Sigiriya Loris Night Trail: A Unique Opportunity to Explore Grey Slender Loris's Habitat
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13 Ratings
Sigiriya
Embark on a thrilling Sigiriya Loris Night Trail to witness the elusive Grey Slender Loris in its natural habitat. Join an expert naturalist on a guided night-time walking safari and discover the fascinating behaviors and calls of this endangered nocturnal primate. A must-do experience for wildlife enthusiasts!
Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Back of Beyond - Jungle Hideaway, Pidurangala - The Grey Slender Loris is one of the rarest and most elusive mammals in the world. It is a nocturnal primate, now difficult to see in the wild, due to its endangered status. We will commence with a short presentation on the Grey Slender Loris and then take you on a walking safari through a carefully prepared night-time trail, within the Back of Beyond Pidurangala gardens along a jungle trail, where we will guide you to this rare sighting of this beautiful creature in its natural habitat. You will be guided by our expert naturalist the whole way and have a chance to take photos.
What's Included
  • Expert Naturalist Guide
Additional Information

Your chance to see one of the world’s most rare mammals - the Grey Slender Loris - an endangered nocturnal primate and one of the most elusive creatures of the wild. You will be guided by an expert naturalist who will explain this fascinating creature to you, its behaviours, call and other details. You will be taken on a guided night-time walking safari where we will track the Grey Slender Loris as it moves through its natural habitat. A unique opportunity for wildlife & nature lovers.

Location
Back of Beyond - Jungle Hideaway, Pidurangala
Meet at Back of Beyond Kurulu Uyana or Please contact me at least 6 hours in advance to arrange pick up if required.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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(13 Ratings)
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Stephanie
Apr 30, 2024
Great experience - Excellent experience! We saw four loris and two of them had babies with them. One of them we got to see up close. The guide was very knowledgeable.
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Reibea
Apr 25, 2024
What an experience - I booked the night hike without dinner. They will organize transport to the meeting point upon request. There were three of us in the group. Thusitha, our guide, gave a presentation about the lorises. Then we set off, walking through the jungle with red light lamps. The atmosphere was great and the sounds were amazing. We were lucky and were able to see four Loris. We were out for about an hour. Highly recommended tour! Back of Beyond are committed to preserving the jungle and so it's great to support them by booking the tour. A good camera and zoom is required for good photos without flash.
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Alanleigh60
Jan 21, 2024
Not to be missed experience - The guide Thusitha and colleague were excellent, wonderful knowledge and passion for this strange and endangered little animal. We saw 5 Loris and really enjoyed the jungle. They also had lots of information and knowledge about all birds and animals. A great experience.would highly recommend it.
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Carmenp3795
Dec 1, 2023
Incredible Night Tour Experience - I did the Grey slender Loris tour with dinner included. Can’t recommend enough. The guides were very well educated. We had a very informative presentation and a delicious dinner before going out on our tour. What makes this place great is they put great effort into protecting the Loris through a few different initiatives. I had the most incredible time and I will certainly be back. All the best to the Back of Beyond team! You helped make my visit to Sri Lanka great!
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609gavint
Oct 6, 2023
Interesting and enjoyable experience - This was a lovely and interesting way to find out more about the wildlife in Sri Lanka. The guide was very knowledgeable, committed to conservation and sensitive to limiting the impact of the tour on the animals. We saw loris on 7 or 8 occasions, sometimes just a pair of eyes peering out from the trees and twice a clear view of the animals climbing.through the canopy and catching insects. We were in a group of four plus the guide and an expert spotter, which worked really well.
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Ryanbi3560pl
Oct 4, 2023
Highlight of the trip! - Can’t recommend this highly enough. My partner and I went for the option with dinner included and it was great. The place is a conservation project we’re they put money towards buying land that has been turned into empty farmland and re-wilding it, giving new habitats for local wildlife. They told us how they have built to minimise their impact on the local environment. The tour was great with multiple slender loris and even a wild jungle cat. Afterwards we had barbecued food in the jungle lit by candles and lamps, cooked right there. Was one of the best meals I had had all holiday.
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Sophiecr3959ul
Oct 4, 2023
Incredible experience with very knowledgable guides! Amazing jungle BBQ afterwards - My partner and I did the loris nighttime walk with dinner included, and it was the highlight of the holiday! The team made a huge effort to find as many loris for us and also other animals as well. It is a conservation project, so the team took the right precautions to ensure the animals safety at all times. When we got back from the walk, we had a jungle BBQ - a huge highlight, I would definitely recommend!
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Emily_b
Sep 26, 2023
Loris night walk an Unique Experience at Back of Beyond Pidurangala - The loris walk at night is arranged in the Back of Beyond Jungke Hideaway property. We started around 7 pm and finished in around 1.5 hrs. We saw 4 loris including a baby ! They give us infrared lights so that we don’t disturb the animals ! We even saw several birds including an owl ! Highly recommended this unique experience to anyone traveling to Sigiriya !
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Getaway20722285974
Aug 7, 2023
Great experience for animal lovers! - We had a very nice tour with a very knowledgeable guide. He was able to spot the lories up in the trees and also showed us some other animals. In total, we saw 7-8 lories. Great experience and great initiative to create awareness about these cute animals
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Bea_mrwildlife
Aug 20, 2023
Loris tour - We didn't actually stay at the location; we simply joined the loris tour. Unfortunately, we had the misfortune of being assigned a substitute guide, which made the experience a bit frustrating. I can't speak for the regular tour with the proper guide, but in our case, the guide seemed to be poorly trained. They struggled with using the red lamp effectively and had difficulty tracking the animals. Although we did manage to spot a loris, I was the one who actually spotted it, and we didn't spend much time observing it. We departed from the area rather swiftly, as the guide didn't seem to respond when we alerted them about seeing shining eyes. It was quite a disappointing experience overall. While I understand that everyone has a learning curve, it was the attitude of the guide that was particularly bothersome. Their lack of enthusiasm made it feel like we received subpar service. Considering the relatively high cost of the tour, it's disheartening to have had such a negative encounter.
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