Indian passport - is Sigiriya / Yala / Tooth actually cheaper for us?
Family from Chennai, 10 days, August. Seeing "SAARC rate" everywhere. What do we actually show at the counter, and is India on the free ETA list or the paid SAARC list or both?
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Two systems. ETA: India is on the 40-country free 30-day list. Attraction tickets: SAARC (India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Maldives, Afghanistan) often pay a lower CCF / DWC / temple rate. You must show the passport at the counter. Tooth Relic: SAARC LKR 2,500 vs 3,000 others. Sigiriya SAARC often cited at USD 20 vs 35. Parks: SAARC adult often cited around USD 20 base vs 25, then the same service/tax stack. I have not held a live DWC/CCF PDF for every line - carry the physical passport.
They asked for the passport at Sigiriya and at Yala. Photo on the phone was not enough at one gate.
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