Wild Lanka Safari

Your route

Where you'll go

Read more about Wilpattu · Sigiriya · Udawalawe · Yala

Day by day

Your itinerary

1. 1
   Day 1

   Arrive & into the wild west

   Drive north to Wilpattu, Sri Lanka's largest national park, and check into a tented camp on its edge.

   Overnight in Wilpattu
2. 2
   Day 2

   Wilpattu safari

   A full day exploring the park's villus, the natural lakes where leopards, sloth bears, spotted deer and crocodiles come to drink.

   Overnight in Wilpattu
3. 3
   Day 3

   Elephant country

   Cross to the Cultural Triangle for an afternoon jeep safari in Minneriya or Kaudulla, home to large herds of wild elephants.

   Overnight in Sigiriya
4. 4
   Day 4

   Lion Rock & birdlife

   Climb Sigiriya at sunrise, then join a naturalist for a birding walk in the surrounding forest.

   Overnight in Sigiriya
5. 5
   Day 5

   To Udawalawe

   A scenic journey south to Udawalawe, arriving for feeding time at the Elephant Transit Home, where orphaned calves are raised for release back into the wild.

   Overnight in Udawalawe
6. 6
   Day 6

   Udawalawe to Yala

   A morning game drive among Udawalawe's elephants, then on to Yala for your first afternoon safari in leopard country.

   Overnight in Yala
7. 7
   Day 7

   A day with the leopards

   Dawn and dusk game drives in Yala, with a long lunch at your lodge in between. Watch for leopards, sloth bears, elephants and crocodiles.

   Overnight in Yala
8. 8
   Day 8

   Farewell or the beach

   Transfer to the airport on the southern expressway, or continue to the south coast for a few lazy beach days.

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