11/08/2026
720$, 36 hours, 4 friends & SRi lanka 🇱🇰
We landed in Sri Lanka from Sharjah at 3 AM, and our return flight ticket was around 520 DOLLARs per person.
Sri Lanka is visa-free for citizens of many countries, but before travelling, you still need to apply for the required travel approval, which can take around 24 to 48 hours to get approved.
We had booked a private car with a driver for 2 days, which cost us 180 dollars for 4 person .
45 Dollars per person.
We also got a local SIM card for 4 dollar.
Per person 1 Dollar.
And without wasting any time, we headed straight from Colombo Airport to Laxapana for one of the craziest experiences of the trip — rope jumping!
The drive from the airport to Laxapana took around 4 hours.
At around 7 AM, we stopped for breakfast, which cost us Around 4 dollar .
Per person 1 dollar.
And by 8 AM, we finally reached the Laxapana rope-jumping base camp.
The rope jump cost 140 dollars per person — and honestly, this was the highlight of the trip!
The package included breakfast, lunch, professional photography, and even drone shots.
After the jump, we spent some time enjoying the lower part of Laxapana Waterfall .
Then came another unexpected find.
We found this beautiful little house near the waterfall and decided to stay there for the night.
The stay cost us 48 dollars , including dinner and breakfast.
Per person 12 dollars
The next morning, at around 9:30 AM, we checked out and started our 5-hour journey back to the airport.
Of course, we had to make a few stops along the way — first for some Sri Lankan tea ☕ and then for some fresh watermelon 🍉.
After around 5 hours of driving, we reached the airport at about 2 PM.
And just like that… our crazy 36-hour Sri Lankan adventure came to an end.
Total cost per person for this short trip was around 720 dollars.
36 hours, thousands of kilometres, one crazy rope jump, beautiful waterfalls, and memories that are absolutely priceless. 🇱🇰❤️
Would we do it again?
100%.
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