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Planning to do an elephant safari in Sri Lanka? Kaudulla National Park is one of the best National Parks in Sri Lanka to spot them! Kaudulla National Park is known for having one of the largest gatherings of wild elephants in all of Asia. The park is part of their migration path, “the elephant corridor,” between Minneriya and Wasgamuwa National Parks. It is home to over 200 wild elephants and many other animals and wildlife, including deer, crocodiles, sloth bears, monkeys, leopards, and many more. Kaudulla has just as many elephants as Minneriya, but it’s just not as well known, making it a lot less touristy. It’s one of Sri Lanka’s younger national parks, having only been declared one in 2002.
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Duration: 11 to 13 hours
Starts: Colombo, Sri Lanka
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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Planning to do an elephant safari in Sri Lanka? Kaudulla National Park is one of the best National Parks in Sri Lanka to spot them! Kaudulla National Park is known for having one of the largest gatherings of wild elephants in all of Asia. The park is part of their migration path, “the elephant corridor,” between Minneriya and Wasgamuwa National Parks. It is home to over 200 wild elephants and many other animals and wildlife, including deer, crocodiles, sloth bears, monkeys, leopards, and many more. Kaudulla has just as many elephants as Minneriya, but it’s just not as well known, making it a lot less touristy. It’s one of Sri Lanka’s younger national parks, having only been declared one in 2002.
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Stop At: Kaudulla National Park, Galoya Road, Habarana 51375 Sri Lanka
It has been in existence for many years now, but it was given the recognition of a national park only in April 2002. The park spreads over 6656 hectares, and it is connected to the Somawathie Chaitiya Park and the Minneriya Wildlife Park. A reserve turned national park, Kaudulla sees herds of elephant families usually around 350 of them. The trees of Kaudulla have fauna of all variants – endemic, endangered animals and birds too. Flora consists of tropical dry mixed evergreen forests, chena lands, grasslands and wetlands with many species of small shrubs. This ecosystem is a perfect marriage of fauna and flora. The park is not all barren land; there are pools of water where the elephants usually hold their gatherings in the summer.
Duration: 4 hours
