Language

Essential Information For Sri Lanka

Sinhala and Tamil are the official languages of Sri Lanka, but English is widely spoken and understood in the main tourist centres and major towns and cities though not by many people in rural areas. German, French and Italian as well as a little Chinese (Mandarin), Japanese and Russian are also spoken in some tourist areas.

“We had a wonderful visit and really did enjoy Sri Lanka and will certainly visit again in the future. Highlights for us were climbing Sigiriya, the walk to Worlds End, the train journey to Ella and the safaris, especially as we saw a leopard at Yala. All of the logistics were handled brilliantly.”

David & Wendy