Parque Nacional Wilpattu | Safári Privado

Great driver + service. Pick up and drop off from our accomodation was prompt. Driver was very good at driving us around the park and locating the animals

We did a full day tour and paid extra to arrange pick up from anuradhapura plus also breakfast/lunch. The day started at 4:45 AM and ended around 4:30 PM. Commute to and from is about 45 min to an hour. The actual tour started around 6/6:30. We actually saw 2 sloth bears, several deer, monkeys, and birds in the first half. In the second we saw a leopard in the distance and a hiding elephant and crocodile. As they are wild animals, the drivers talk to each other to see where they were last sighted and then race to get there before the animal leaves. Be aware that you still have to pay $45 USD pp additionally to get entrance into the park. The driver serves as the guide. Bring good binoculars! We had fun though it is a long tour.

A great experience with our guide Pasindu, also called "lynx eye"! We saw an elephant, many deer and deer, 2 foxes, a mongoose, many buffaloes and peacocks... and the highlight of the show, 2 leopards, in 2 different places. A truly incredible experience! I advise you to come with a camera equipped with a zoom, we regretted not being better equipped to bring back beautiful memories. Fortunately, our guide lent us binoculars!

Everything when smoothly, our guide was nice and knowledgeable. We had enough time to see the whole park, observe animals and even interact with the monkeys. I definitely recommend this experience

Very nice, we saw crocodiles and an elephant, a lot of birds. The guide was kind. The sunset on the landscapes was epic...

Driver is experienced with good eye sight. Saw different birds and animals. The tour operator reached out to make sure everything is smooth and easy for the day.

Had a great safari! We were picked up on time, food was neatly catered for and we had a very good driver who really spotted animals everywhere. After a long search even face to face with the leopard. It is a long and intensive day but also a very nice experience

Great day at Wilpattu. We have seen a lot of animals, including the well sought after Leopard! We had great communication with Trav Ceylon before hand who helped organise additional food for my son. The park is busy, but not as busy as some of the others, so well worth the visit. Only remark would be that it would have been a bit easier to communicate if the guide would have had more English skills...but we managed!

Wilpattu is a huge and beautiful national park. I went for a full day Safari, for a total of 12 hours. I got to see elephants, crocodiles, monkeys swinging from tree to tree and many other animals. Going into the park, I was expecting to just “sit back and watch animals”. Instead, I experienced a constant thrill of searching to spot the next animal while we drove across sandy roads, along beautiful lakeshores and through forests. To add to this experience: each time we would meet another jeep, both the drivers and passengers would share updates about which animals they spotted where! I rarely felt bored throughout the 12 hour experience. Beforehand, I worried a bit about being in the heat outside for 12 hours. But sitting in the back of the jeep with a roof was comfortable. Even though it was hot outside, the breeze from driving was more than enough to keep me cool. I didn’t put on any sunscreen and didn’t even get a sunburn. As a little bonus, there was a family of monkeys at the spot we had lunch. And the little ones used the back of the jeep as a playground while we ate lunch and watched. Very cute! But be sure not to leave anything they may steal, or soon you will find yourself negotiating with a monkey in a tree to return your water bottle! For children with a shorter attention span, a half day safari may be more ideal. As adults it is easy to forget children experience time much more slowly. Towards the end of the 12 hours, I did see some children who were very tired.

Totally recommend. The safari was a good experience and we were able to see amazing wild life. Our service manager Mr. Pasindu Rukshan Rathnayake was very nice as well.