Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Sigiriya, Sri Lanka

Topdrukte — Christmas and New Year peak, Year-end break in Sri Lanka

• Risico

  Hornets on the rock face

  1 jan – 31 decInsecten & ziektenSluitingen

  Giant hornet nests hang under the overhangs, wire cages sit on the stairs for people to shelter in, and the site is closed at short notice when a nest goes up. Nobody shouts on the climb for a reason. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Northeast (Maha) monsoon (15 okt – 15 jan (meestal)), Christmas and New Year peak (20 dec – 5 jan)

Druk — February break in Sri Lanka, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

In februari begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Hornets on the rock face (1 jan – 31 dec)

Druk — February break in Sri Lanka, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

In maart begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Hornets on the rock face (1 jan – 31 dec)

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

• Feestdag

  Sinhala and Tamil New Year

  10–18 aprSchoolvakantiesDrukSluitingen

  Sri Lankan families take the cultural triangle over the holiday and the queue on the stairs backs up to the lion's paws by nine. Go at opening or wait a week. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Hornets on the rock face (1 jan – 31 dec)

Druk — Dry-zone season, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Seizoen

  Dry-zone season

  15 mei – 15 sepDroog seizoenDruk

  The reliable half of the year here, on the opposite schedule to the south coast. The tanks drop, the scrub browns off, and the climb is dry underfoot but has no shade on it at all.

Nog steeds bezig: Hornets on the rock face (1 jan – 31 dec)

Druk — Dry-zone season, schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen

In juni begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Hornets on the rock face (1 jan – 31 dec), Dry-zone season (15 mei – 15 sep)

Topdrukte — Dry-zone season, The Gathering at Minneriya

• Natuur

  The Gathering at Minneriya

  15 jul – 30 sep · meestalDierenseizoenDruk

  As the tank shrinks, hundreds of elephants come out onto the grass on the exposed bed — the largest gathering of wild Asian elephants anywhere. It moves between Minneriya and Kaudulla with the water.

Nog steeds bezig: Hornets on the rock face (1 jan – 31 dec), Dry-zone season (15 mei – 15 sep)

Topdrukte — Dry-zone season, The Gathering at Minneriya

In augustus begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Hornets on the rock face (1 jan – 31 dec), Dry-zone season (15 mei – 15 sep), The Gathering at Minneriya (15 jul – 30 sep (meestal))

Topdrukte — Dry-zone season, The Gathering at Minneriya

In september begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Hornets on the rock face (1 jan – 31 dec), Dry-zone season (15 mei – 15 sep), The Gathering at Minneriya (15 jul – 30 sep (meestal))

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

• Seizoen

  Northeast (Maha) monsoon

  15 okt – 15 jan · meestalRisico

  The dry zone takes its rain now, in heavy evening bursts rather than all day. The stairs and the gallery are slick when it is wet, and the site closes the summit route in a thunderstorm.

Nog steeds bezig: Hornets on the rock face (1 jan – 31 dec)

Rustig — een van de slechtste maanden qua weer

In november begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Hornets on the rock face (1 jan – 31 dec), Northeast (Maha) monsoon (15 okt – 15 jan (meestal))

Topdrukte — Christmas and New Year peak, Year-end break in Sri Lanka

• Feestdag

  Christmas and New Year peak

  20 dec – 5 janKerst & nieuwjaarDrukBoek vroeg

  The cultural triangle is on every two-week Sri Lanka itinerary and they all run in this fortnight. Hotel rates around the rock double and the ticket queue starts before the gate opens. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Hornets on the rock face (1 jan – 31 dec), Northeast (Maha) monsoon (15 okt – 15 jan (meestal))