Children aged under 12 count as vaccinated if their parents are. All travellers over the age of 2 must have a negative PCR test result from within 72 hours of their flight departure. Along with your passport and visa for Sri Lanka , you need to have:. Make sure you have a couple of printed copies of each document including your visa. On return to the UK, you also need to download and complete a passenger locator form and pre-book your day two test lateral flow test.
No, there is no quarantine on arrival in Sri Lanka, but please do read about the bio bubble for unvaccinated travellers. Fully vaccinated travellers are able to travel freely as soon as they arrive in Sri Lanka, providing they have a negative result from a PCR test taken within 72 hours of departure and have proof of their vaccination status. Once in the country, there are no restrictions on what they can do and where they can go, although mask-wearing is mandatory.
Although we suggest having copies of vaccination certification and passport on hand particularly for public transport and getting into monuments. Unvaccinated travellers must stay within the Bio-security travel bubble for 14 days unless to leave the country. However, while at the hotel, guests can move around the grounds freely. Hotels have to meet certain requirements to be able to apply for this status and can only accept guests that are within the bubble and are not open to local guests or tourists that have left the bubble.
They also have procedures in place to reduce the risk of COVID cases making it into the bubble from the local community or vice versa. It is worth noting that with the relaxation in the rules on vaccinated travellers, we do not expect there to be a large network of Level 1 hotels available for the bio-bubble from the Autumn onwards. There is no requirement for chauffeur guides to be fully vaccinated, although, with vaccination rates high, we would expect most to be so.
We will certainly ensure all of our chauffeur guides have been full vaccinated before they take our clients on a tour. The quality of these facilities does differ from hotel to hotel, with certain hotels only offering shared accommodation. However, at ETG we ensure our chauffeur guides book themselves into private rooms. All vehicles have KN95 masks inside, along with hand sanitiser and the vehicles are cleaned at the end of every day. And all were carried out very efficiently and smoothly so did not act as a detriment to the experience — something I was a little worried about before travelling — would processes be overly bureaucratic or not?
You have to wash your hands on arrival and the soles of your footwear and your luggage is sanitised all in a seemly manner. Some hotels have social distancing signage along with protocols on posters, but most keep messaging subtle so as not to take away from the character of the properties. Hand sanitiser dispensers are around the hotels too. Towels are now delivered in plastic or paper bags to show that they have been cleaned. In general, there are fewer toiletries available compared to what was on offer pre-pandemic.
This test must be done within 72 hours of departure. A Covid vaccine is not mandatory to enter Sri Lanka. However, being fully vaccinated will allow for travel with no restrictions i.
Travellers will need to provide vaccination certification on arrival. Fully vaccinated travellers can stay at any type of accommodation and travel freely with no quarantine or on-arrival PCR test required! All facilities of the hotel are made available to the guests and they can visit approved tourist sites. Find more information from Sri Lanka Tourism here. The app is not mandatory, but anyone with a smartphone will be able to check in to businesses by scanning QR codes on display.
Travellers must wear masks in public places such as on flights, public transport, businesses and public buildings. Hotels and guesthouses around Sri Lanka are opening up to travellers. Public gatherings such as exhibitions, conferences, parties, indoor and outdoor events, carnivals, musical shows, and processions are currently banned. Physical distancing, respiratory etiquette and venue capacity limits are encouraged.
Each country has different restrictions for travellers arriving from abroad. For information relevant to your situation, keep up to date with local government announcements. In the UK from October , international travel restrictions will apply under a simplified two-tier system. This is not applicable to Saudi citizens and exempted groups. Please note it is your responsibility to provide accurate information when filling the form.
Click here for mandatory quarantine packages to Saudi Arabia for non-immune passengers offered by SriLankan Airlines. Information provided here is intended only as a guide and subject to change.
It is your responsibility to carry proper travel documents and check entry requirements with the relevant authorities for your upcoming travel. Click here for more details. Passengers from the below listed countries and also from all European countries except the UK will not be allowed to enter Bangladesh during the period 03rd April — 18th April Due to the prevailing COVID travel restrictions, when you are travelling from India transiting through Colombo is disabled until 30 th November You can book any destination beyond Colombo after 01 st December Please note that passengers will not be allowed to disembark in Sri Lanka with effect from 21 st May to 31 st May Passengers transiting in Sri Lanka for less than 12 hours with a confirmed onward ticket are exempted from above.
We apologize for inconvenience caused. The test should have been conducted within 72 hours prior to undertaking the journey. The test must be uploaded on the online portal WWW. IN before departure and to declare their travel history of the past 14 days. By continuing to browse SriLankan. More News Alerts. Children of Twelve years to Eighteen years, If departs within two weeks after obtaining at least a single dose of Pfizer vaccine, will be considered as Fully Vaccinated.
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