Tour Plan
Day | Itinerary | Remarks |
---|---|---|
Day 01 | Airport / Wilpattu | Overnight stay Wilpattu |
Day 02 | Wilpattu National Park Full Day Safari | Overnight stay Wilpattu |
Day 03 | Wilpattu National Park Full Day Safari | Overnight stay Wilpattu |
Day 04 | Wilpattu / Yala | Overnight stay Yala |
Day 05 | Yala National Park Full Day Safari | Overnight stay Yala |
Day 06 | Yala National Park Full Day Safari | Overnight stay Yala |
Day 07 | Colombo / Airport |
WILPATTU NATIONAL PARK
Wilpattu National Park (Willu-pattu; Land of Lakes) is a park located on the island of Sri Lanka. The unique feature of this park is the existence of “Willus” (Natural lakes) – 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 131, 693 hectares and ranges from 0 to 152 meters above sea level. Nearly sixty 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. The leopard population in Wilpattu is not known.
YALA NATIONAL PARK
This park is 378 sq. miles in extent and is a most famous and well-developed National Park in the Island. You could observe Elephants in herds of varying sizes, Leopards, Wild Boar, Wild Buffalo, Crocodiles, Peacocks Jackals, Sloth Bear and other animals. The Bird life comprises 130 species including the resident and Migrant Birds. Painted Stalks, Serpent Eagle, Sea Eagle and Pelicans add colour to the birds’ life in the park.