Sri Lanka travel, fact-checked
Where will you go in Sri Lanka?
Guides to places, parks and routes, each checked against official sources and recent visitor reports.
Destination guides: where to base yourself, what each place is like and how to get there.
Guides to parks, temples, beaches, walks and viewpoints, with verified fees, hours and best months where known.
Itineraries from a single day to three weeks, each with the order that avoids backtracking.
Planning guides: visas, money, trains, safety and when to go, each with its last-checked date.
Colombo
Nine Arch Bridge
Ella Rock
Ella
Galle Face Green
Galle
Gangaramaya Temple
Kumana National Park
Ratnapura
Nine Arch BridgeElla RockGalle Face GreenGangaramaya TempleKumana National Park
Pettah Market
Sigiriya
Temple of the Tooth
Colombo National Museum
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How many days do you have?
All itineraries- 1 day1 day in ColomboA one-day Colombo plan built around the heat and traffic:…
- 2 days2 days in EllaA two-day Ella plan with the walks in the mornings:…
- 3 days3 days: Colombo and GalleA three-day heritage break: a day in Colombo, then two…
- 4 days4 days in the hill countryA four-day hill-country plan: Kandy's temple, Peradeniya, Nuwara Eliya and…
- 5 days5 days in the Cultural TriangleFive days in Sri Lanka's Cultural Triangle: Sigiriya at opening…
Explore by region
Nine provinces, each with its own page of places, routes and guides.
Before you go
All guidesThe practical guides, with the date each was last checked.
Travel updates
Pekoe Trail: Stage 2 closed, alerts on eight stages. Hatton roads: earth-slip risk in heavy rain.