Day Excursions To Udawalawe National Park From Negombo
Description
Take a wildlife excursion that is friendly to nature on this day. You will be picked up from your hotel and driven to the Udawalawe National Park in an air-conditioned vehicle. While on the way to Safari, keep an eye out for neighbourhood stores, paddy fields, tall trees, and locals going about their everyday routine. If you need to rest, do so; our specialists will take you where you need to go without interruption. Try several seasonal fruits and a king coconut to keep you cool. Jeep safari tour through rugged terrain in Wilderness National Park, looking for native sloth bears, foxes, mongooses, native birds, snakes, and other creatures inside the forest. After an unforgettable day, you'll drive back to your accommodations. • See the thriving elephant population of Udawalawa National Park • See an array of exotic birds and other creatures • Feel the thrill of a wildlife jeep safari • Enjoy Sri Lankan lunch at one of the restaurant of Udawalawa
Tour Options
Itinerary
- Udawalawe Trails is the ideal option for you if you're looking for the ultimate Sri Lankan safari experience in the utmost comfort of "Collect only memories, Leave only footsteps." Allow the Team to lead you on a once-in-a-lifetime experience that you won't soon forget as you sit back and enjoy. Listen to the exotically tropical owl's evocative cry, listen to the splashing of the elephants in the adjacent lakes and streams.
commonly known as elephant transit home, ETH, orphaned elephants are kept only until they are big enough to be rehabilitated and sent back into the wild. Currently, there are 44 orphaned elephants at the ETH and Dr. Vijitha Perera, the dedicated Senior Veterinary Surgeon of the Department of Wildlife and Conservation (DWC), who is in-charge of the ETH has his hands full, looking after the youngsters.
Keeping Company to the herds of elephants, the main attraction of the park are the Water Buffalo, Wild boar, Spotted Deer, Sambur Deer, Jackal, Black-naped hare, mongooses, bandicoots, foxes, s the endemic Toque Macaque and Gray Langers. Sighting a Leopard and other smaller cats like Fishing cat & Jungle cat would be a bonus, growling in the dark. You will genuinely enter a state of natural joy if you absorb the sights and sounds of nature.
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
• Operator will reconfirm your pick-up time in advance • Arrive at the hotel lobby 10 minutes before your selected pick up time • Pick up time in between 06.00 a.m.
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Littering & smoking is prohibited inside the vehicle.
- Deposit trash in designated receptacles
- Re-entry is not allowed after you leave the venue
- This activity is not recommended for anyone with impaired physical mobility, certain medical conditions such as high blood pressure, epilepsy, etc.
- The exact duration will depend on the time of day and traffic conditions
- Subject to favorable weather conditions. If cancelled due to poor weather, you will be given the option of an alternative date.
- We recommend all customers carry the Vaccination card while traveling (Digitally or Physically)
- Pickup will be commenced prior to start the tour time; you must contact us to verify your exact pickup time.
- What to Bring - Sunscreen, Caps or hats, , Camera, Sunglasses, Mosquito repellent
Reviews(1)
Overall well done in terms of experience and the tour company. My tour was slightly shorter than 3 hours as we saw plenty of elephants all over. That’s most of the experience but there were spotted deer and buffalo. The buffalo were actually amazing and otherworldly. I like this trip because you’re pretty much likely to see what you came for (elephants). My only warning with this trip is really ask yourself if the travel is worth it. It’s going to be 8 hours of driving. Fortunately, I slept for most of it but if I had more than a weekend in Sri Lanka, I would have definitely stayed the night / tried to move piggy back that into more travels. So to summarize: Tour company: 5/5 Tour: 5/5 Driver: 5/5 Worth the 8 hour drive?: Subjective (know your opportunity costs)
Thank you for sharing your feedback on our Day Excursion to Udawalawe National Park from Negombo. We’re glad to hear you had a wonderful wildlife experience, especially with the elephants, deer, and buffalo. It’s true that the long drive makes this a full-day adventure, and we appreciate your thoughtful note for future travelers to consider combining it with an overnight stay or a longer trip. We’re delighted you still enjoyed the safari and the sightings, and we’d love to welcome you again for a more relaxed multi-day journey through Sri Lanka!
