Photo Permits & Entrance Charges
Sri Lanka is a photographer’s delight. However, permits are required before you can take photos at certain sites.
Entrance tickets to individual sites available only at each specific site from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. These tickets cover charges for photography, recording and parking.
| Archaeological Sites | Entrance Fee |
|---|---|
| Anuradhapura | US $ 25 |
| Sigiriya | US $ 25 |
| Polonnaruwa | US $ 25 |
| Kandy Dalada maligawa | US $ 3.50 |
| Kandy Museum | US $ 12 |
| Nalanda | US $ 5 |
| Ritigala | US $ 8 |
| Madirigiriya | US $ 5 |
| Children under 12 | half rates |
| Inclusive tickets to all sites | US $ 50 |
| Yala | US $ 15 |
| Udawalawe | US $ 15 |
| Minneriya | US $ 15 |
| Wasgamuwa | US $ 15 |
| Hortain Plains | US $ 15 |
| Bundala | US $ 15 |
| Kandy Temple | LKR 500 |
| Pinnawela | LKR 1000 |
| Colombo Zoo | LKR 1000 |
| Dambulla | LKR 1100 |
| Sri Maha Bodhiya | LKR 100 |
| Isurumuniya | LKR 100 |
| Aukana | LKR 100 |
| Mihinthale | LKR 250 |
| Hakgala/Peradeniya | LKR 600 |
All round “Cultural Triangle” tickets cost US $50, or US $ 25 for each site. This includes charges for photography and admission to Sigiriya / Anuradhapura / Polonnaruwa. Tickets are available at the entrance to each site, or at the Cultural Triangle Office, No. 212/1, Bauddhaloka Mawatha, Colombo 7. Tel: 2587912
Inclusive Tickets Are Available at;
The Central Cultural Fund,
21 2/1, Bauddhaloka
Mawatha,Colombo 7.
Tel: 2500732, 2587912
Time: 8.30 a.m. to 4.15 p.m
Also at all the Cultural Triangle Sites.