Wildlife Parks

Wilpattu

Sri Lanka's largest national park: quiet, wild and dotted with natural lakes called villus, where leopards and sloth bears roam with few jeeps around.

Best Feb–Oct≈ 185 km by road2 tours

Highlights

Why visit Wilpattu

Leopards without the crowds
Sloth bear sightings
Ancient ruins at Kudiramalai

When to visit

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Best timeGoodWetter

Tours

Tours that visit Wilpattu

All-round16days

All-Round Sri Lanka

The whole island in one unforgettable loop

Negombo · Colombo · Galle · Yala · Ella · Nuwara Eliya · Kandy · Sigiriya · Trincomalee · Anuradhapura · Wilpattu

FromUS$1,020 pp

Wildlife8days

Wild Lanka Safari

Leopards, elephants and sloth bears, up close

Wilpattu · Sigiriya · Udawalawe · Yala

FromUS$580 pp

Nearby

Places near Wilpattu

≈ 60 km by road

Anuradhapura

≈ 125 km by road

Dambulla

≈ 130 km by road

Sigiriya

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