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Useful advice for travelling to Sri Lanka (LKA)

Flights to Sri Lanka provide an opportunity to visit a gorgeous Indian Ocean island with exotic beaches, impressive old culture, striking ruins, and a huge amount of elephants roaming in the wilderness. Numerous entertainment options, exotic landscape, and wonderful climate each year all beckon thousands of travellers to visit this island country.

Preparing for the trip

Lithuanian tourists require a visa to enter the country, and it can be obtained after registering and submitting an application online (http://eta.gov.lk/). In the case of you arriving through yellow fever infected territories, you will need to provide a respective vaccination certificate. In order to stay safe and healthy, you should acquire some anti-malaria medicine and get vaccinated against hepatitis A and B and typhoid fever. Make sure to renew your vaccinations against diphtheria and tetanus if that is necessary. Those planning to engage in some active tourism are also recommended to apply for health insurance.

Transportation and travel charges

The many ways to get better acquainted with Sri Lanka include comfortable trains, buses, route (shared) or usual taxis, and rental cars. Tourism sector is well-developed in this country, and you should not experience any issues while visiting Sri Lanka.

The official currency used in this country is the Sri Lankan rupee (LKR). One ruppe is equal to approximately one euro cent. Living costs in Sri Lanka are lower than in Lithuania. For example, you can order lunch for two in a cheap restaurant for 10 euro and buy a cup of cappuccino for about 1.8 euro. Public transport tickets cost just 12 euro cents each, and a one kilometre long taxi ride will cost you another 28 cents.

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Best return gifts choices

Neither Sri Lanka nor its souvenirs can be imagined separately from elephants. Your loved ones and friends will be pleasantly surprised with souvenirs that are based on the imagery of these animals or imitate their shape. Another way to create long-lasting memories about your trip is to purchase some ritual masks and festive clothes, while exquisite Ceylon tea and various exotic spices will be appreciated by anyone with a subtle and refined taste.