Sri Lankan Visa is not required for Laotians
Stay Duration: 30 days
Entry Requirements
- Sri Lanka is officially known as the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. It is one of the countries on the Asian continent with its main city in Colombo.
- Laos citizens can get e-visa for visiting Sri Lanka as a tourist for a short stay period of 30 days.
- Required documents include valid passport for at least 6 months from the date of departure, hotel reservations spanning the duration of stay as well as evidence of payment.
- Sri Lanka is famous for its Ceylon Tea, jewelry, gems and moonstones.
- The languages spoken in Sri Lanka are Sinhalese and Tamil.
- The main religion practiced in Sr Lanka is Theravada Buddhists while the other religions include; Hindus, Muslims, and Roman Catholic.
- The Sri Lankan Rupee is the currency in Sri Lanka with the code LKR and symbol Rs.
- There is no restriction of foreign currency in Sri Lanka but if the total money exceeds USD15,000, it must be declared to the Sri Lanka customs.
- The climate of Sri Lanka is tropical with both wet and dry seasons.
- It rains in the Southwestern part of Sri Lanka between May and September while the dry season comes up between December and March.
- The recommended vaccines for Sri Lanka are hepatitis A, hepatitis B, typhoid, yellow fever, Japanese encephalitis, rabies, meningitis, polio, chickenpox, shingles, pneumonia, and influenza.
- Sri Lanka uses 230V, 50Hz with sockets and plugs Type D and Type G.
- Some of the tourist centers to visit in Sri Lanka include Nine Arch Bridge, Mihintale, Adam’s peak, Yala National Park, and Sigiriya Rock Fort.
- The time zone in Sri Lanka is 5 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time. The country observes no Daylight Saving Time.
- The operating airlines in Sri Lanka are Sri Lankan airlines, cinnamon Air and Helitours, Laos Airlines, Thai AirAsia, Singapore Airlines, and China eastern.
- The time difference between Sri Lanka and Laos is 2 hours. Sri Lanka is ahead of Laos.
- The flight duration from Laos to Sri Lanka is 11 hours while the distance is 2,693 Km.