Hi there, we use cookies to improve your experience on our website. You can update your settings by clicking the Privacy policy link at the bottom of the page. I am going to Sri Lanka for one week, leaving in ten days, and I would like to know if anyone can give any useful advice on the following three areas:. Outside of Colombo there is no nightlife and even in the city it is limited to gambling at casinos, and to overpriced Chinese, Russian and Eastern European prostitutes. There are a few night clubs which are mainly patronized by rich and powerful locals and their offspring who can be volatile after consuming drugs and alcohol in these places.
That pretty much sums up Sri Lankan nightlife. Have you thought of skipping Sri Lanka entirely in favour of Thailand which has what may well be the best nightlife in the world? Thailand is a lot cheaper than Sri Lanka too, and has better and more choices for food and hotels. I also think the Thai beaches are better than those in Sri Lanka. I think your interests in biology would also be better served in Thailand. If u travell in Sri lanka I would like to give these information.
As Sri lankan its a nice place to be there. Unfortunatly do not expect great nite life in Sri lanka when u compare Thailand Malaysia Dubai there is nothing.
Other very important things is Hotel and food is horrible expensive take of dollers to stay in hotels in SL U can stay in australia Sydney much cheaper than SL u can imagine I don't know much about wildlife, rainforests etc, but have heard good things about Yala National Park and Sinharaja rainforest. If you get down south to Galle or south coast beaches and chat to people in guesthouses, you will be able to arrange a tailored tour very easily.
Agree that SL doesn't have great nightlife compared to many other places, but the main club to go to these days in Colombo is 'Silk' with a young Sri Lankan crowd with a few expats mixed in, also RnBs is long established and has live music at the weekend cheesy rock tunes , both go until late. There are also the casinos as mentioned above, but I've never been to them. Hikkaduwa is the 'busiest' beach, long and wide and will have nightlife guest house bars with music on the beach and 'Mambos' a bar with dancefloor on the beach if it's still going, I was last there a few years ago.
