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Udawalawe National Park is one of the world’s best places to see a wild elephants. Established on 30 June 1972 and is 3rd most visited park in Sri Lanka! Udawalawe National Park is in the southern dry-zone of Sri Lanka and spans approximately 31,000 hectares, providing for ample elephant safari opportunities as well as observing the Park’s other Sri Lankan wildlife. The Park straddles two Provinces in the South of Sri Lanka and includes the Udawalawe Reservoir. The park is renowned for its stunning natural beauty and is second in popularity only to the Yala National Park. Udawalawe is not only famous for the elephants but also for other animals like leopards as well as various species of birds.
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Duration: 11 to 12 hours
Starts: Colombo, Sri Lanka
Trip Category: Day Trips & Excursions >> Day Trips
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Udawalawe National Park is one of the world’s best places to see a wild elephants. Established on 30 June 1972 and is 3rd most visited park in Sri Lanka! Udawalawe National Park is in the southern dry-zone of Sri Lanka and spans approximately 31,000 hectares, providing for ample elephant safari opportunities as well as observing the Park’s other Sri Lankan wildlife. The Park straddles two Provinces in the South of Sri Lanka and includes the Udawalawe Reservoir. The park is renowned for its stunning natural beauty and is second in popularity only to the Yala National Park. Udawalawe is not only famous for the elephants but also for other animals like leopards as well as various species of birds.
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Stop At: Udawalawe National Park Sri Lanka
The park is situated just south of the Central Highlands, of which escarpment brings about an enrapturing backdrop. At the center of the park lies the Udawalawe Reservoir. Udawalawe is undoubtedly the best place in Sri Lanka to see wild Asian Elephants throughout the year. There are about 500 elephants in the park and they often roam in herds of up to 100. Udawalawe National Park is unique in terms of consistency in numbers of elephants roaming the park: it has no a seasonal variation in herds of elephants. The park is one of the best places to see Raptors in Sri Lanka and afford excellent opportunities for photography. Endemic birds include the Sri Lankan junglefowl, Sri Lanka spurfowl, Sri Lanka green pigeon, Sri Lanka grey hornbill, Sri Lanka woodshrike and Sri Lanka swallow.
Duration: 4 hours
