I agree with your point.It is reasonable to have a slight discrepancy but these 50$ tickets are totally a rip-off. Most of the tourist that visit Sri Lanka are reluctant to afford those . I have noticed in several travel blogs that those bloggers have skipped sigiriya, horton planes etc due ticket price.

hama sudu una paliyata wadi ganakata ticket wikunana eka asadaranai.The problem is even after you pay the $50 you have to stand in the same queue which sometimes takes a very long time, the tourists have a very limited time. If they have a separate queue for the people paying $50 it can be justified, where even as a local you could pay the $50 and use the shorter queue.

hama sudu una paliyata wadi ganakata ticket wikunana eka asadaranai.![]()
hama sudu una paliyata wadi ganakata ticket wikunana eka asadaranai.![]()

I agree with your point.It is reasonable to have a slight discrepancy but these 50$ tickets are totally a rip-off. Most of the tourist that visit Sri Lanka are reluctant to afford those . I have noticed in several travel blogs that those bloggers have skipped sigiriya, horton planes etc due ticket price.