Some little informations about Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka Prajathanthrika Samajavade Janarajaya

Since 1978 "Democratic socialist republic", orients however western-democratically and according to the free market. The president is selected by the people.

65610 km², about as largely as Bavaria

Nearly 18 million people, a little bit more than three quarters are Sinhalese; second largest group: tamil people.

Colombo, incl. suburbs almost 1 million people

Sinhala, Tamil, English

All year round must be counted in the flat country during the day on an average temperature by 28° C. The southwest monsoon - from May to September - means rain time at the west and southwest coast; the northeast monsoon brings rain in our winter months for the north and the east coast. Best travel time: from November to March, highseason from middle December to middle of February.

Malaria prophylaxis is essential. Protective inoculations are advisable against Hepatitis A, Tetanus, Diphterie and Polio; sip inoculation against typhoid fever.

Sri Lanka is not Mallorca. We cannot advice you to pick up your trunk and sun oil, just for flying to the island. Here it isn't recommendable.
No matter how beautiful and wonderful this island is - it is not Europe and not at all Switzerland. Therefore we recommend to everybody to prepare mentally and physically a little bit for the "Pearl of the Indian Ocean". You also have to make some honest and critical considerations first.

Sri Lanka is a very poor country. We should be conscious that our hygiene standard is a luxury, which is not natural by any means in each country. That does not mean that humans do not maintain themselves, completely in the opposite, but you can't expect a tiled bathroom and a flashing toilet everywhere. Who attaches importance to such standards, is better waived in luxury lodgings as for example the Hilton in Colombo or the St. Andrew's in Nuwara Eliya.
Who loose-pulls on own first, should consider very well, what he does and where he goes. And you should inform yourself very well about country and people. One thing is fact: Sri Lanka is Asia and a tropical country and climate, flora and fauna is totally different to our homeland.