Det sker i Colombo (Sri Lanka), Sri Lanka året igennem

Tætpakket — redaktionens travleste måned, Year-end break i Sri Lanka

Intet nyt begynder i januar.

Stadig i gang: Blue whales off Mirissa (1. nov. – 15. apr. (normalt))

Tætpakket — redaktionens travleste måned, Independence Day

• Helligdag

  Independence Day

  4. feb.National helligdagLukningerTætpakket

  A military parade and closed roads in the capital on 4 February, and a public holiday across the island. Government offices and many shops shut for the day. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Blue whales off Mirissa (1. nov. – 15. apr. (normalt))

Travlt — mellem toppene, February break i Sri Lanka

Intet nyt begynder i marts.

Stadig i gang: Blue whales off Mirissa (1. nov. – 15. apr. (normalt))

Tætpakket — Sinhala and Tamil New Year, Sinhala & Tamil New Year break i Sri Lanka

• Helligdag

  Sinhala and Tamil New Year

  13.–14. apr.SkoleferieLukninger

  The island stops for several days in mid-April. Shops, kitchens and transport shut, buses and trains out of Colombo are full for a week beforehand, and hotels run on skeleton staff. Kilde ↗

• Festival

  Vesak

  30.–31. majReligiøs højtidLukninger

  The Buddha's birth, enlightenment and death marked with paper lanterns outside every house and free food stalls, dansal, set up on the roadsides. Alcohol sales stop and meat comes off many menus for the poya. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Blue whales off Mirissa (1. nov. – 15. apr. (normalt))

Stille — redaktionens stille måned, skoleferie på 2 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

• Sæson

  East coast season

  1. maj – 30. sep. · normaltTørsæson

  While this coast is under the monsoon, the other side of the island is in its dry season: Trincomalee, Pasikudah and the surf at Arugam Bay are at their best exactly when Colombo is at its worst.

• Sæson

  Southwest (Yala) monsoon

  15. maj – 15. sep. · normaltRisiko

  The southwest monsoon soaks Colombo and the west and south coasts, with rain in heavy bursts and a sea too rough for the beach towns south of the city. Low season here, high season on the far side of the island.

Stadig i gang: Vesak (30.–31. maj)

Stille — redaktionens stille måned, skoleferie på 3 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

Intet nyt begynder i juni.

Stadig i gang: Vesak (30.–31. maj), East coast season (1. maj – 30. sep. (normalt)), Southwest (Yala) monsoon (15. maj – 15. sep. (normalt))

Skuldersæson — skoleferie på 5 af de markeder, der fylder stedet, en helt almindelig måned

• Festival

  Esala Perahera

  18.–28. aug.Religiøs højtidTætpakketBook tidligt

  Ten nights of tusker elephants, whip-crackers, fire dancers and drummers processing through Kandy, three hours inland. Rooms along the route are sold a year ahead and the town is impassable on the last nights. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: East coast season (1. maj – 30. sep. (normalt)), Southwest (Yala) monsoon (15. maj – 15. sep. (normalt))

Stille — redaktionens stille måned, Esala Perahera

Intet nyt begynder i august.

Stadig i gang: East coast season (1. maj – 30. sep. (normalt)), Southwest (Yala) monsoon (15. maj – 15. sep. (normalt)), Esala Perahera (18.–28. aug.)

Travlt — mellem toppene, August break i Sri Lanka

Intet nyt begynder i september.

Stadig i gang: East coast season (1. maj – 30. sep. (normalt)), Southwest (Yala) monsoon (15. maj – 15. sep. (normalt))

Stille — redaktionens stille måned, skoleferie på 3 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

• Sæson

  Second inter-monsoon

  1. okt. – 20. nov. · normaltRisiko

  The wettest weeks of the year on this coast, delivered as heavy afternoon and evening thunderstorms rather than a steady soak. Mornings are often clear enough to be useful.

Skuldersæson — mellem toppene

• Natur

  Blue whales off Mirissa

  1. nov. – 15. apr. · normaltHvalsæson

  The boats run out of Mirissa, three hours south, from November to April, and December to March is when the sea is calm enough to see anything. Early starts, and a genuinely rough ride on a bad morning.

Stadig i gang: Second inter-monsoon (1. okt. – 20. nov. (normalt))

Tætpakket — redaktionens travleste måned, Year-end break i Sri Lanka

Intet nyt begynder i december.

Stadig i gang: Blue whales off Mirissa (1. nov. – 15. apr. (normalt))