Wildlife

Meet your Guide / Chauffeur guide at Bandaranaike International Airport and transfer to your hotel in Negombo. Relax after your flight and enjoy the peaceful coastal atmosphere during your first evening in Sri Lanka.

Approx. travel time: 20–30 minutes.

Overnight stay at a 3-star or 4-star hotel in Negombo.

After breakfast, travel through the countryside towards Sigiriya in Sri Lanka’s Cultural Triangle. Arrive at your hotel and spend the remainder of the day relaxing amid the peaceful natural surroundings.

Approx. travel time: 3.5–4 hours.

Overnight stay at a 3-star or 4-star hotel in Sigiriya.

Enjoy a jeep safari in Minneriya, Kaudulla, or Hurulu Eco Park, selected according to seasonal elephant movements. Look for wild elephants, deer, monkeys, peacocks, water birds, and other animals while exploring grasslands, forests, and wetlands.

Approx. travel time: 1–1.5 hours total for local safari transfers.

Overnight stay at a 3-star or 4-star hotel in Sigiriya.

Travel from Sigiriya to Kandy through traditional villages and changing countryside. An optional visit to Dambulla Cave Temple can be arranged along the way before continuing to Sri Lanka’s beautiful hill capital.

Approx. travel time: 3–3.5 hours total.

Overnight stay at a 3-star or 4-star hotel in Kandy.

After breakfast, travel south through scenic highland and countryside landscapes towards Udawalawe. Arrive near the national park and relax in the peaceful surroundings while preparing for the following morning’s wildlife experience.

Approx. travel time: 4.5–5 hours.

Overnight stay at a 3-star or 4-star hotel in Udawalawe.

Begin the day with a jeep safari in Udawalawe National Park, famous for its large population of wild elephants. Look for buffalo, crocodiles, deer, monkeys, eagles, and water birds before visiting the Elephant Transit Home. Later, continue to the Yala area.

Approx. travel time: 2.5–3 hours total for local transfers and the journey to Yala.

Overnight stay at a 3-star or 4-star hotel in Tissamaharama or Yala.

Leave early for a jeep safari in Yala National Park, renowned for its leopard population and diverse wildlife. Search for leopards, elephants, sloth bears, crocodiles, deer, monkeys, and colourful birds before travelling to Colombo for your final evening.

Approx. travel time: 5–5.5 hours total for local transfers and the journey to Colombo.

Overnight stay at a 3-star or 4-star hotel in Colombo.

After breakfast, transfer from Colombo to Bandaranaike International Airport according to your flight time. Depart Sri Lanka with unforgettable memories of its national parks, wild elephants, leopards, birdlife, and remarkable natural landscapes.

Approx. travel time: 45–60 minutes.