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Sri Lanka Safari: Wildlife and Ancient History
4.9
16 Ratings
Nuwaragala
This safari offers an exciting journey blending wildlife and history. Witness Sri Lankan Elephants in their natural habitat. Enjoy birdwatching to spot rare species. Discover the ancient history of the park’s location. Observe the ruins and remnants of bygone civilizations.
This safari offers an exciting journey blending wildlife and history. Witness Sri Lankan Elephants in their natural habitat. Enjoy birdwatching to spot rare species. Discover the ancient history of the park’s location. Observe the ruins and remnants of bygone civilizations.
Duration:
3 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- PWXF+W9 Nuwaragala - Your safari guide will pick you up at the gate of the national park and drive you on your adventure. There will be many species of wildlife, especially Sri Lankan Elephants, for you to see. Birdwatching enthusiasts will be able to get their groove on with the ample numbers and varieties of birds that can be identified at the…
- PWXF+W9 Nuwaragala - Your safari guide will pick you up at the gate of the national park and drive you on your adventure. There will be many species of wildlife, especially Sri Lankan Elephants, for you to see. Birdwatching enthusiasts will be able to get their groove on with the ample numbers and varieties of birds that can be identified at the Wasgamuwa National Park. You will also be able to many colorful types of flowers and herbs. Another attraction to see will be the ruins left over from the ancient kings who once ruled the area.Take note that you will be traveling in a multi-terrain (4WD) game vehicle.
Wasgamuwa National Park is a wildlife sanctuary under the Mahaweli River Development Project. It receives 1650 - 2100 millimeters of rainfall and has an average annual temperature of 28°C. The region fall under the dry zone, and the wilderness in the park’s limits are one of the few places with sufficient water during the dry season. This is due to irrigation tanks built by ancient kings of centuries past. The wildlife flock to make their homes in the park’s land due to this reason.
What's Included
- Water Bottle Per Person
- 4x4 Safari Jeep (Maximum of 6 Passengers per jeep)
- Experienced Driver (Also your tracker)
- Free Pickup/Drop off from/to any location within the radius of 5 KM
- Water Bottle Per Person
- 4x4 Safari Jeep (Maximum of 6 Passengers per jeep)
- Experienced Driver (Also your tracker)
- Free Pickup/Drop off from/to any location within the radius of 5 KM
What's Not Included
- Hotel pickup and drop-off if outside of 5km of park entrance gate
- Entrance fees for Jeep-only bookings (entrance fees to be paid in cash)
- Food and Beverages.
- Gratuties.
- Hotel pickup and drop-off if outside of 5km of park entrance gate
- Entrance fees for Jeep-only bookings (entrance fees to be paid in cash)
- Food and Beverages.
- Gratuties.
Location
Wasgamuwa National Park
Park Gate of Wasgamuwa National Park
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(16 Ratings)
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Pioneer828029
Apr 7, 2025
Nice safari in wasgamuwa national park - Great safari! Driver with a good eye and lots of knowledge about the flora and fauna. Would definitely recommend. The park is also not very crowded. We saw elephants!
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Ceciler888
Mar 11, 2025
Full-day safari at Wasgamuwa - Great place to observe wildlife, from birds to elephants and crocodiles. Very professional driver who pointed out birds and other animals. Communication about lunch could have been better handled but knowing the region we anticipated and brought our own snacks.
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Jamesci5512ki
Mar 6, 2025
Incredible experience - We had such an incredible experience as Wasgamuwa.
If, like us, you’ve been put off the idea of Yala because of the crowds, we’d strongly recommend doing a tour here with Hansika and the team at Lakpura.
Booking was super easy and the tour was really well organised. We opted for a private tour for just the two of us and our driver Sajith was great.
He showed us around the park, pointing out things we couldn't see and was really knowledgeable about the different animals. The pace of the tour was perfect as well. Kept us moving through at the beginning but stopped for us to watch the sunset and spend more time anywhere we wanted.
The biggest highlight was when we were able to sit with a family of elephants metres away from the jeep for 30 minutes. The magic of Wasgamuwa is that, for a lot of that time, it was only our jeep there! It was a genuinely magical half an hour that really made our trip to Sri Lanka special.
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Sherpa56738914274
Aug 4, 2024
Safari with Shameera - Great afternoon in the national park, led by Shameera (+94 76 481 0350 and WhatsApp). Many animals almost up close: elephants, crocodiles, buffaloes, parrots, mongooses and many more. Well explained and with many animals Shameera also knew the German name.
And in addition, fast, effective repair of the jeep tire, in which a thick nail was stuck, by a rubber/wire plug. Impressive!
Highly recommended the tour in the national park and Shameera as a guide.
Christoph
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Lucyt1644
Aug 1, 2024
Wonderful family day out with our guide Lahiru - We had such a wonderful morning at Udawalawe National Park with Lahiru . We were very lucky and saw a great number of elephant groups in the first couple of hours of our visit. Lahiru was very knowledgeable about the area, and knew how to find the quieter viewing spots and routes to see the families of elephants. Especially helpful with my young family.
We did not feel crowded or rushed, and had amazing close opportunities with the elephants.
Lahiru was also very knowledgeable about the birds and other creatures in the park.
All details had been arranged well in advance, with pick up and drop off scheduled well.
Thank you Lahiru, we would definitely recommend your expertise to others. Contact details +94762726799
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Isaac000025
Jul 30, 2024
Amazing safari with amazing guide - Amazing safari Lahiru Prasad.
Lahiru took us to the most beautiful place s at the park. We saw elephants, deers (Bambi), many amazing birds, monitor lizard , crocodiles, monkeys,golden jackals
Lahiru is a professional wildlife expert and the best thing about the safari were the pictures that Lahiru took for us through his binoculars
Lahiru Prasad - 00 94762726799
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Manuvangompel
Jul 23, 2024
Great Udawalawe morning safari - We had a great safari with lahiru as our guide. We received a small sweet local snack at the start at 6 am. Our guide lahiru spotted a lot of animals we weren’t able to spot, from small insects, birds, crocodiles and elephants. In the 4h safari we did a big tour on our own. Staying away from others drivers to enjoy the peace from nature.
10/10 would recommend!
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Irenemet10tenen
Jul 23, 2024
Spotting animals in different settings quiet and peacefull.c. - Lahiri Prasad and his driver gave us a great experience through the parc. They take it slowly and communicate well so we cld observe the max, Beside elephants we saw many birds, crocs, buffelos, lizards and much more elephants. For the guide that does not follow the crowd but takes another path and turn of his engine so you can enjoy peacfully; +94 71 483 6490
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K628bxmariar
Jul 22, 2024
Lahiru an amazing Guide! - Lahiru an excellent Guide!!! He stops by to show you all the animals that are camouflaged, otherwise they will overlook you. Very attentive and knowledgeable about the area and animals. The best safari I have ever done thanks to an amazing Guide! I would repeat! I highly recommend it!
Your phone, I contacted you directly, is: +94 76 272 6799
With it, the Safari is secured!
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Silja
Dec 26, 2024
Great nature, rich birdlife, elephants and few tourists - We (2 adults and children 5 and 7 years old) were picked up at 06:00 am by driver and guide Sajith for a 3 hour morning safari in Wasagamuwa.
He was seen as a steady driver. He showed us many birds and we got to see a lot of the natural areas both open landscape and dense forest, and we were taken to the river Mahaweli. Incredibly beautiful landscape!
We saw no animals until the end of our time, but then we met on a flock of elephants of 5-6 individuals, both baby elephants and mothers. We got very close, it was huge!
Our guide also found a python snake that we were able to see just before driving out of the park!
The morning felt cool in the open car, so a sweater may be advisable to take on the trip.
I would like a little more information about the national park, and a little more about the animals, the season we were in and what we could expect/not expect from our trip in advance.
There were very few other visitors in the park, we met on 3 other safaris during our three hours on safari, so here you can get the feeling of being alone in nature if you are traveling at the right time.
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