Lonely Planet Sri Lanka (Travel Guide) Paperback – November 19, 2024

This latest version of the Sri Lanka guide is terrible compared to the last one (15th ed) and the old design in general - it lacks any practical information about transportation (no detailed information about means of transportation, time, prices, frequency), accommodation (vague indicators about prices), food (vague indicator about prices and standard), things to do around (except for general info) - DO NOT BUY, instead get the last one based on the old design (15th ed). If Lonely Planet plans to publish its guides in this design and layout with only very general information, it's better to find better guides with more detailed information.

I have Lonely Planet guides from my travels (Morocco, Madagascar, Bali and Lombok) and ordered the 2021 Sri Lanka Guide, it’s formatted and laid out as the others. The new 2024 Sri Lanka Guide format and contents are much different and really not helpful at all. I agree with the other reviewers of this new edition that they’ve lost the practical tips, user friendly layout, and important information. Indeed, if this is Lonely Planet’s new style, I don’t know that I’ll be purchasing new guidebooks from them. The 2021 Sri Lanka version is much much better even if it’s dated.