All You Need To Know About Sri Lanka Tourism and Health Guidelines

As the third-largest foreign exchange earner in Sri Lanka, the tourism industry was largely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. However, as the country started giving many doses of COVID-19 vaccines to people coupled with strict health guidelines, Sri Lanka saw a drop in cases and reopened tourism on 1st June 2021. Sri Lanka was also one of the first countries in Asia to issue a detailed COVID-19 health protocol for the tourism industry including the introduction of ‘Tourism Bio Bubble’. As the tourism in Sri Lanka is now making a steady recovery, there is good news for international travellers: Fully vaccinated travellers are not required to take pre-departure COVID-19 PCR/ Rapid Antigen tests from 1st March 2022 and can stay at any hotel without taking an on-arrival PCR test. Furthermore, they are not required to quarantine, too. If the traveller is not fully vaccinated or not vaccinated, they can stay in a ‘flexible bio-bubble’ and visit approved tourist sites. If you wish to stay at one of the finest beach villas in Sri Lanka, consider the charming villa near the beautiful Bentota beach Villa 700.