Sri Lanka: cần biết gì trước chuyến đi

Nhập cảnh và thị thực

All tourists need an ETA (30-day stay, double entry) obtained online before arrival. Under a scheme approved on 7 May 2026 the ETA is free for 40 countries for one year; everyone else pays the standard fee (USD 50 for most). Extensions are possible at the Department of Immigration in Colombo. An online arrival card is available but optional.

Tờ khai và giấy phép trực tuyến

• Sri Lanka ETA (Electronic Travel Authorization) ↗ bắt buộc
  Before travel; usually approved within 1–3 days · Phí: Free for 40 countries; USD 50 for most others · All tourists except Singapore, Maldives and Seychelles citizens.
• Online arrival card ↗ tùy chọn
  Up to 3 days before arrival · Phí: Free · Air passengers; optional, speeds up immigration.

Thời hạn hộ chiếu: At least 6 months from arrival.

Tại cửa khẩu có thể được hỏi

• Show the ETA approval (printed or on phone) and a return/onward ticket.
• Officers may ask for proof of funds and accommodation.

Hải quan

• Duty-free alcohol: 2 bottles of wine and 1.5 litres of spirits per adult.
• E-cigarettes and vapes are prohibited imports.
• Antiques (over 50 years old) need a licence to export.
• Drones must be declared and need prior authorisation.

Kiểm tra ngày 29 tháng 10, 2026 · Nguồn: eta.gov.lk ↗, oravisa.com ↗, discover.passportindex.org ↗, srilanka-botschaft.de ↗, immigration.gov.lk ↗, gov.uk ↗

Tiền

Tiền mặt và thẻ đều phổ biến. Thẻ chủ yếu dùng ở thành phố và điểm du lịch.

Mạng thanh toán: Visa, Mastercard, Amex, UnionPay

Apple Pay — chưa có dữ liệu · Google Pay — chưa có dữ liệu

Nơi nên đổi tiền

• Bank counters in the Colombo airport arrival hall give normal bank rates
• Banks (Commercial Bank, Sampath, HNB, Bank of Ceylon) and licensed money changers in Colombo

Nơi không nên đổi

• Hotels
• Unlicensed street changers

Cây ATM: Bank ATMs (Commercial Bank, Sampath, HNB, BOC) are common in towns; a local fee may apply in addition to your bank's. Carry cash for rural areas.

Tiền boa: Many hotels/restaurants add a 10% service charge; otherwise 10% is appreciated. Tip drivers and guides (customary on multi-day tours).

• Cards widely accepted in hotels and larger restaurants; tuk-tuks, small shops and temples are cash only.
• Russian-issued Visa/Mastercard cards do not work abroad; bring USD/EUR cash or a card issued elsewhere.
• Keep exchange receipts to reconvert rupees when leaving.

Kiểm tra ngày 29 tháng 10, 2026 · Nguồn: cbsl.gov.lk ↗, gov.uk ↗

Văn hóa và trang phục

Tôn giáo: Buddhism about 70%, Hinduism about 13%, Islam about 10%, Christianity about 7%.

Trang phục: Temples: shoulders and knees covered, white or light clothing preferred; remove shoes and hats (bring socks for hot stone floors). Modest clothing away from beaches.

Phép lịch sự

• Never turn your back to a Buddha statue for photos.
• Use the right hand for giving, receiving and eating.
• Ask before photographing monks and people.
• Head wobble can mean yes or 'I understand'.
• Public displays of affection are frowned upon.

Kiểm tra ngày 29 tháng 10, 2026 · Nguồn: gov.uk ↗, srilanka.travel ↗

Khí hậu

Tropical, 27–31°C on the coasts, cooler in the hill country (Nuwara Eliya ~16°C). South-west monsoon May–Sep soaks the west and south coasts; north-east monsoon Nov/Dec–Feb hits the east and north. Inter-monsoon storms in Oct–Nov.

Mùa đẹp nhất: December–April for the west, south and hill country; May–September for the east coast.

Kiểm tra ngày 29 tháng 10, 2026 · Nguồn: meteo.gov.lk ↗, en.wikipedia.org ↗

Nên mang

• Plug adapter (types D, G, M; 230V)
• Light clothing covering shoulders and knees, white for temples
• Socks for hot temple floors
• Warm layer for the hill country and Adam's Peak
• Insect repellent (dengue)
• Sunscreen and hat
• Rain jacket for monsoon season
• Leech socks for rainforest treks (Sinharaja)

Không nên mang / cấm mang vào

• Clothing or items showing the Buddha
• Visible Buddha tattoos—cover them
• Vapes and e-cigarettes
• Drones without permits

Thông tin thiết thực

Ổ cắm: Types D, G, M; 230V 50Hz

Nước: Don't drink tap water; use bottled or filtered water.

Giao thông: đi bên trái

Di động và eSIM: Dialog, Mobitel and Airtel/Hutch tourist SIMs at Colombo airport (passport needed); eSIMs available.

Ứng dụng: PickMe, Uber, WhatsApp, Google Maps

Sức khỏe: Dengue is common; use repellent. Consider hepatitis A, typhoid and rabies vaccines. Sri Lanka is certified malaria-free. Yellow fever certificate if arriving from a risk country.

Bảo hiểm: Not required for the ETA; strongly recommended.

Khẩn cấp: Police 119; Ambulance 1990 (Suwa Seriya); Fire 110; Tourist hotline 1912

Kiểm tra ngày 29 tháng 10, 2026 · Nguồn: gov.uk ↗, wwwnc.cdc.gov ↗