Lonely PlanetJul 2816 things to know before you head to Sri LankaBefore visiting Sri Lanka, study up on navigating the heat, local phrases and dress codes, and move through the country with the ease of a local.9 things in this storyPickMePlacerideshare app that works in most placesUberPlacerideshare app that works in main citiesHotel de PlazaRestaurantHotel de PilawoosFast foodElsewhereBala Murugan TempleSightTrincomalee, Sri Lankalocated in TrincomaleeKandy–Ella trainPlaceKandy, Sri Lankabook weeks ahead for this scenic rail journeyLion’s RockSightSigiriya, Sri LankaUNESCO-listed rock citadel in SigiriyaElla OdysseyPlaceElla, Sri LankaDunhinda OdysseyPlaceElla, Sri LankaRead the full piece at Lonely Planet →