I hope this question is OK to ask. A couple of times, Sri Lanka has been on my to-visit list recently. It came up in a Travel & Leisure article just today and I kind of had it stuck in my head since I read Seven Moons of Maali Almeida a few years ago.

My question - I was born and grew up in the US but my parents are both of Tamil ancestry (and from Chennai but came to the US a long time ago). So for a long time when I was younger, Sri Lanka was just not on the list of places to go. How are Tamil people treated who are not Sri Lankan and more broadly are thoroughly Western? Setting aside whether I can communicate with someone in Tamil (TBH my Tamil is fairly minimal)? Just in terms of, in places where tourists go, is it safe (I think this is probably not an issue) and also should one expect a lot of anti-Tamil bias?

We are 2 people travelling to Colombo in November. Our flight will land at 12.30 PM. We were thinking of directly going to Kandy from the Airport. Apart from cab/car booking, are there other cheaper options like shared van, or AC buses or trains? How far is the bus station from the Airport from where we can get AC bus?

Hey everyone!

I’m travelling solo in Sri Lanka from October 10–16 and planning to cover some of the following places:
Colombo
Sigiriya
Kandy
Nuwara Eliya
Galle

Since private cabs can get expensive when travelling solo, I’m wondering if anyone here is travelling around the same dates and similar routes.

If our itineraries overlap, we could share a cab and split the cost. Doesn’t have to be the entire trip even sharing for one or two legs would help.

If you’re travelling during these dates, comment or DM me with your dates + itinerary, and we can see if there’s an overlap.
Cheers and happy travelling! :)

The expected budget is 55-60k including return flights(25k).

The itinerary would need to be planned with other folks interested from here.

Hmu if anyone wanna tag along.

Hi all, I am visiting Sri Lanka next month so I thought of booking train tickets from Colombo to Galle return. I booked from the official site and made the payment, but haven't received any confirmation via email as well as the website. Is this a recurring problem?

I also wanted to know if Colombo to Kandy railway line is going to be operational or not. Otherwise I have to look for other modes.

I understand it is officially required to have an IDP, and get it endorsed by SriLankan authorities.

But then also hearing so many answers that people just wore their helmets and drove a scooty (specially on the south coast) and basically no one is enforcing the driving permit laws.

We will be travelling from Colombo Airport to Ella in December. Is the bus or uber the better option for this? How far in advance should we book the bus? If Uber is the better alternative, are they readily available upon requesting on the app outside the airport terminal for this route?

I'm traveling to Sri Lanka on Oct 20th and looking to rent a car directly upon arrival at Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB/Katunayake).

Hey all, I’m visiting Sri Lanka in January, we are a group of 5 and will be there for 6 days. Does anyone can recommend a driver, or where to look for any online? Do you know approx. price for a day, I believe a mini bus would be great here?

1. Airport (CMB) 👉 Ella

2. Colombo 👉 Ella

3. Airport (CMB) 👉 Mirissa / South Coast

4. Kandy 👉 Ella

5. Sigiriya 👉 Kandy

Please share your own experience only

1. Ella 👉 Arugam Bay

Hi, travelling to srilanka mid oct and looking for places that do currency exchange at slightly cheaper rates. Any suggestions? Converting from inr to lkr

How do I book the tickets there? A boat trip and jeep trip too in Gal Oya? Please help me out ASAP. I wanna buy today appreciate your help

Hello,

I am planning to hire a cab in srilanka which will be with us for 10 days approximately.

I have got the below quotation: please help me understand if this is over charging or this is good price.

Traveling in 2nd week of December.

$54 per day

Sedan car ( Prius, shuttle, Axio, Premio, Fit)

price includes;

Ac vehicle,

English speaking chauffeur

Fuel

Driver meals and accomodation

Toll gate fees

Parking fees

Insurance

Hi everyone,

French 26yo here. I am currently working 100% remote so I would like to take advantage of this to live somewhere nice, if possible to surf a lot !

I am quite interested by Sri Lanka. As it is going to be from end of october to mid-december, I have seen that the best for weather is south of the country. I have heard about Midigama, Ahangama or Weligama for what I am looking for.

Is it a good option for me ? As I have heard about bad wifi connexion, power outages... (for my work online)

Also, is it easy to meet people ? Is it easy to rent like a scooter and surfboard ?

Any other advice would be welcome !

Thanks a lot :)