Best time to visit Sri Lanka
Dec – Mar for the west and south coasts, May – Sep for the east. The island always has a good coast.
Visa, money and practicalities
- Visa: ETA online, 2–3 days — ~₹4,200 per person, we file it
- Currency: 1 LKR ≈ ₹0.28 — ₹1,000 ≈ 3,550 LKR
- SIM: ~₹700 tourist SIM — Dialog counters at the airport
- Power plug: Type D / G — Type D matches India
What nobody tells you about Sri Lanka
The island runs two monsoons on opposite coasts at opposite times of year. In July the south is wet while the east coast is flawless. So there is no such thing as a bad season for Sri Lanka — only a bad coast for that month, and anyone telling you otherwise has not checked.
Who should skip Sri Lanka
Skip a 5-day Sri Lanka trip. The distances look short on a map and are slow in reality; under 6 nights you spend most of the holiday in a van.
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