For travelers, this is one of the best topics. It is Forest animals and Wildlife safari, Sri Lanka. Here we have selected the best areas where you can feel the nature best and find Sri Lanka wildlife easily. You can have the best safari experience if you visit these places.
1.Udawalawa National Park for discover Sri Lanka wildlife
This fantastic National park is situated in the boundary of Sabaragamuwa and Uva Provinces. It has laid in a land area about 30821hec. You have to travel 165km from Colombo to reach here. You can see so many Sri Lanka wildlife such as elephants, crocodiles, pelicans, etc. A unique area with roaming elephants and others. It's fine to hire a guide from the park for a better experience—the best place to have a great safari adventure and watch many forest animals. You will have to pay for the safari jeep, but the experiences worth million. If you come to Sri Lanka, don't miss this chance to see wild elephants and other wildlife Sri Lanka, with the best experience.
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| Udawalawa Wild Life Safari, Sri Lanka |
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| A Herd of Elephants Playing in Udawalawa |
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| Wild Elephants in Udawalawa |
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| Leo Pad in udawalawa ( wild life, Sri Lanka) |
2.Yala National Park
3.Wilpatthu National Park, Best to discover Forest animals.
Wilpathu National Park is located in the Northwest dry zone of Sri Lanka. It is about 180km north of Colombo. Wilpathu is the largest and oldest National park in Sri Lanka. The park is 131693hac. Wilpathu is a gorgeous National park for nature lovers. It's situated within a calm and quiet area. Wilpathu is an ideal place to see majestic and graceful creatures such as leopards, spotted deer, and other Sri Lanka wildlife. If you are looking for a place to enjoy wildlife, Sri Lanka, this is one of the best choices. Here you can see all types of forest animals.
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| A Baby Elephant in Wilpattu National Park |
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| An Old Elephant in Wilpattu National Park |
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| A Herd Of Elephants Bathing in WIlpattu |
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| A Leo Pad in Wilpattu National Park |
4.Minneriya National Park
There are 31km from the Dambulla. Enjoy the beauty of nature, free-range elephants. This is the only national park in the world that can see the gathering of 150-400 Sri Lankan wild Elephants. Safari vehicles are available for a reasonable price. You should get tickets for entry.
Need nearly 3 - 4 hours for the entire safari. Take as many water bottles as you can. However, you are advised to behave in a responsible manner in which that doesn’t cause problems to the natural behavior of elephants and other forest animals.
Great place to get a fantastic experience of Sri Lanka wildlife.
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| A Herd Of Elephants Bathing in Minneriya National Park |
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| Beautiful Minneriya National Park |
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| Safari in Minneriya |
5.Kaudulla for better experience of forest animals.
Kaudulla is a beautiful wildlife area that is situated 197km away from Colombo. Kaudulla has identified as an essential bird area—an ideal place to marvel at Elephants in their natural habitat with total freedom. There are many animals that can be seen and this will be a beautiful experience. Superb Sri Lanka wildlife park and there are around 3500 wild elephants there. You can have a fantastic day out seeing of best elephant gathering. This is one of the best gifts of mother nature. We kindly remind you that please enjoy without harming or any disturbance to this forest animals.
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| Kaudulla National Park |
6.Wasgamuwa National Park
Wasgamuwa National Park is situated between the Matale and Polonnaruwa Districts. Wasgamuwa wildlife park is a wonderful and biggest dry zone national park in Sri Lanka. Lovely place to see elephants and other forest animals. You can visit by a Safari Jeep, and drivers are familiar with the animals' timing and locations. Better to visit in the morning or evening. If you enter the park early in the morning, there is an excellent chance to spot a large number of wild elephants, including tuskers.
The sloth bear is another animal that can be seen in Wasgamuwa national park. Few camping sites are available on prior approval inside the park, and it's the best destination for Sri Lanka wildlife. Highly recommendations to visit.
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| A Herd of Elephants in Wagamuwa National Park |
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| Wild Life, Sri Lanka Wasgamuwa National Park |
7.KUMANA National Park
One of the best National Park in Sri Lanka. Beautiful nature and a great place to spend some hours. Kumana national park is located in the Ampara district of Eastern Province. There are 391KM from Colombo. Kumana national park is contiguous with Yala. If you are a bird lover, this is the best place for you to feel the beauty. Because kumana is very famous for birds watching. There is a large variety of indigenous and migrants birds to see.
You can observe rich biodiversity here with all most all the forest animals, including elephants , to leopards to small insects. Not very crowded during weekdays. Advisable to hire a safari jeep rather than driving your vehicle. We recommended entering early in the morning to see more forest animals.
You can have an exceptional safari experience and can see many wild animals. I highly recommend to visit this place.
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| Great egret |
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| Beautiful Peahens in Kumana |
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| Beautiful Kumana (wild Life, Sri Lanka) |
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| A Kingfisher |
8.Gal oya National park, best with forest animals.
Gal Oya National park is the largest reservoir in Sri Lanka, situated 314km away from Colombo with Senanayeka samudraya. Gal Oya National park is a paradise with verities of Sri Lanka wildlife. You can see plenty of forest animals, including Elephants, Peacocks, deer, etc. You can travel by a safari jeep, and the special thing is you should get permission to move here—an uncrowded area with scenic beauty. We recommend visiting early because it’s too hot in the later in most of the days.
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| A Baby Elephant Bathing in Gal Oya National Park |
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| Gal Oya, Wild Life, Sri Lanka |
9.Bundala National park
A brilliant park. Best place to see both residents and migratory birds on the island. .Bundala National park is Situated in the Hambantota district, Southern province. There are 270KM from Colombo. Far less packed than the nearby wildlife safari parks but offers an excellent safari opportunity. Bundala National Park beautiful with lots of forest animals to see. Excellent bird viewing, several dozen species. Lots of peacocks, including a male dancing ritual. Elephants, Crocodiles, Wild boars, Mongoose, Deer, Monkeys, Rabbits, Tortoise, and many more Sri Lanka wildlife.
You need a knowledgeable guide, a pair of binoculars, and a camera, then enjoy a couple of hours seeing the wonders of nature. Bundala national park is not overcrowded like Yala. But of course, one will not see the leopards here.
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| Two Elephant Fall in Love Bundala National Park, Wild Life, Sri Lanka |
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| A Crocodile Looking for a Pray |
10.Hurulu Eco park
Beautiful park to visit in Sri Lanka. Hulu eco-park is located in Dambulla district. Mostly you can see elephants only. But during the safari, you can see elephants with a very close view. There is one stopping place with a fantastic view. Early morning or evening time is the best time to visit.
Advisable to hire a safari jeep. You can get a fantastic experience and recommend to visit this area of Sri Lanka wildlife.
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| Elephants in Hurulu Eco Park |
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| Baby Elephants Playing |
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| Little Elephant Family in Hurulu Eco Park |
Here we have discussed about the best places to discover Sri Lanka wildlife. For more details you can read our other posts also.
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