The style of relaxation in Sri Lanka can be summarized as follows: away from the hustle and bustle, closer to the sea and to nature . There is hardly a more "leisurely" country in the world than Sri Lanka: here nobody is in a hurry, everyone is enjoying life - including service staff in hotels (to the top institutions of Sri Lanka, however, does not apply - everyone is running around in the soap to please the guests) . Most of the attractions in Sri Lanka are natural, just like the majority of entertainments . Noisy discos and smoke with a yoke till morning here are not in the f thief, but picnics in the nature, fishing or barbecue on the beach - as much as you like . Well, diving, of course . And that's what Sri Lanka can not please, so it's proximity to our vast: the flight here is long .
@ In general, it's very simple to identify a person who is exactly like Sri Lanka . First, in his no longer first passport there are few clean pages . Secondly, he is either a person, culture and history (and ancient Sri Lanka is very rich in interesting monuments), or - desperate sea daredevil, which th wants to, in addition to the palms, sand and sea, there was a diving center and the headquarters of surfers . Thirdly, he will surely look at your fragrant cup of tea . Ceylon, -Lanka, supplies a quarter of the world with this drink .
But here it does not do without minuses. This is a long flight and not too active nightlife at the resorts
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The main resorts of Sri Lanka
- Beach:
@ Maravila, Waikkal, Negombo, Mount Lavinia, Wadduwa, Kalutara, Beruwela, Bentota, Induruwa, Kosgoda, Ahungalla, Hikkaduwa, Halle, Unawatuna, Koggala, Weligama, Dikvela, Tangalle, Hambantota, Trincomale, Arugam Bay
- Excursion :
Nuwara Eliya, Kandy, Mount Sigiriya, Dambulla and P olnaruwa
How to get there
There are no direct flights between Moscow and Colombo, however in the winter charters with landing in Male fly here. In addition, flights are possible with a convenient connection to the airlines of Emirates (via Dubai), Etihad Airways (via Abu Dhabi) and Qatar Airways (via Doha). The journey takes about 14 hours, taking into account the connections.
Direct flights to Sri Lanka from Minsk, Kiev and Alma-Ata also do not exist: only through other European cities.
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Visa to Sri Lanka
Citizens of Russia, Ukraine and countries The CIS requires a visa to visit Sri Lanka. The visa is issued in advance on the ETA (Electronic Travel Authorization) website
Customs
Two wine bottles (0, 75 liters) of wine and 1, 5 liters of spirits, 250 ml of toilet water and 60 grams of perfume are allowed to be imported duty-free. Duty-free import of cigarettes is prohibited. The size of the fee depends on the size of the products - for the import of cigarettes from 72 to 84 millimeters in length, 6, 7 LKR per piece, more than 84 millimeters - 7 LKR are charged. The cost of importing a kilogram of tobacco or cigars is 1300 LKR Indian and Pakistani currency is prohibited to import. Import and export of the national currency is limited to 250 LKR.
Expensive items and things are declared for their subsequent unimpeded exportation. You must have a special permit for the export of ivory products, coin and brand collections, untreated precious and semiprecious stones
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@ Useful telephone numbers
Embassy of Sri Lanka in Moscow: st. Shchepkina, 24 pp. 1; tel .: (495) 688-16-20, 688-16-51; website
Russian Embassy in Colombo: Sir Ernest de Silva Mawatha, 62; Tel: (11) 257-35-55, 257-49-59, website
Police: 133, first aid: 144, fire service: 122
Phone code Colombo - 1, Kandy - 8, Halle - 9, Bentota - 34, Negombo - 31, Nuwara Eliya - 52, Trincomale - 26.
Transport of Sri Lanka
Traffic on the island left-sided . Buses and trains - the only types of public transport . The fare on private and public buses is the same and is one of the lowest in the world . Between cities it is convenient to travel by trains, a trip to the farthest from Colombo is the distance bypass 300 LKR . In Colombo and the suburbs there is a taxi with counters that can be called by phone . Landing in them and the first kilometer costs 28-30 LKR, each next kilometer - 24-26 LKR . "Narodny taxi" "In Sri Lanka, a three-wheel motor scooter with a cab called" tuk-tuk "is an affordable alternative to a regular taxi (the fare will be 15-20 LKR per km) .
From the end of 2010, the launch of an air taxi by SriLankan Airlines . The air circuit will connect many cities of the island, and you will not be able to reach any part of the country in more than 40 minutes.
Rental car
Rent a car in Sri Lanka take the unit: the traffic there is unusual, and drivers violate the traffic rules often pleasure - as well as pedestrians. Therefore, it is best to use the services of a chauffeur there or call a taxi.
However, if you want to rent a car so that there is simply no power, you can do it in Colombo. To do this, you will need to show your passport, international driving license and credit card. The driver's age must be at least 21 years
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Safety of tourists in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka is a country with a hot climate, therefore, in order to avoid gastric infections and poisonings, you should thoroughly wash your hands before meals, as well as vegetables and fruits purchased at market. Tap water for drinking is not recommended: it is better to use mineral water and other factory bottled spirits.
In the evening and when visiting national parks and reserves it is recommended to use repellents. Before you travel to the jungle with an overnight stay, tourists should take antimalarial pills beforehand. You should not visit temples in shorts, in clothes with an open back and shoulders. Also, when entering the temple, you need to take off your shoes. Photographing in the temples can be made only with permission. And standing with your back to the statues of the Buddha is considered a bad form and disrespect for local customs.
And yet: beware of the monkeys! Numerous flocks of these insolent creatures became in Sri Lanka something like a natural disaster. They scurry around and are very intrusive. They can tear out food or things from their hands, right up to the camera or camcorder. Moreover, monkeys can get into the hotel room and arrange a uniform pogrom there. Therefore, before leaving, always close the windows or special mosquito nets with a grid.
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Sri Lanka's climate
The climate on the island is tropical, with monsoon seasons. Virtually 95% of all precipitation falls in the rainy summer season from May to late October and mostly at night. The remaining months are quite dry, so the period from November to the end of April is the most favorable for a holiday in Sri Lanka. The air temperature on the island practically does not change and all the year round it is equal to 28-30 ºС, except for the mountain areas, where it drops to +10 ºС in winter. Water temperature averages 26 ° C
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Beaches of Sri Lanka
The coast of Sri Lanka is more than a thousand kilometers of beaches with soft sand, coconut palm trees, coral reefs and colorful fish in the coastal waters. Two famous beaches of Sri Lanka: from Tangalle to Weligama and Bentota, entered the 10 best beaches in Asia according to the rating of Forbes magazine
From November to March, northern winds are blowing, so the calm sea and comfortable weather should be looked for in the western and southern shore of the island. The western monsoon blows from April to October, so you need to go to the east coast for calm water and cloudless weather.
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Sri Lanka hotels
Sri Lanka hotels are usually small and stand directly on the beach. Each is made in its unique style, but they all reflect the customs and traditions of local culture and seamlessly fit into the natural landscape. Any hotel has its own programs for recreation and entertainment of guests: themed evenings, ethnic and cultural performances, fashion shows, barbecues with the moon, organizing fishing, picnics, excursions, etc.
The voltage in the electrical network is 210-240 V. The outlets of the British sample - three-pin with grounding, so you need an adapter that can be taken to the "reception."
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Banks and exchange points
Currency it is better to exchange at Colombo airport . Received while the check makes sense to save until the end of the trip: in this case, when departing from Colombo it will be possible to convert back unspent local money to the airport bank at the rate of purchase . In addition, the currency can be exchanged at any hotel and bank . Banks are open from 9:00 to 13:00 from Monday to Friday . Large hotels and shops at International credit cards are required . Foreign currency entering the country must be declared . ATMs are available in almost all cities of the country .
Sri Lanka Shopping and Stores
Sri Lanka is known in all world with their precious stones: sapphires, rubies, topaz, etc. Buy jewelry better in specialized stores, requiring a corresponding check or certificate. Ceylon tea, spices, handicrafts are also well-known all over the world: masks, batik, little things made of leather. In cities, you can also buy inexpensive textiles.
Usually on weekdays, shops are open from 9:30 to 17:00, and on Saturdays from 9:30 to 13:00.
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Cuisine and restaurants
All the world knows the traditional Sri Lankan spices, fragrant tea of all sorts and exotic fruits. "Curry" - specially cooked meat or vegetables with spices and rice - here they prepare perfectly. In general, meat is consumed relatively little - cows are considered sacred animals. But local tea - above all praise: fragrant, strong and inexpensive. A dish of fish and a variety of seafood simply can not be counted.
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Holidays in Sri Lanka
"Home for tea" on the planet Sri Lanka prepared for its guests a decent holiday in the style of Southeast Asia . The court of the secured public is issued exotic salad from the longest beaches of the highest quality, remarkable diving, rich natural and cultural "excursion" . All this is generously seasoned with a relax-sauce and seasoned with friendly smiles of local residents . From pleasant bonuses - the price of such rest is significantly lower, say, Maldivian He leaves impressions at least bright . The ill-wishers, however, say that the service in Ceylon is just turtles: the staff is in no hurry, and the keywords in their lexicon are "tomorrow" and "on Monday" (alternating depending on what day is located further from today) . However, such a minority: most of the guests of the country enjoys beach vacations, excursions, diving and surfing and other barbecues in the jungle .
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- Worship the main relic of the country in August during the famous procession of the "Kandy Esala Peraher" holiday in Kandy
- See the ficus of King Edward VII or the iron tree of the Russian Emperor Nicholas II, as well as the spruce planted by Yuri Gagarin , in the Royal Botanical Garden of Peradeniya.
- Touch the oldest on the Earth sacred Bo tree ("Buddha tree"), which is surrounded by a golden fence in the courtyard of one of the temples of the Anuradhapura-vihara complex. His process was brought here from India in the III century. BC. e.
- Make sure personally that in the cave of Dambulla, water flows down the walls and accumulates on the ceiling, drops down into the golden cup.
- In the suburb of Colombo, visit the largest zoo in the continent Dehiwala Zoo.
- Soak up the spicy scent all kinds of spices, looking in the vicinity of Kandy in the unique Garden of Spice
- Batticaloa regularly performs "performances" of singing fish, which can be heard in calm and calm weather from the middle of spring to early autumn.
- Explore the stunning surroundings with a vertiginously high break "End of the world a "which is located on the Horton Plateau
Sri Lanka's entertainment, excursions and attractions
Who would have thought that on a small island of 65, 6 thousand square meters. km. there are nine UNESCO sites located
Invalid historical relics of world importance are scattered all over the island . For example, Anuradhapura is the ruins of a huge city in the jungle . And on a mountain of Sigiriya at an altitude of 180 m there is a magnificent city surrounded by gardens with fountains and pools, with amazing staircases: the steps are carved between the paws, throat and jaws of an incredibly large lion . In the place Dambulla on top of the mountain, at an altitude of 350 m there is a Buddhist cave temple in which the largest collection of ancient statues of Bu ddy . The main attraction of the city of Polonnaruwa is the stone temple of Gall-Vihara, the most famous in Sri Lanka .In Aluvihara there is a temple-cave complex, in which, according to legend, the Pali Canon (Tripitaka) was created, one of the written monuments of Buddhism .
The Royal Botanical Garden in Peradeniya is one of the best in Asia, and in Pinnavela there is a state elephant nursery open to save animals left without parents or injured by poachers.
The Kumana National Park is known for its lagoons from north to south (Bagura, Andarakalei, Itikala, Yakkala) and the plains. The park, still called East Yala, is known for its amazing variety of birds. The park was abandoned for decades because of the internal conflict in Sri Lanka, but now it's got a new life and regains its former glory and popularity.
In the vicinity of the city of Nuwara Eliya, you can visit the tea plantations and taste the local tea.
On the island there are several excellent golf courses of the international standard, and in each of the local golf clubs you can take a training course for beginners: both individually and in a group.
Fans of more extreme recreation are waiting for rafting along the mountain river Kelani. We offer both short sports tours and multi-day trips, specially designed for rafting enthusiasts.
Diving in Sri Lanka
Divers of the whole world Sri Lanka attracts a variety of corals, marine inhabitants with unusual names and species (angelfish, Moorish idols, parrot fish), dolphins and whale sharks, which can be seen from March to April .But the main feature of diving in Sri Lanka is visiting underwater rocks, grottoes and sunken ships .For inspection, about 20 dead vessels of the 19th and 20th centuries were discovered at depths of 8 to 30 meters .These are tankers, ships, dry cargo ships, merchant ships and even a modern cargo ship .Many of them are well preserved, and you can even swim inside them .
Large dive centers (open from October to April): Bay Beach Aqua sports (PVT) LTD - PADI (Weligama), Confifi Marina - PADI (Bentota), Ubr Diving Center (Unawatuna), Diving Center - PADI (Dikvella), Hikkaduwa Diving Shcool - PADI (Hikkaduwa). Photo by Sri Lanka (167)