We can only advise you of the requirements for British and Irish Passport holders. For British and Irish passports endorsed in any way and all other passport holders, requirements should be checked with the relevant embassy. You should ensure that you have a valid ten year British Passport with a minimum validity of 6 months after the date you return to the UK.
British passport holders do not require a Visa for Sri Lanka.
Health - Vaccinations
As a guideline the recommended vaccinations include: Hepatitis A, Typhoid, Tetanus and Polio. Malaria is also recommended for some parts of the country. You should take health advice from your GP or a specialist clinic about your specific needs as early as possible and ensure that vaccinations or preventative measures such as malaria tablets are taken early enough (which may be a month or more prior to departure) to be fully effective by the date of travel.
The department of health are also a good source of information offering a free leaflet ‘health advice for travellers’ (available on request Tel: 0800 555 777).
