WILDLIFE TOURS AND SAFARI HOLIDAYS IN SRI LANKA

Considering a Sri Lankan wildlife safari adventure tour? Consult our team of travel experts who will help you plan your trip on a budget, or take you on a luxury safari if so required. You'll certainly get to see all the wildlife and tropical birds you've never dreamed of seeing - including of course the famous but elusive Leopard, while at the same time taking in our natural brilliance of Sri Lanka, fauna and flora under clear skies.

There are so many thrilling wildlife safaris you could choose from, and you'll find that most are suitable for families. You'll see a lot of elephants and birds, be able to take lots of photographs, as well as experience our unique ever smiling mix of people and cultures. You'll simply have a great time here!

A wide range of National Parks, nature reserves and safari lodges and camps have been established throughout Sri Lanka, covering vast areas of bio-diverse terrain, all the way from Willpattu National Park in the north of the country, down to Yala National Park in the south with many others in between. Plenty of wildlife for you to see and lots to do, and no, not about hunting that was done away with about a century ago, after the Sri Lankan elephant population were decimated by big western game hunters. You're out there to enjoy, get close to and photograph Sri Lankan wildlife and birds in their natural environment. On your Sri Lankan safari Tour you'll also tour through some outstanding scenery.

Travelling into the jungles of Sri Lanka with camps set deep within the national parks is yet an undiscovered treasure, whether you select to stay and observe wildlife in your camp under a tree reading a book and sipping a drink of your choice waiting for them to appear, or taking a short walk to the best spots within the area under the guidance of our experts. Tented Safari camping in Sri Lanka is an ideal way to savour the splendour of the island from one of the many spots available for such wildlife safari camps. The game reserves of Sri Lanka are best savoured from such a camp than trudging up and down from a hotel! You may select a tour from a wide range of tours or enjoy one tailor made just for you. Observing nature and its diversity is best done in our opinion in one such camps, whether its fauna, flora, bird watching or even interacting with the local indigenous people “Veddha’s”.

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SRI LANKA BIG 5 ANIMALS

SRI LANKA BIG 5 ANIMALS
1: The blue whale
2: The sperm whale
3: The Sri Lankan leopard
4: The Sri Lankan Elephant
5: The Sri Lankan sloth bear

In Sri Lanka, the big five game animals are Sri Lankan Elephant, leopard, sloth bear, The blue whale and The sperm whale. The term "big five game" refers to the big five most intimidating animals that can be easily spotted on most of Sri Lankan National parks and indian ocean. Animal and wildlife lovers around the world, travel here to witness the amazing wildlife, Sri Lanka harbor. Mostly because you can do a game drive with less effort and cost when compared to African Safaris.

Useful information about Sri Lanka wildlife

Here is the government website of the Wilpattu National Park, Please note Sri Lanka government do not have a solid website for this park above link is the closest it get. However, you can get information from Wikipedia Wilpattu

If you want to get a real Authentic experience travel like local do, local usually book government bungalow for their accommodation, they are dirt cheap with basic facilities and can accommodate, lots of people like 10 to 20 pax.
Click below link to have a look at the bungalows

Bungalows in National park Sri Lanka

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What does authentic experience mean?

The Traveler Quantum Effect

One tenet of quantum physics is that the simple act of observing an event will alter the outcome of the event. Traveling is no different. When we have a guest over at our house we tend to clean up, dress nice, and be on our best behavior. One thing any true "authentic" experience would have is the lack of tourists taking part. The very act of being somewhere means that you are changing the environment and removes the possibility of having a true authentic experience.

Conclusion

The world is what it is, and you have to explore it on its terms, not yours. No matter what you expect to see when you visit a new place, the reality you will find will be different. You are traveling in the 21st century, not the 19th. Do not expect people to be caricatures or stereotypes of something you have in mind. View the people you meet as neither cultural superiors nor objects of pity. Moreover, whatever you think is authentic was developed without your having experienced it.

Yala national park

February 13, 2018

Yala Safari Park

The big picture

The Yala national park is most famous because, it is more likely to spot animals due to it's savanna like terrain with occasional forest areas mostly consist with small trees and shrubs. It is home to Mammals, Reptile, Amphibian, Invertebrate and Birds.

The best part

Because of Yala National park's animal diversity and density are extremely high, relative to other national parks it will render Yala Safari park is the one-stop place to watch all the animals, with minimal effort and time, so you won't go home with empty handed. you can check out what animals can be seen at the Yala safari park, below this page.

That's not all

Another factor Yala Safari park makes most famous because of Sri Lankan leopards (Panthera Pardus). The leopard is the only cat from five "big cats" that Sri Lanka harbor, since there are no other predators to challenge the leopard it's population escalated to the worlds highest density of leopards.
With no other animals, especially big cats to compete with, they're sized become enormous, weighing in at almost 100kg the biggest of its kind and biggest leopards in the world. Elsewhere in the world they are called as elusive cat, but not here they have little to no-fear, they can be seen proudly sauntering along all over the park, playing and hunting..

Is that it ? noo

Including Sri Lankan majestic Elephant You will have the chance to spot 44 species of mammals that are resident in Yala National Park. The elephant herd of Yala contains 300–350 individuals roaming around the park, bathing, playing and eating in their natural habitat

There Is More!

There is a 85 percent chance to spot these animals, including The sloth bear, water buffalo, fishing cat, Toque macaque, red slender loris, golden palm civet, and 47 species of reptiles and six of them are endemic, Boulenger's callback, Sri Lankan flying snake, Wiegmann's agama, Sri Lankan Krait, Bahir's fan-throated lizard and painted-lip lizard, are the endemic reptiles.

There are even more!

Yale is one of Important Bird Areas, 215 bird species recorded in the park, seven are endemic to Sri Lanka. They are Sri Lanka jungle fowl, grey Hornbill, Sri Lanka wood pigeon, black-capped Bulbul, crimson-fronted Barbet, brown-capped Lagoons of Yala attract Thousands migrant waterfowl to the Yala safari park during the northeast monsoon.

However there's a catch

Everybody wants to go to Yala and during peak season Yala Safari park will get crowded with tourist jeeps if you really do not like the crowd you can visit other safari parks, there are 25 of other safari parks in Sri Lanka or you can visit Yala during off season. Despite the crowd Yala National park is a must visit place.

Here's the deal

Book a Safari in Yala with us, 14 days earlier to arrival and claim 5% discount on Jeep fee (contact us first before placing the order)