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Wilpattu National Park: Explore Sri Lanka's Largest and Oldest Wildlife Reserve
4.9
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Pahala Maragahawewa
Discover the wonders of Wilpattu National Park, Sri Lanka’s largest and oldest wildlife reserve. Explore its diverse landscapes, abundant lakes, and renowned leopard population.
Discover the wonders of Wilpattu National Park, Sri Lanka’s largest and oldest wildlife reserve. Explore its diverse landscapes, abundant lakes, and renowned leopard population.
Duration:
12 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Wilpattu National Park - Visit Wilpattu National Park. Wilpattu National Park is a park located on the island of Sri Lanka. The unique feature of this park is the existence of “Willus” - Natural, sand-rimmed water basins or depressions that fill with rainwater. Located in the Northwest coast lowland dry zone of Sri Lanka. The park is located 30 km…
- Wilpattu National Park - Visit Wilpattu National Park. Wilpattu National Park is a park located on the island of Sri Lanka. The unique feature of this park is the existence of “Willus” - Natural, sand-rimmed water basins or depressions that fill with rainwater. Located in the Northwest coast lowland dry zone of Sri Lanka. The park is located 30 km west Anuradhapura and located 26 km north of Puttalam (approximately 180 km north of Colombo). The park is 1,317 square kilometers (131, 693 hectares) and ranges from 0 to 152 meters above sea level. Nearly one hundred and six lakes (Willu) and tanks are found spread throughout Wilpattu. Wilpattu is the largest and one of the oldest National Parks in Sri Lanka. Wilpattu is among the top national parks world-renowned for its leopard (Panthera pardus kotiya) population. A remote camera survey was conducted in Wilpattu from July to October 2015 by the Wilderness & Wildlife Conservation Trust.
What's Included
- Transport by Private Safari Jeep
- Wilpattu National Park entrance tickets
- Free Pickup/Drop off from/to any location within the radius of 5 KM from the Park Gate
- Service of an Experienced Driver (Also your tracker)
- Breakfast and Lunch Included for Full Day Safari Session
- Snacks and Refreshments for Full Day Safari
- Water bottle per person
- Transport by Private Safari Jeep
- Wilpattu National Park entrance tickets
- Free Pickup/Drop off from/to any location within the radius of 5 KM from the Park Gate
- Service of an Experienced Driver (Also your tracker)
- Breakfast and Lunch Included for Full Day Safari Session
- Snacks and Refreshments for Full Day Safari
- Water bottle per person
What's Not Included
- Hotel pickup and drop-off if outside of 5km of entrance gate.
- Food and Bevarages.
- Gratuities.
- Hotel pickup and drop-off if outside of 5km of entrance gate.
- Food and Bevarages.
- Gratuities.
Additional Information
The park is 1,317 square kilometers (131, 693 hectares) and ranges from 0 to 152 meters above sea level. Nearly one hundred and six lakes (Willu) and tanks are found spread throughout Wilpattu. Wilpattu is the largest and one of the oldest National Parks in Sri Lanka. Wilpattu is among the top national parks world-renowned for its leopard (Panthera…
The park is 1,317 square kilometers (131, 693 hectares) and ranges from 0 to 152 meters above sea level. Nearly one hundred and six lakes (Willu) and tanks are found spread throughout Wilpattu. Wilpattu is the largest and one of the oldest National Parks in Sri Lanka. Wilpattu is among the top national parks world-renowned for its leopard (Panthera pardus kotiya) population. A remote camera survey was conducted in Wilpattu from July to October 2015 by the Wilderness & Wildlife Conservation Trust. A sample of forty nine individual leopards were photo-captured in the surveyed area and the core area density was between that of Yala National Park’s Block I and Horton Plains National Park.
Location
Wilpattu National Park Hunuwilagama Gate
Park Gate of Wilpattu 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
4.9
(73 Ratings)
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447giorgosm
Dec 24, 2024
Unique experience at Wilpattu - The safari tour was amazing! We had an experienced and very polite driver who showed us the best parts of the safari! We did not see a leopard (due to time- it is suggested to have the safari in the morning) but we managed to see almost every other animal! Would totally recommend, the nature is like paradise here!
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Luciezp
Dec 12, 2024
Wilpattu safari - Our guide was amazing!!! He was a very safe driver who really knew what he was doing and gave us a a full off roading experience along with the experience of the safari and seeing all the animals. We were very fortunate to see leopards as well as lots of other animals. We would highly recommend booking this tour!
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796serenah
Dec 12, 2024
Safari 1st timers! - My husband and I embarked on our first safari in Sri Lanka. It was well worth the experience. We saw a lot of animals, but the highlight was catching a glimpse of 2 leopards. They were hiding behind some trees but you could distinctly see them. We saw a bear, lots of deer, peacock, turtle, warthog, birds, a fox and a monkey. I do recommend, but please note it is a bumpy ride so mentally prepare for that.
The company was awesome to work with! It’s family friendly as well.
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797rixtd
Dec 9, 2024
4(!)Leopards - Super amazing time! We had a great guide who made sure we saw as much as we could. We saw 4(!) leopards which was a special experience. Thanks for the great time
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Sasja
Oct 20, 2024
Great afternoon - Super nice experience. We were afraid that we would miss a lot since we only did the afternoon tour, but we saw everything we hoped for, thanks to our great tourguide Tharindu
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Rianne
Sep 19, 2024
Great day! - Super nice park, nice driver! For us, half a day was enough. Many different animals can see. Super fun!
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Wander62380789866
Sep 10, 2024
Great jungle safari! - At 5.50am we were picked up from our clamping spot by driver/driver Ranil.
The safari was in one word: Great!
Ranil could speak English well and partly because he knows the park and the behaviour of the animals, but also because of his perseverance (if we let him know that we would like to see a certain species, he went out of his way to look for this) and also because of some luck (because they are still wild animals) we were allowed to see all the animals. Breakfast, lunch and drinks were also well taken care of. We can recommend Ranil to everyone!
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Cosmanh
Aug 7, 2024
Fantastic morning safari - Fantastic Wilpattu Safari. We went in the morning so it was good to see the animals. We saw two leopards. In addition, elephants, wild boars and birds were seen. Our driver/guide explained everything to us very well.
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680annabelm
Nov 29, 2024
Wilpattu National Park- just go! - Great trip and wonderful park, much less crowded than Yala. Unfortunately our day trip coincided with a tropical storm over the area (lasting for 4days) and we were unable to change the date and were warned by the company that the animals might not be out and about as normal, but I still was very keen. Actually we did see many animals including a mother sloth bear and two cubs, which was thrilling, land monitors, spotted deer, peacocks, water buffalo, pigs two species of monkeys and many water birds as there was low level flooding in the park. Highly recommended, so glad we went, no leopard sightings this time - we were also warned this might be the case (wet weather again), the driver was an excellent spotter and patient with the photo stops. A lovely park to visit if you are on the western side of Sri Lanka, do go.
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Katsutoshi
Aug 15, 2024
All in all a good experience. But room for improvement - All in all a good experience but had some trouble in the morning.
Driver was around 30 minutes late and didn’t have or breakfast with him. Breakfast was later taken care of by getting it from a different driver, but it took some time.
Safari itself was amazing. Unfortunately was not able to see a leopard but was able to see elephants, buffalo, wild boar and many birds. Plus the scenery is truly beautiful with abundant flora.
One thing that I would like to suggest is to hold a briefing at first. Roughly explain the days activity and where in the park we will go. I think the breakfast problem could’ve been solved earlier if this had been done. Also, if the safari provided a map of the trails or something, I think it would’ve given us sense of more familiarity of the national park
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