Solo to Sri Lanka
Traveled solo to Sri Lanka with family. There is nothing complicated and dark. When organizing an individual tour of nature reserves and historical sites, it turns out much cheaper than through tour operators in Russia. For example, ACME has a weekly price per person for a car, driver, hotel with breakfast is a little over $300. And this is for traveling in a personal car, and not in a bus - a gas chamber during radial excursions. To be sure, you can check on the website of the Sri Embassy, and even call for recommendations about local companies.
It should be understood that an additional Russian-speaking guide will cost 200-300 euros more per week for your entire team. We managed with a driver - a guide with English. Everything is more than in the guidebooks and in the textbooks, these guides will not tell you. You can pay for only a third of ground handling, the rest in the office in Colombo, you can cash, you can use a payment card. Beforehand, you will receive a payment to your e-mail address with a description of the trip and a list of paid services. Everything is extremely simple and profitable!