Sri Lanka
Capital · Colombo
Tea-terraced hills, Sigiriya rock fortress, and a train ride through Ella worth the whole trip.
Sri Lanka at a glance
- Capital
- Colombo
- Region
- South Asia, Indian Ocean
- Currency
- Sri Lankan rupee (LKR)
- Languages
- Sinhala · Tamil
- Dialling code
- +94
- Community
- Africans in Sri Lanka
Public holidays & key dates in Sri Lanka
Dates shift year to year where a holiday follows a lunar or religious calendar. Check locally before you book flights or count on offices being open.
Visas for African passports
Entry rules for Sri Lanka differ sharply depending on which African passport you hold — visa-free for some nationalities, e-visa for others, embassy application for the rest.
The AfricAsia Passport Index checks every African passport against this destination, with the current route and a plain-language note on what officers ask for.
Check your passport →Ask before you land
Rent, agents, hospitals, halal and African groceries, church and mosque, where people actually meet on a Sunday — the answers live with the people already there.
The Sri Lanka channel in the Hub is free, open, and moderated by members who live in the country.
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