Some journeys feel like an escape. Sri Lanka feels like a homecoming you never expected. With Swan Tours, you don’t simply see the island but you feel its heartbeat, taste its stories, and carry them back in your soul. Ready to discover a place that remembers you? If yes, is your answer, our Sri Lanka tour packages are curated just for YOU.
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Places Covered Kandy » Nuwara Eliya » Bentota » Colombo
Yes, but don’t let that worry you. It’s not a stack of forms and interviews. It’s called an ETA, Electronic Travel Authorisation, and you do it online. Ten minutes, maybe fifteen. Pay the fee, wait a couple of days, and you’re done. Your passport should have at least six months left on it, and immigration might check your return ticket. After that? It’s just you, the island, and the adventure waiting to happen. But wait, did that seem too much? Swan Tours arranges it all for you with minimal hassle through our Sri Lanka tour packages.
Almost certainly Colombo. You’ll step out into a city where the air smells faintly of the sea, mixed with street food and a hint of spice. Traffic hums, tuk-tuks weave past, and every corner seems to hold a tiny bakery or tea stall. But here’s a little trivia, Colombo isn’t the only capital. Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is the administrative one, tucked right next door. You’ll be spending Sri Lankan Rupees (LKR) here. Cards work fine in most places, but keep some notes for when you can’t resist buying a paper cone of hot roasted peanuts on the roadside.
Ask ten people and you’ll get ten answers. Some will talk about the beaches, soft golden sand at Bentota, wild surf at Arugam Bay. Others will light up when they mention Sigiriya, that ancient fortress rising from the earth like something out of a legend. Nature lovers? They’ll tell you about leopards in Yala or blue whales in Mirissa. And food… oh, the food. A Jaffna crab curry so rich it clings to your fingers, hoppers so crisp they shatter when you bite, spicy sambols that make your eyes water and your heart happy.
The top Indian travel agents say that it’s always a good time somewhere on the island. West and south coasts? Go between December and April. East coast? April to September is your sweet spot. And the hill country? Always pleasant, though evenings call for a light jacket. If you can, plan around a festival. Vesak in May turns the streets into rivers of lantern light. The Kandy Esala Perahera in July-August is a swirl of drummers, dancers, and elephants in glittering costumes. You’ll stand there, camera forgotten in your hand, just watching.
If you love energy, start in Colombo. For a slower pace, Kandy’s your place, it’s home to the Temple of the Tooth and gardens that feel like paintings. The hill country’s Nuwara Eliya will wrap you in cool mornings and endless tea gardens. Climb Sigiriya if you can because the view will stay with you forever. Down south, Galle’s fort will make you want to linger. Mirissa will tempt you with quiet beaches by day and whale watching trips at dawn. And Jaffna? That’s where you go when you want a taste of Tamil culture, spicy, bold, and unforgettable.
A good one feels like a story unfolding. You might start in the city, take that breathtaking train from Kandy to Ella, seven hours of hills, mist, and smiling faces leaning out of windows. Then a spice garden visit, a cultural show, maybe even a safari where elephants cross the road right in front of you. Most travellers go for a private car and driver. It’s not about luxury, it’s about freedom. Freedom to stop for a perfect view. Freedom to follow the smell of frying vadais down a side road.
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