På gång i Sigiriya, Sri Lanka under året

Mest folk — Christmas and New Year peak, Year-end break i Sri Lanka

• Risk

  Hornets on the rock face

  1 jan – 31 decInsekter & sjukdomarStängningar

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Northeast (Maha) monsoon (15 okt – 15 jan (vanligtvis)), Christmas and New Year peak (20 dec – 5 jan)

Mycket folk — February break i Sri Lanka, skollov i 2 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

Inget nytt börjar i februari.

Pågår fortfarande: Hornets on the rock face (1 jan – 31 dec)

Mycket folk — February break i Sri Lanka, skollov i 2 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

Inget nytt börjar i mars.

Pågår fortfarande: Hornets on the rock face (1 jan – 31 dec)

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

• Helg

  Sinhala and Tamil New Year

  10–18 aprSkollovTrångtStängningar

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Hornets on the rock face (1 jan – 31 dec)

Mycket folk — Dry-zone season, skollov i 2 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

• Säsong

  Dry-zone season

  15 maj – 15 sepTorrsäsongTrångt

  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.

Pågår fortfarande: Hornets on the rock face (1 jan – 31 dec)

Mycket folk — Dry-zone season, skollov i 3 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

Inget nytt börjar i juni.

Pågår fortfarande: Hornets on the rock face (1 jan – 31 dec), Dry-zone season (15 maj – 15 sep)

Mest folk — Dry-zone season, The Gathering at Minneriya

• Natur

  The Gathering at Minneriya

  15 jul – 30 sep · vanligtvisDjurlivssäsongTrångt

  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.

Pågår fortfarande: Hornets on the rock face (1 jan – 31 dec), Dry-zone season (15 maj – 15 sep)

Mest folk — Dry-zone season, The Gathering at Minneriya

Inget nytt börjar i augusti.

Pågår fortfarande: Hornets on the rock face (1 jan – 31 dec), Dry-zone season (15 maj – 15 sep), The Gathering at Minneriya (15 jul – 30 sep (vanligtvis))

Mest folk — Dry-zone season, The Gathering at Minneriya

Inget nytt börjar i september.

Pågår fortfarande: Hornets on the rock face (1 jan – 31 dec), Dry-zone season (15 maj – 15 sep), The Gathering at Minneriya (15 jul – 30 sep (vanligtvis))

Lugnt — skollov i 3 av marknaderna som fyller platsen, en av dess sämsta vädermånader

• Säsong

  Northeast (Maha) monsoon

  15 okt – 15 jan · vanligtvisRisk

  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.

Pågår fortfarande: Hornets on the rock face (1 jan – 31 dec)

Lugnt — en av dess sämsta vädermånader

Inget nytt börjar i november.

Pågår fortfarande: Hornets on the rock face (1 jan – 31 dec), Northeast (Maha) monsoon (15 okt – 15 jan (vanligtvis))

Mest folk — Christmas and New Year peak, Year-end break i Sri Lanka

• Helg

  Christmas and New Year peak

  20 dec – 5 janJul & nyårTrångtBoka tidigt

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Hornets on the rock face (1 jan – 31 dec), Northeast (Maha) monsoon (15 okt – 15 jan (vanligtvis))