Duration

11 Nights / 12 Days

When you go

year-round

Hotel Style

3 Star, 4 Star

Ideal For

Couples/Honey Moon Couple/Solo Travelers/Nature Lovers (age 18-50)

This 12-day wildlife package offers an exceptional vacation experience of remarkable value to your journey. The primary activities include bird watching, observing wild animals, and dolphin and whale watching. These activities are set up in rainforests and dry zone forests in Sri Lanka. Throughout this expedition, you will immerse yourself in the natural environment. Most accommodations consist of camping sites or tree houses, enhancing the richness of your tour. This journey will provide an unforgettable experience in wildlife exploration.

Itinerary

  • Arrival at Colombo Airport.
  • East Bay Tours chauffeur will meet you and welcome you with orchid garlands.
  • Start traveling to Sinharaja.
  • Check-in at Sinharaja Hotel & overnight there.
  • Breakfast at the hotel.
  • Start the morning bird-watching trail.
  • Sinharaja Rainforest offers an early morning birdwatching trail with over 25 endemic species and numerous avian varieties, making it a paradise for birdwatchers.
  • Then walking throughout the Sinharaja forest.
  • Explore the charming trails of Sinharaja, a serene undergrowth in Sri Lanka’s rainforest, perfect for those seeking a peaceful escape.
  • Back to the hotel and overnight stay at Sinharaja Hotel.
  • Breakfast at the hotel.
  • Explore the rich biodiversity of the area by trekking through dense forest trails leading to two stunning waterfalls, Kekuna Ella and Pathan Oya, and enjoying a refreshing dip at the base.
  • You will have the opportunity to visit a village and experience life as part of a village family for a brief period. Their hospitality will surely leave you in awe. The entire tour is designed to last no more than seven hours.
  • Breakfast at the hotel.
  • Start travel to Tissamaharama.
  • Evening Safari at Bundala National Park.
  • The park, Sri Lanka’s inaugural Ramsar wetland, is home to 383 plant species, 32 mammalian species, and 197 bird species, making it a rich biodiversity hotspot, with 6 endemic and 7 nationally threatened species.
  • Overnight at Yala.
  • Wake up early in the morning and join the Yala National Park morning Jeep safari.
  • Yala National Park encompasses a vast expanse of forests, grasslands, and lagoons adjacent to the Indian Ocean in Southeastern Sri Lanka. This diverse ecosystem is inhabited by various wildlife, including leopards, elephants, and crocodiles, along with numerous species of birds.
  • Overnight at Yala
  • Enjoy breakfast at the hotel.
    Embark on a bird-watching trail at Tissa Tank and the surrounding village.
  • Commence your journey to Udawalawe.
  • Participate in an evening Jeep safari at Udawalawe National Park.
  • Udawalawe National Park is renowned for its impressive population of elephants, housing around 600 individuals in herds of up to 50. This park often rivals many of the most renowned national parks in East Africa. Centered around the 308.2 square kilometer Udawalawe Reservoir, the park features a sparse vegetation landscape that offers a unique beauty, facilitating easy wildlife observation.
  • Overnight at Udawala Hotel.
  • Enjoy a relaxing breakfast at the hotel.
  • Start traveling to Kithulgala.
  • Start Makandawa Rainforest Trails
  • Makandawa Rainforest, Sri Lanka’s oldest forest reserve, is a paradise for birdwatchers, offering rare species like the Black Eagle and Trogon. Covering over 192 hectares, it is home to numerous mammals, insects, and amphibians, making it an excellent destination for nature lovers.
  • Bird watching in the forest in the evening.
  • Overnight at Kithulgala Adventure Camping Site.
  • Enjoy breakfast at the hotel.
  • Start to travel to Habarana.
  • Join Minneriya National Park Jeep Safari in the afternoon to watch hundreds of wild elephants. other than elephant leopards, sloth bears, spotted deer, sambar deer, wild buffalo, wild pigs, grey langers, purple-faced leaf monkeys, three species of monkeys, porcupines, and Indian pangolins.
  • overnight at Dambulla Hotels.
  • Relax Breakfast at the Hotel.
  • Bird watching at Sigiriya Sanctuary
    Sigiriya Rock Fortress, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is a designated forest reserve and birding destination, with expert birdwatching naturalists accompanying morning birding trips.
  • Then start to travel to Kalpitiya.
  • Witness the sunset at Kalpitiya Beach.
  • Overnight spent at Kalpitiya Hotel.
  • Breakfast at the hotel
  • Observing the enchanting dolphins as they swim alongside and dive beneath your boat, gracefully riding the waves in perfect harmony, and joyfully leaping out of the water in a spectacular display, is an extraordinary experience that will be remembered for many years.
  • Evening bird watching at Anawilundawa Wetland
  • The Anawilundawa sanctuary, a distinctive wetland ecosystem in Sri Lanka and South Asia, comprises both natural and artificial habitats, including marshes, mangroves, and salt marshes. This sanctuary serves as a haven for numerous local and migratory bird species, providing ample opportunities for birdwatching.
  • Overnight stay at Kalpitiya beach camp or hotel.
  • Breakfast at the hotel.
  • Lagoon trip in the Kalpitiya Lagoon.
  • Boat trips offer a glimpse into the diverse marine life in the lagoon, including endemic and common species, attracting nature lovers of all ages.
  • Then start to travel to Negombo.
  • Evening relaxing at the beach to witness the sunset at Western Beach.
  • After breakfast, relax and drive to Colombo airport and assist in the departure.

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