Udawalawe Nationalpark Safari-Ausflug von Galle/Mirissa/Ella

Very good experience, excellent taxi driver to go to the park, very attentive, as well as our Safari driver who by his seasoned eye made us enjoy the animals to the best. It is better to make this excursion early in the morning because with the heat the animals start to hide.

We had an amazing day out - we were picked up on time, seamlessly from Galle, driven to Udawale and then given an excellent tour through the park. The wildlife, and our guide, were amazing - I'd highly recommend it!

100% in point. Best guide we could have hope for. Knowledge was incredible. Best experience. Thank you Sri Lanka

Our tour guide was very lovely and great and pointing out all the wildlife as we went round! The elephant orphanage was just so lovely to see, would highly recommend!

After reading a bunch of recent reviews, my friends and I were very enthusiastic about this trip. Whilst the transfer from our hotel was ok, we were disappointed with the jeep. It was pretty beat up compared to lots of others around. On top of that we weren’t offered a guide as mentioned in other reviews. Our driver wasn’t particularly chatty or informative. Throughout the trip we were reminded that we ‘were lucky’ to see elephants as it was dry season. Our driver did go deeper into the park than other companies though my friends and I are can’t agree whether this was to take up time or because he was genuinely trying to find us other animals. A nice little snack and tea were provided though and we DID end up seeing the elephants so 3 stars for that.

We booked this tour before we left home,comes we’re excellent and it was a seamless experience. We were contacted when we landed on the first day and arrangements were made for collection the following day The driver that took us there and back Aditha was superb great guy Also a mention to our driver on the safari Ravi exceptional knowledge,we chose not to pay extra for a guide and used him,he knew his stuff and some,very knowledgable Last but not least the other Ravi who is the owner of the company,great commas and you have a good team there my friend Thanks for a great day we both loved it We saw lots of elephants including a family with a 2 month old baby,water buffalo many species of birds including eagles plus huge lizards and much more

This was truly a great experience for our family. Our driver was prompt and picked us up at 6am with a clean van full of waters. The drive was long but we saw the real Sri Lanka on the way. The safari was amazing and we saw tons of animals and of course elephants. Overall the trip was well organized and extremely pleasant.

Very well organised tour with good pre trip communication. Driver Abey picked up from Galle hotel at prearranged 0830...take the 0630 pick up in hotter months. Good 3 hour drive to park in comfortable sedan with good safe driving by Abey. Allow 3-4 hours for safari tour. You pick up jeep at Lizard tours where there are pre safari restroom facilities then around 10 minute drive to park with 2 stops for guide to pick up tickets etc. As well as great opportunity to see elephants up close in their natural habitat there are also lots of birds to see for bird watching enthusiasts as well as water and wild buffalo, monkeys, monitor lizards, jackals. Back to Lizard safari base after park tour to reunite with driver or at the elephant transit house (elephant orphanage) for 3.00pm feeding if you choose this add on (worth the 500 Rupees fee (around £2) as a nice end to day before 3 hour drive back to hotel in Galle or wherever you are staying. Well organised tour company.

We had transport from Ella which was very punctual, then transferred to the Jeep with Ravi our driver at Udawalawe. Even though it was dry season we still saw elephants as well as so many monkeys, water buffalo, mongoose, samba deer, crocodiles and a huge number of birds. We had an amazing morning tea provided with tea and coconut pancakes set up in a beautiful shaded camping ground where we could watch the crocodiles with no one else around. So amazing! We continued on to the Elephant Transit Home afterwards which was a real treat. Don’t bother with a guide they are a waste of money as your driver should be able to tell you everything you need to know.

2.5 hour trip in comfortable air-con car. The driver spoke good English and answered our questions. We went around the park at 9am (6am start from Galle) which was fine in rainy season. Saw lots of elephants plus buffalo, monkeys and birds. Crocodiles are hiding at this time of day so a 6am start is needed for these. Park is not crowded in rainy season. Had plenty of time close up with elephants. We didn't bother with a guide as our driver was very knowledgeable. Our driver stopped at nice restaurant (1000 SLR each for buffet meal) on way home and took us to fruit bat roost (1000s in 4 large trees), and was happy to stop when I wanted to take photos. This was a great trip. Arrived back at 4:30pm.