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Sri Lanka |
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Sri Lanka offers the beaches and the culture, you spend a few days relaxing on the beach and then experience the religion and history by doing some sight seeing. High season may cause beach erosion. |
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| Cuisine | Traditional food is rice and curry. Local specialties are, "hoppers" - small pancakes, "pittu" - flour and grated coconut steamed in bamboo, "lamprori" - rice boiled in meat stock with vegetables and meat baked in banana leaf. Beer or local drink "arrack" local drink made from coconut sap. | |||||
| Weather | Warm all year round, it can rain any time of the year, however it rains more during April to June and from October to November. | |||||
| Currency | Sri Lankan Rupee. | |||||
| Approximate Flight Time | 11 hours. | |||||
| GMT Time Difference | GMT +6 hours. | |||||
| Language | Sinhalese, Tamil and English. | |||||
| Visa | You will be given a one month visa on arrival in the country. A full 10 year passport is required and has to be valid for at least 6 months after you return to the UK. | |||||
| Vaccinations | Hepatitis A, Typhoid, Tetanus, Polio and Malaria are recommended. | |||||