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Early mornings trekking under a rainforest canopy teeming with life or drifting alongside island-hopping elephants. Afteroons cycling to wildlife hideouts or following leopards along dusty tracks. And nights, seeking civets under a star-filled sky. Our wildlife tour of Sri Lanka is a nature-lover’s dream.
From the bountiful elephants, macaque and junglefowl to the elusive leopards, sloth bears and pangolin, combining these fascinatingly varied parks ensures sensationally diverse wildlife experiences.
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Your private driver will meet you at the airport and you’ll head north for the unspoilt, vast wilderness of Wilpattu. Along the way, keep an eye out for monkeys leaping between the coconut plantations or herons fishing the paddy fields and coastal lagoons.
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Leopard Trails Wilpattu
You have morning and evening jeep safari drives in Wilpattu National Park today, accompanied by a ranger. Immersed in the park’s tranquillity and biodiversity, you’ll follow remote tracks, past the sand-rimmed “willu” watering holes, seeking leopards, eagles, elephants and wild boar.
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Leopard Trails Wilpattu
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- Morning and evening safari drives
Cutting southeast across the island, you’ll leave the dry, lowland wilderness for the lush, misty highlands of the Central Province. You’ll get a fabulous overview of the island, seeing mud-brick homes, majestic stupas, vibrant roadside stalls, dense jungle and cloud-forest ridges punctuated by steep valleys.
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Rangala House
In the company of a knowledgeable naturalist, you’re setting off for a day-long trek in the Knuckles Forest Reserve, known for its incredible biodiversity. You’ll walk deserted pathways, climb cliffs, navigate cloud forests and descend past dramatic waterfalls and wildflower meadows.
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Rangala House
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- Half or full day guided trek in Knuckles Forest Reserve
After driving to Gal Oya, you’ll head out on a bird watching trek with the hotel’s resident naturalist. Winding through the jungle, you’ll emerge at the Gal Oya Lake with time to sit and stare, spotting kingfishers, kites, eagles and a plethora of aquatic birds.
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Gal Oya Lodge
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- Afternoon naturalist-guided ornithological walk
From serenely boating alongside crocodiles and inter-island swimming elephants, to off-the-beaten track cycling to lesser-visited lakes and secret wildlife hideouts, your day is spent fully immersed in Gal Oya’s ecological reserve. Finish up with a forest-based night walk, tracking nocturnal delights such as civets and Pangolin.
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Gal Oya Lodge
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- Morning boat safari on Senanayake Reservoir, afternoon naturalist-guided cycle ride, jungle night walk
After a morning’s drive to Kumana National Park, you’re heading out on a safari drive offering quiet, intimate wildlife encounters. Criss-crossing the coastal lagoons, mangroves and thorny scrub, you’ll find yourself in a bird-watcher’s paradise while trailing elephants, wild boar, deer, macaques, langurs and crocodiles.
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Kumana under Canvas
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- Afternoon safari drive in Kumana National Park
You have morning and evening safari drives today, accompanied both times by an experienced naturalist. You’ll punctuate your wildlife experiences with swims in the Kumbukan River, sundowners on its banks and guided stargazing or astrology sessions under the night skies
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Kumana under Canvas
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- Morning and evening safari drives in Kumana National Park, evening stargazing session
Head deeper into the park today with a full-day safari exploring this remote and diverse ecosystem. You’ll wander the jungle-clad archaeological remains, visit the mouth of the river and track foraging elephants, soaring birds of prey, slinking leopards and basking crocodiles, to the ever-present cacophony of bird song.
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Kumana under Canvas
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- Full day safari drive
A final morning game drive to seek out the more elusive inhabitants, before you head south to Yala National Park. The country’s best-known wildlife sanctuary, Yala is famed for having the highest leopard density in the world across diverse landscapes of forests, grasslands, lagoons and beaches.
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Leopard Trails Yala
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- Morning safari drive in Kumana National Park
You’ll head out on two, ranger-led safari drives into Yala National Park today. While your main aim might be to spot a leopard, you’re likely to see plenty of elephants, deer, wild boar, jackals and mongoose alongside plenty of langurs, macaques and over 200 species of bird.
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Leopard Trails Yala
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- Morning and evening safari drives into Yala National Park
You’re driving along Sri Lanka’s southern coastline today, getting a taste for the rich maritime heritage as you pass through traditional fishing villages. On arrival in Tangalle, you have time to explore this relaxed coastal town, prized for its turquoise waters and golden beaches.
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Buckingham Place
You have a free day to relax. You might choose to wander the laid-back town, canoe around the mangroves of the lagoon, head out to explore on mountain bikes or simply sway over the sands in a palm-strung hammock.
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Buckingham Place
Leaving the sun-soaked coastline behind, you’re journeying into the lush, misty interior of Sri Lanka’s lowland rainforests. As the air becomes cooler and more humid, towering trees, dense jungle and a chorus of tropical birdsong signal your arrival into the Sinharaja Rainforest.
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Rainforest Eco Lodge
With an early start, you’re trekking deep into the rainforest with a guide to explore Sri Lanka’s most biodiverse ecosystem. You’ll find a jungle teeming with life, including endemic birds, troops of purple-faced langurs and colourful frogs within a plethora of orchids, ferns and towering trees draped in vines.
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Rainforest Eco Lodge
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- Morning nature trek
A relaxed coastal town with a vibrant morning fish market and striking colonial-era architecture, Nogombo is your final destination. With a free afternoon, you could wander the Dutch Fort and canal, dip into the ornate cathedral or watch the fishing boats haul their catch onto the beach.
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Villa Hundira
You’ll be driven to the airport today with plenty of time to check in for your flight home. Time to look back through your photos and relive the diverse wildlife encounters you have experienced during your visit.
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