Safari in Sri Lanka - 9 days

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WILDLIFE TOUR: Safari in Sri Lanka on this unique wildlife tour which takes in five of the beautiful Tear Drop Isle's best national parks - Wilapattu, Wasgamuwa, Gal Oya, Udawalawe and Yala. Go in search of herds of elephants, Sri Lankan sloth bears and elusive leopards, explore Dambulla's incredible cave temple, visit the Veddhas and more, in nine captivatin...
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Overview

Trip type
Small Group Tour
Lodging level
Premium - 4 star
Physical level
Easy
Trip pace
Balanced schedule

Highlights

    • Wilpattu National Park - Experience a tented safari in Sri Lanka's largest national park, which is renowned for its leopards
    • Dambulla Rock Temples - Visit the largest, best-preserved cave-temple complex in Sri Lanka
    • Mahiyanganaya - Visit the Veddhas, one of Sri Lanka's indigenous tribes
    • Yala National Park - Game drive in Yala which is home to Sri Lanka's highest population density of leopards
    • Udawalawe National Park - Go in search of the nation's largest herds of Asian Elephants
    • Colombo - Enjoy a guided tour of the city including the Old Fort area and impressive Gangaramaya Temple
    • Gal Oya National Park - Spot wildlife on a boat safari and game drive in one of the island's best preserved and least visited national parks
    • Galle - Explore the impressive Galle Dutch Fortress

What's this trip about?

    WILDLIFE TOUR: Safari in Sri Lanka on this unique wildlife tour which takes in five of the beautiful Tear Drop Isle's best national parks - Wilapattu, Wasgamuwa, Gal Oya, Udawalawe and Yala. Go in search of herds of elephants, Sri Lankan sloth bears and elusive leopards, explore Dambulla's incredible cave temple, visit the Veddhas and more, in nine captivating days.

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Details

Itinerary focusClassic Highlights
Group sizeIntimate group - max of 12 people
Age rangeNo age restrictions
Flights and transportAll internal ground transport included
Start CityColombo
End CityColombo

Travel Themes

  • Cultural
  • Nature & Wildlife
  • Safari
  • 50 Plus
  • Local Immersion & Homestays
  • National Parks

Destinations

Attractions

  • Colombo
  • Dambulla
  • Yala National Park

Activities

  • Safari
  • Wildlife Viewing

Min Group Size

  • Min Group Size: 12

Max Group Size

  • Max Group Size: 12

Trip includes

    • Breakfast daily, 1 lunch and 5 dinners
    • 4 nights 4-5 star hotels, 3 nights lodges and 1 night safari camp
    • Guided sightseeing - Dambulla Rock Temple, Galle and Colombo
    • All national park entrance fees (included, valued at USD$350)
    • Boat safari in Gal Oya
    • Game drives in Wilpattu, Wasgamuwa, Gal Oya, Udawalawe and Yala National Parks
    • Escorted by an English speaking national guide for groups of 6 or more (professional chauffeur guide for groups of 5 or less)
    • Airport arrival and departure transfer on days 1 and 9
    • All relevant transfers and transportation in private air-conditioned tourism vehicles

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Itinerary

Travel Map

Day : 1 Colombo

Colombo - Negombo. Welcome to Sri Lanka! Upon arrival at Colombo Airport you will be met and transferred to our start hotel in Negombo. After you have checked in the remainder of the day is at your leisure. This evening meet your guide and the rest of the group at the tour briefing.

Day : 2 Wilpattu National Park

Negombo - Wilpattu. After breakfast, we drive along Sri Lanka's picturesque coast to Wilpattu National Park. Located on the west coast of Sri Lanka, Wilpattu is Sri Lanka's largest national park, covering 1085 sq kms and extending inland towards the ancient city of An...

Day : 3 Dambulla

Wilpattu - Wasgamuwa. After breakfast, we depart for Wasgamuwa, stopping en route to visit Sri Lanka’s most impressive cave temples, the Dambulla Rock Temple. This stunning complex of 5 caves contains over 150 images of Buddha including an impressive 14 metre statue c...

Day : 4 Visit the Veddhas

Wasgamuwa - Gal Oya. Today we travel to Gal Oya, stopping en route in Mahiyanganaya to visit the forest dwelling Veddhas - indigenous people of Sri Lanka. We continue to our lodge in Gal Oya National Park where the rest of the day is free to spend at leisure.

Day : 5 Gal Oya National Park

Gal Oya is one of the best preserved and least visited national parks in Sri Lanka. It was established in 1954, primarily to protect the catchment area of the vast Senanayake Samudra Reservoir, which is the largest inland body of water in Sri Lanka. Rich in bio divers...

Day : 6 Udawalawe National Park

Gal Oya - Udawalawe. This morning we travel to Udawalawe and check into our hotel before our afternoon jeep safari in Udawalawe National Park. The park is known for its large population of elephants, there are over 400 and herds of up to 50 are commonly sighted. As w...

Day : 7 Yala National Park

Udawalawe - Yala. Bidding farewell to Gal Oya, we make our way to Yala National Park today. Checking into our hotel late morning, we then enjoy an afternoon jeep safari in the park. Yala is the second largest national park in Sri Lanka and it has the highest concentra...

Day : 8 Galle

Yala - Colombo. We travel back to Colombo today, stopping in Galle en route to visit the UNESCO World Heritage Listed Galle Fortress. The fortress was first constructed by the Portuguese in 1588, then expanded and extensively fortified by the Dutch during the 17th cen...

Day : 9 Colombo

Our tour comes to an end after breakfast today, with a transfer to the airport to meet your onward flight.

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Price per day$237
Last Updated: 1/5/2025
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Feb 2018

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We had a fantastic time on the tour, there were lots of highlights for us including the visit to the village, the train ride and Sigiriya

Our guide Manoj became more personable as the tour progressed and dealt with some more difficult travellers in a very professional manner. A suggestion we had was to...

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David Henderson

Feb 2018

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Overall, we thoroughly enjoyed the tour, and it was the perfect start to our honeymoon

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Tara Smolak

Feb 2017

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Akthar was an incredible guide! Very knowledgeable, highly professional and accommodating

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Andrew Lye

Aug 2016

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The guide was great, the tour was very fast paced (Lots of early starts) but great fun and a really variety of different experiences and contrasts

The Safari, train ride and village lunch were the highlights for me!

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Anthony Shaw

Aug 2016

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This tour was very good, the hotels were all good the bus was very good and our tour guide Aktar was 1st class, very knowledgeable and helpful

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