Sri Lanka, an island in the Indian Ocean is located to the South of the Indian subcontinent. It lies between 5 55' and 9 55' North of the equator and between the Eastern longitudes 79 42' and 81 52. The total land area is 65,610 sq km and is astonishingly varied. A length of 445 km and breadth of 225 km encompasses beautiful tropical beaches, verdant vegetation, ancient monuments and a thousand delights to please all tastes. The relief features of the island consist of a mountainous mass somewhat south of the centre, with height exceeding 2,500 meters, surrounded by broad plains. Palm fringed beaches surround the island and the sea temperature rarely fall below 27 C.
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At a Glimps

Q. What to Wear?

Answer :
• Lightweight cotton or linen clothing.
• Higher reaches of the hill country can get cool at night.
• You have to wear long trousers / skirts and shirts / blouses with sleeves to temples.
• You have to take off your caps and shoes when you are going to a temple.
• A wide-brimmed beach hat and sun-glasses are recommended.
• Slippers or sandals will be more comfortable than shoes.

Q. Transport?

Answer :
• Public and private buses
• Railway
• A/C or non A/C Car rental. (with or without drivers)
• Three wheeler / Auto rickshaw

Q. Languages Spoken?

Answer :
• Sinhala
• Tamil
• English

Q. What things to Eat?

Answer :
• Rice and Curry
• Western food
• Fresh Fruit

Q. How To Greet?

Answer :
• Say "isthu-thi" (thank you) or you may simply say "thank you"!
• Say "aayu-bowan" (may you live long) when you meet someone.
• Say "suba udasanak" (Good morning) when you meet someone in the.