Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Trincomalee, Sri Lanka

Druk — Year-end break in Sri Lanka, schoolvakanties in 6 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Regel

  Pigeon Island park rules

  1 jan – 31 decSluitingen

  The island is a national park with a wildlife-department ticket bought at the Nilaveli jetty, a cap on visitor numbers and a ban on standing on the reef. Boats do not run when the sea is up. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Northeast (Maha) monsoon (1 nov – 15 feb (meestal))

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: Pigeon Island park rules (1 jan – 31 dec), Northeast (Maha) monsoon (1 nov – 15 feb (meestal))

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: Pigeon Island park rules (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 aprSchoolvakantiesSluitingenDruk

  Shops and banks shut for days and domestic travellers arrive just as the east coast season is opening. Koneswaram on the headland is busy from dawn through the holiday. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Pigeon Island park rules (1 jan – 31 dec)

Druk — East coast season, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Seizoen

  East coast season

  1 mei – 30 sepDroog seizoenDruk

  The mirror image of the south: while Galle and Mirissa are shut in for the monsoon, Nilaveli and Uppuveli are flat, clear and open. Sri Lanka's summer answer to a washed-out southwest.

• Natuur

  Blue and sperm whale season

  1 mei – 15 okt · meestal

  The shelf drops away close to shore here, so the boats reach the whales in under an hour rather than two. Sperm whale pods as well as blues, with June to August the reliable stretch.

Nog steeds bezig: Pigeon Island park rules (1 jan – 31 dec)

Druk — East coast season, schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen

In juni begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Pigeon Island park rules (1 jan – 31 dec), East coast season (1 mei – 30 sep), Blue and sperm whale season (1 mei – 15 okt (meestal))

Druk — East coast season, schoolvakanties in 5 van de markten die de plek vullen

In juli begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Pigeon Island park rules (1 jan – 31 dec), East coast season (1 mei – 30 sep), Blue and sperm whale season (1 mei – 15 okt (meestal))

Topdrukte — East coast season, August break in Sri Lanka

In augustus begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Pigeon Island park rules (1 jan – 31 dec), East coast season (1 mei – 30 sep), Blue and sperm whale season (1 mei – 15 okt (meestal))

Topdrukte — East coast season, August break in Sri Lanka

In september begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Pigeon Island park rules (1 jan – 31 dec), East coast season (1 mei – 30 sep), Blue and sperm whale season (1 mei – 15 okt (meestal))

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: Pigeon Island park rules (1 jan – 31 dec), Blue and sperm whale season (1 mei – 15 okt (meestal))

Rustig — een van de slechtste maanden qua weer

• Seizoen

  Northeast (Maha) monsoon

  1 nov – 15 feb · meestalRisicoSluitingen

  The east coast's wet season, and a real shutdown: whale boats stop, the Pigeon Island crossing is off most days, and the beach hotels at Nilaveli close or drop to a caretaker.

• Risico

  Cyclone season

  1 nov – 31 dec · meestalSluitingen

  The east coast faces the storms the Bay of Bengal sends west late in the year: Burevi crossed just north of town in 2020 and Ditwah flooded the district in 2025. Boats to Pigeon Island stop and the coast road can go under. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Pigeon Island park rules (1 jan – 31 dec)

Druk — Year-end break in Sri Lanka, schoolvakanties in 5 van de markten die de plek vullen

In december begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Pigeon Island park rules (1 jan – 31 dec), Northeast (Maha) monsoon (1 nov – 15 feb (meestal)), Cyclone season (1 nov – 31 dec (meestal))