Sri Lanka is a small island, but trurly a paradise in the Indian Ocean. In the ancient times, Sri Lanka was known by a variety of names: Serenedib, Taprobane, Cylon are few of them.

Geographical Location

Sri Lanka situated in indian ocean about 50Km off the Southern tip of India, and lies just above the equator between Latitude 5° 55'N and 9° 55' N and the eastern Longitude 79° 42' and 81° 52'

Time Zone

GMT +0530

Currency

LKR=Sri Lankan Rupee (A Rupee is divided into One hundred Cents)

1USD=112LKR

Internationl Airports

Sri Lanka's only Internationl Airport is "Bandaranayake International Airport" situated in Katunayake off 30Km from commercial capital city Colombo. Colombo - Katunayake highspeed road still under construction. Therefore travel from Colombo to Katunayake will take about 1 hour under normal road traffic conditions in Sri Lanka

Language

The Official languages are Sinhala, Tamil and English. However, English is widely used as a medium of communication in commercial circles.

Public Transportation

In Sri Lanka public transportation services available for any destination with Buses without Air condition Air Conditioned Bus services available within main Cities(Intercity service). Train service also available for selected destinations.Bus and train fare is very cheap and it will cost about LKR5 for two Kilometer distance. But the facilities are very poor. For a forigner best way to travel around country is with arranged private transport like Car or Van. Taxis also available when required but it might be expensive than prior arranged transport with a tour operator

Main Tourist Destinations

Cities: Colombo, Katunayake, Negambo, Jaffna, Trinco, Biticalo, Tissamaharama, Matara, Galle, Kandy, Nuwara Eliya, Rathnapura, Kurunegala

Beaches: Arugam Bay, Unawatuna, Polhena, Weligama, Koggala, Bentota, Mount Lavinia, Negambo

Hill Country: Kandy, Nuwara Eliya, Matale

Accormadation

Sri Lanka offers a wide varity of accormadation which ranges from international chain Hotels to informal Guest Houses

Communication Facilities

In communication and Information technology Sri Lanka is upto the speed of any developed contry. Telecomunications and Internet facility and any other electronic facility available in any places in the country. Mobile phone connection can be obtain for LKR500 and 3G service available for everywhere. If you are bringing a 3G HSDPA modem you obtain Internet service for LKR500. Wide varity of mobile data and voice service availavle for very resonable rate for example 4G data package for just LKR800

Electricity Supplies

If you are bringing any elctical items to use while you are traveling it needs to compatible at 230/240 volts, 50 cycles AC.

Lion Lanka Tours

31-B-13, Keerthi Sri Rajasinghe Mw

Kandy, Sri Lanka

Tel: +94-776924001

Email: info@lionlanka.com