Wild
Nature and bird lovers · 14 days, 13 nights
Wild Sri Lanka
Fourteen days from rainforest to grassland and ocean, with naturalists all the way.
- Wilpattu
- Habarana
- Sigiriya
- Kandy
- Horton Plains
- Udawalawe
- Yala
- Sinharaja
- Mirissa
Overview
Overview
Sri Lanka packs an astonishing range of habitats into a small island. This trip moves from dry-zone forests to the cloud forests of the hills, the Sinharaja rainforest and the open ocean.
Along the way you can look for leopards, elephants, endemic birds, purple-faced langurs and blue whales.
Highlights
Leopards in Wilpattu and Yala
Elephants at Minneriya and Udawalawe
Endemic birds in Sinharaja rainforest, a UNESCO site
Sambar deer on the high plains of Horton Plains
Blue whales off Mirissa (December to April)
Day by day
Theitinerary.
- Day 01
Arrival
Airport welcome and a drive north to Wilpattu.
- Day 02
Wilpattu
Take morning and afternoon game drives around the park's lakes.
- Day 03
To Habarana
Cross to the Cultural Triangle with a stop for birdwatching on the way.
- Day 04
Minneriya and Sigiriya
Climb Sigiriya, then watch the elephants gather at the reservoir.
- Day 05
Kandy
Birdwalk in Udawattekele forest and visit the Temple of the Tooth.
- Day 06
Into the hills
Drive up to Nuwara Eliya, looking for hill-country birds.
- Day 07
Horton Plains
Walk the high plains at dawn to World's End.
- Day 08
Udawalawe
Descend to the plains for an afternoon elephant safari.
- Day 09
Yala
Drive to the edge of Yala for an afternoon game drive.
- Day 10
Yala
Spend a full day in the park with a picnic breakfast.
- Day 11
Sinharaja
Drive west to the edge of the rainforest.
- Day 12
Rainforest walk
Take a guided trek to look for endemic birds, lizards and frogs.
- Day 13
Mirissa
Go to sea early to look for whales, then rest on the beach.
- Day 14
Departure
Transfer to the airport.
A suggested plan. Every day can be changed, extended or swapped to suit you.
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