Sri Lanka has one international airport handling almost all scheduled commercial traffic. Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) sits in Katunayake, in the Western Province, roughly 35 km north of Colombo and about 6 km from the coast. Every tourist flying into Sri Lanka lands here. The second airport at Mattala Rajapaksa (HRI) near Hambantota handles occasional…

Sri Lanka spent years being one of those destinations where the visa question was genuinely confusing. Fees changed, policies shifted, and the ETA system kept tourists second-guessing themselves at the application stage. That changed in May 2026. The Sri Lanka ETA is now free for citizens of 40 countries, and the entry process has quietly…

Planning a trip to Sri Lanka? Good choice. Few countries pack this much variety into an island you can drive across in four hours. Ancient rock fortresses, misty tea-covered hills, leopards in dry zone national parks, surf breaks on the south coast, colonial forts, Buddhist temples, spice gardens, and a train ride through the Hill…