Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Kandy (Nuwara Eliya), Sri Lanka

Topdrukte — Hill-country high season, Year-end break in Sri Lanka

• Regel

  Poya days

  1 jan – 31 decSluitingen

  Every full moon is a civil holiday: shops shut and the sale of alcohol and meat is prohibited islandwide. There are thirteen or fourteen a year, and the temple is at its fullest on each of them. Bron ↗

• Regel

  Temple of the Tooth entry rules

  1 jan – 31 decBoek vroeg

  Shoulders and knees covered, shoes and hats off at the gate, and white is what locals wear. The relic chamber opens only for the three daily pujas, and the queue for the evening one starts well before it. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Hill-country high season (15 dec – 31 mrt)

Topdrukte — Hill-country high season, February break in Sri Lanka

In februari begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Poya days (1 jan – 31 dec), Temple of the Tooth entry rules (1 jan – 31 dec), Hill-country high season (15 dec – 31 mrt)

Topdrukte — Hill-country high season, February break in Sri Lanka

In maart begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Poya days (1 jan – 31 dec), Temple of the Tooth entry rules (1 jan – 31 dec), Hill-country high season (15 dec – 31 mrt)

Topdrukte — Sinhala and Tamil New Year, Sinhala & Tamil New Year break in Sri Lanka

• Feestdag

  Sinhala and Tamil New Year

  13–16 aprNationale feestdagSluitingenDruk

  The country stops for several days and families travel to be together. Trains and long-distance buses cannot be booked, shops close, and the temple gets a domestic crowd rather than a foreign one. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Poya days (1 jan – 31 dec), Temple of the Tooth entry rules (1 jan – 31 dec)

Rustig — schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen, een van de slechtste maanden qua weer

In mei begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Poya days (1 jan – 31 dec), Temple of the Tooth entry rules (1 jan – 31 dec)

Druk — schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen, een van de beste maanden qua weer

In juni begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Poya days (1 jan – 31 dec), Temple of the Tooth entry rules (1 jan – 31 dec)

Druk — Esala Perahera, schoolvakanties in 5 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Festival

  Esala Perahera

  15 jul – 25 aug · meestalReligieus feestDrukBoek vroeg

  Ten nights of processions building to the Nikini full moon, with tuskers, whip-crackers, drummers and fire dancers on a route the town hands over entirely. Grandstand seats are sold and rooms go months ahead. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Poya days (1 jan – 31 dec), Temple of the Tooth entry rules (1 jan – 31 dec)

Topdrukte — Esala Perahera, August break in Sri Lanka

In augustus begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Poya days (1 jan – 31 dec), Temple of the Tooth entry rules (1 jan – 31 dec), Esala Perahera (15 jul – 25 aug (meestal))

Druk — August break in Sri Lanka, schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen

In september begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Poya days (1 jan – 31 dec), Temple of the Tooth entry rules (1 jan – 31 dec)

Rustig — schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen, een van de slechtste maanden qua weer

In oktober begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Poya days (1 jan – 31 dec), Temple of the Tooth entry rules (1 jan – 31 dec)

Rustig — een van de slechtste maanden qua weer

In november begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Poya days (1 jan – 31 dec), Temple of the Tooth entry rules (1 jan – 31 dec)

Topdrukte — Hill-country high season, Year-end break in Sri Lanka

• Seizoen

  Hill-country high season

  15 dec – 31 mrtDroog seizoenDruk

  The driest stretch inland and the one the hill country is booked for. Kandy is the staging post, so the lake circuit, the trains up to Ella and the good rooms all fill at the same time.

Nog steeds bezig: Poya days (1 jan – 31 dec), Temple of the Tooth entry rules (1 jan – 31 dec)