Wildlife and Bird Watching – 11 Days and 10 Nights

Negombo – is a city located on the sandy Indian Ocean beach just 7 KM away from Colombo International Airport with plenty of luxury 5 star beach resorts. The wide sandy beaches and the safe sea are the major attractions of Negombo and the fisheries industry is the main livelihood of the area with many Dutch period remains including Dutch Canal & churches. You may enjoy the early morning fish market. Negombo is an ideal location to relax once you land on your Sri Lanka family holiday.

  • Arrival to the Pearl of the Indian Ocean, ‘Sri Lanka’ and Warm welcome at the Colombo International Airport by representative and driver of Com Lanka Tours Pvt Ltd.
  • Proceed to Negombo (20 minutes drive).
  • Check in at the hotel & refresh.
  • No excursions or sightseeing scheduled for today after long flight.

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  • Relaxing while enjoying the beautiful sunset at the west coast of Sri Lanka.
  • Enjoy seafood restaurants in Negombo.
  • Relax / unwind and have a goodnight sleep.

Wilpattu National Park – A hotspot of wildlife holidays in Sri Lanka which is situated on the northwest coast of Sri Lanka, about 180km north of Colombo with native wildlife within their habitats. The park’s extent is 1,317 square kilometers and it is located in the dry zone of the country. It is the largest and one of the oldest national parks in Sri Lanka. Wilpattu National Park is one of the important national parks of wildlife holiday itineraries in Sri Lanka.

  • Leave for Wilpattu National Park via Chilaw Puttalam road. This journey will take about 4 hours.
  • Reach Wilpattu and check-in
  • Afternoon safari in Wilpattu National Park from 3 to 6 PM.
  • Dinner & overnight stay in Wilpattu Hotel.
  • Full day wildlife safari at Wilpattu National Park on the 3rd Day.
  • Wake-up 5.00 AM and leave by 5.30 AM with a packed breakfast.
  • Dinner & overnight stay in Wilpattu or Anuradhapura Hotel.

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  • Jeep Safari at Jungle and see Leopards, Elephants, Sloth bear, Deer, endemic birds.
  • Relaxing while enjoying the beautiful sunset at the west coast of Sri Lanka.
  • Enjoy Photography.

Wilpattu National Park – A hotspot of wildlife holidays in Sri Lanka which is situated on the northwest coast of Sri Lanka, about 180km north of Colombo with native wildlife within their habitats. The park’s extent is 1,317 square kilometers and it is located in the dry zone of the country. It is the largest and one of the oldest national parks in Sri Lanka. Wilpattu National Park is one of the important national parks of wildlife holiday itineraries in Sri Lanka.

  • Leave for Wilpattu National Park via Chilaw Puttalam road. This journey will take about 4 hours.
  • Reach Wilpattu and check-in
  • Afternoon safari in Wilpattu National Park from 3 to 6 PM.
  • Dinner & overnight stay in Wilpattu Hotel.
  • Full day wildlife safari at Wilpattu National Park on the 3rd Day.
  • Wake-up 5.00 AM and leave by 5.30 AM with a packed breakfast.
  • Dinner & overnight stay in Wilpattu or Anuradhapura Hotel.

Don't miss out

  • Jeep Safari at Jungle and see Leopards, Elephants, Sloth bear, Deer, endemic birds.
  • Relaxing while enjoying the beautiful sunset at the west coast of Sri Lanka.
  • Enjoy Photography.

Minneriya National Park – Sri Lanka is one of the most visited National Parks in Sri Lanka. You can witness the largest gathering of Asian elephants on earth at Minneriya National Park in Sri Lanka which is the most attractive scenery. This is one of the 70 Important Bird Areas (IBAs) of Sri Lanka. This is also a well-known wildlife hotspot in Sri Lanka for wildlife safari tours.

  • Leave for Habarana. This journey will take about 3 hours.
  • Check in at the hotel & refresh.
  • Afternoon safari in Minneriya National park. (3 – 6 PM).
  • Back to hotel by 7 PM.
  • Dinner & overnight stay in Habana hotel.

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  • Enjoy Sri Lankan traditional culture at Village experience.
  • Best cuisines in the island.
  • Trying out Sri Lanka wood carvings.

The last Sinhalese kingdom, Kandy is central to the history of Sri Lanka and is home to many of the island’s cultural gems. Meaning ‘hill’, Kandy once stood as an impenetrable fortress against invading colonial powers, withstanding all attempts of invasion until the British finally deposed the king in 1815. Kandy houses the world-famous Temple of the Tooth, one of the most famous Buddhist temples in the world, which was built to protect the sacred tooth relic thought to belong to Lord Buddha, which has been enshrined in Sri Lanka for hundreds of years. As well as a host of other temples, visitors to the city can wander along Kandy Lake, stroll through the stunning Botanical Gardens – created by the British in the 19th century and still one of the most beautiful gardens in Asia – and visit Kadungannawa Tea Factory. Kandy is one of the best places to explore the art history of Sri Lanka and travelers should take the time to see a Kandyan cultural show.

  • Leave for Kandy, the well-praised site among those of the Buddhist faith. This journey will take about 3 hours.
  • Check in at the hotel & refresh.
  • Visit the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic.
  • Visit to Botanical Garden of Peradeniya which is famous for its collection of a variety of plants, including of orchids, spices, medicinal plants and palm trees.
  • Overnight stay at Kandy.

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  • Evening Experience the Cultural Show.
  • Experience Sri Lanka Spice Village Trip.
  • Walk around beautiful Kandy Lake.
  • To enjoy true Sri Lankan cuisine.
  • To enjoy relaxing mildly cool weather.

Often referred to as ‘Little England’, this genteel highland community does have a rose-tinted, vaguely British-country-village feel to it, with its colonial-era bungalows, Tudor-style hotels, well-tended hedgerows and pretty gardens. Indeed, Nuwara Eliya was once was the favored cool-climate escape for the hard-working and hard-drinking English and Scottish pioneers of Sri Lanka’s tea industry. A recent construction boom has blighted the scene to a degree, and the dusty and bustling centre is a thoroughly Sri Lankan urban tangle, but Nuwara Eliya still makes a fine base for a few days’ relaxation. The verdant surrounding countryside of tea plantations, carefully tended vegetable plots and craggy hills is highly scenic. Treat yourself to a night in one of Nuwara Eliya’s colonial hotels, play a round of golf or a few frames of billiards, and soak up the town’s unique bygone heritage.

  • Leave for Nuwara-Eliya, vivacious city that claims acres of lush green tea estates, calmingly chilly weather and fascinating flora and fauna. This journey will take about 3 hours.
  • Witness the Ramboda falls.
  • Visit to Victoria Park.
  • Visit to Gregory Lake and see beautiful sunset.
  • Overnight stay at Nuwara-Eliya.

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  • Experience Sri Lankan tea culture.
  • Visit strawberry farm & enjoy a fresh strawberry juice.
  • Relaxing boat tour at Gregory Lake.
  • Hiking in charming Ella.

Yala National Park is the most visited and second largest national park in Sri Lanka, bordering the Indian Ocean. The park consists of five blocks, two of which are now open to the public, and also adjoining parks. The blocks have individual names such as, Ruhuna National Park (Block 1), and Kumana National Park or ‘Yala East’ for the adjoining area. It is situated in the southeast region of the country, and lies in Southern Province and Uva Province. The park covers 979 square kilometres (378 sq mi) and is located about 300 kilometres (190 mi) from Colombo. Yala was designated as a wildlife sanctuary in 1900, and, along with Wilpattu was one of the first two national parks in Sri Lanka, having been designated in 1938. The park is best known for its variety of wild animals. It is important for the conservation of Sri Lankan elephants, Sri Lankan leopards and aquatic birds. This is a leopard country, and they are the Lords of the Jungle! With a leopard density that’s higher than anywhere else on this planet, these menacing predators prowl majestically in Yala, while elephants roam in their numbers with cautious deer scampering by their side.

  • Leave for Yala National Park, the second-largest national park on the island of Sri Lanka. This journey will take about 4 hours.
  • Enjoy scenic waterfalls entoute to Yala.
  • Experience wonderful wildlife by safari Jeep.
  • Visit the world famous Kataragama Hindu temple.
  • Overnight stay at Yala.

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  • The enchanting peacock dance .
  • Wild spotted deer in the jungle.
  • Magnificent leopards in Yala.

Located in the southeast corner of Sri Lanka, the 18,149 hectares Kumana National Park is a well-known eco-tourism attraction and bird sanctuary where a multitude of birds breed and roost. Kumana National Park is the eastern sector of Yala National Park. One of the most significant features of the Kumana National Park is the ‘Kumana Villu’ – a 200 hectare natural swamp lake, fed by the ‘Kumbukkan Oya’ through a half mile long narrow channel. It is at this mangrove swamp that many water birds’ nest in May and June. Regular sightings include such species of bird as pelicans, painted storks, spoonbills, white ibis, herons, egrets and little cormorants.

The very rare black-necked stork has also been spotted at the swamp in Kumana National Park. Besides the prolific birdlife, Kumana National Park is also home to some of the mammals found in the larger Yala National Park, such as Elephants and Leopards. The vegetation in Kumana National Park consists mainly of mangrove trees, kumbuk trees and the karan fern, as well as the open marsh area. If you are on a bird watching tour in Sri Lanka, Kumana National Park is an ‘absolute must’.

  • Leave early in the morning for Kumana National Park, renowned for its avifauna, particularly its large flocks of migratory waterfowl and wading birds.
  • Whole day at Kumana National Park.
  • Overnight stay at Yala.

Sinharaja is a Rainforest and a biodiversity hotspot in Sri Lanka encompasses 11,000 Ha. There is much endemic wildlife, especially birds but the reserve is also home to over 50% of Sri Lanka’s endemic species of butterflies & mammals and also many kinds of insects, reptiles and rare amphibians. This is one of the main reasons that UNESCO declared Sinharaja Forest as a UNESCO World Heritage. Recommended place for bird watching tours in Sri Lanka.

  • Stay at Sinharaja National Park whole day.

  • Leave for Colombo City, the capital of Sri Lanka. This journey will take about 2 hours.
  • Visit to a turtle hatchery enroute.
  • Enjoy City tour in Colombo.
  • Shopping in best shopping malls in Sri Lanka.
  • Visit to charming Gangarama Temple.
  • Visit to Colombo National Museum.
  • Overnight stay at Colombo.

Don't miss out

  • Enjoy Sri Lankan Ayurveda spa session
  • Night Life in Colombo
  • Walk on the Galle-face green and watch Beautiful Sunset.

Drop at the Airport. This journey will take only half an hour.

Inclusions

  • Accommodation in a double room / Twin room on sharing basis in with breakfast throughout the tour
  • Price Based on two Paying Pax
  • 04 Star property accommodations
  • Sightseeing as per the itinerary
  • Airport pick up & Drop / Transportation throughout the tour
  • Services of an English-speaking chauffeur throughout the tour.

Exclusions

  • Cost of lunch & dinner throughout the tour
  • Entrance tickets for the sites
  • Early / Late check-ins & Checkouts
  • Port rage & tips
  • Video & camera permits
  • Cost of optional tours
  • Expenses of personal nature etc.
  • Visa & other charges (Entry Visa Fees, please visit www.eta.gov.lk for more details / submit your individual visa application)
  • Anything not specified above

Booking information

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Cancellation policy

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Wildlife and Bird Watching – 11 Days and 10 Nights - Summary

Day 1 – Negombo
Day 2 and 3– Wilpattu National Park
Day 4 – Habarana
Day 5 – Kandy
Day 6 – Nuwara Eliya
Day 7 – Yala National Park
Day 8 –Kumana National Park
Day 9 – Sinharaja Rain forest
Day 10 – Colombo

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