Essential Information
CAPITAL CITIES
SRI LANKA: Colombo
MALDIVES: Male
MAURITIUS: Port Louis
ZANZIBAR, Tanzania: Stonetown
LANGUAGE
SRI LANKA: Sinhala, Tamil and English
MALDIVES: Dhivehi and English
MAURITIUS: French and English
ZANZIBAR: Kiswahili and English
CURRENCY
SRI LANKA: Sri Lankan Ruppee. Currency can be exchanged at large hotels or banks. MasterCard and Visa are widely accepted. Some currency restrictions apply.
MALDIVES: The local currency is the Maldivian Rufiya. US dollars and credit cards are widely accepted on the islands.
MAURITIUS: Mauritian Ruppee
ZANZIBAR: Tanzanian Shilling although US dollars are accepted.
PASSPORT/VISA
SRI LANKA/MALDIVES/MAURITIUS: British passport holders require a visa
ZANZIBAR: A visa is required for British passport holders
FLYING TIME
SRI LANKA: 10:45 hours (direct) to Colombo; MALDIVES: 10:30 hours (direct) to Male.; MAURITIUS: 12:00 hours (direct); ZANZIBAR: 12:30 hours (indirect) NB: All timings are approximate from London and for indirect flights in include stopover time.