Safari Packages

This is an itinerary designed for the wildlifer in you. We cover the most prominent and important parks in Sri Lanka with a lot of time dedicated for exclusive safaris. We start from the north with Wilpattu National Park, the unexplored grasslands famous for its Leopard and Sloth Bear population. Then we move down south to Central Sri Lanka to Minneriya National Park. Minneriya is famous for the “Gathering” of Elephants and migratory birds. The wetland provides for a massive grazing ground for the species and over 300 Elephants can be observed socializing at a time. Then we move further south to Yala National Park, probably the most famous park of Sri Lanka. Again famous for its Leopard and Sloth Bear population, Yala is a must see for any wildlife enthusiast.

Wilpattu National Park is located in the northwest coast of Sri Lanka. It is the largest park in Sri Lanka and was the first park to be upgraded to a national park in 1938. The Wilpattu National Park is named after its natural lakes (villu) and basins which are nature’s gift to the wildlife in this arid low grassland forest of Sri Lanka. The park is untouched and unexploited; people stay in the forest in tents and lodges to thoroughly cover this large forest. Wilpattu is renowned for its dense Leopard population and Sri Lanka Sloth Bears. It is rustic with very few tourists around, which simply means jaw dropping quality time with the resting leopards and playful bears.

Minneriya National Park was gazetted as a National park in the year 1997 to protect a 3rd Century AD technical marvel in form of – ‘Minneriya Tank’ built by King Mahasena for water conservation. Minneriya is famous for its all pervasive Elephant Safaris and 850 hectare of Paddy fields that the tank irrigates. Especially when Sri Lanka observes a dry Season (June to September) and water recedes at other parks then shores of Minneriya tank becomes a prime attraction providing water and fresh grazing to the Elephant herds and migratory birds. Over three hundred Elephants congregate to socialize and mate; this event has been formally referred as “The Gathering” by Lonely Planet. It is the largest gathering of Asian Elephants anywhere in the World. Sri Lanka endemic monkeys and birds can also be found hanging from the tree tops or gliding through the jungle.

Yala National Park is the most visited and second largest National Park in Sri Lanka. Yala is situated in the southeast coast of the island and is a gazette national park since 1900. Yala has the highest density of Leopards living in the world and the acts of this sly predator would definitely take you by surprise. Leopards steal the show and Elephants are close runner ups! You will find Sri Lankan Elephants, Deers in great numbers. Yala also has eye catching cultural relevance with a pinch of history. Dating back to the Ramayan days, Yala was the Ravan’s territory which is now submerged in the sea. Two of the important pilgrimage sites, Sithulpahua and Magul Vihara of Buddhist Civilization in Yala are a frequent route for lakhs of pilgrims who march on foot across the forest.