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Sri Lanka Safari: Wildlife and Ancient History
4.9
17 Ratings
Nuwaragala
This safari offers an exciting journey blending wildlife and history. Witness Sri Lankan Elephants in their natural habitat. Enjoy birdwatching to spot rare species. Discover the ancient history of the park’s location. Observe the ruins and remnants of bygone civilizations.
This safari offers an exciting journey blending wildlife and history. Witness Sri Lankan Elephants in their natural habitat. Enjoy birdwatching to spot rare species. Discover the ancient history of the park’s location. Observe the ruins and remnants of bygone civilizations.
Duration:
3 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- PWXF+W9 Nuwaragala - Your safari guide will meet you at the entrance of the national park and take you on an exciting journey. You will encounter a variety of wildlife, particularly the majestic Sri Lankan Elephants. Birdwatching enthusiasts will delight in the numerous species and varieties of birds that can be spotted at Wasgamuwa National Park….
- PWXF+W9 Nuwaragala - Your safari guide will meet you at the entrance of the national park and take you on an exciting journey. You will encounter a variety of wildlife, particularly the majestic Sri Lankan Elephants. Birdwatching enthusiasts will delight in the numerous species and varieties of birds that can be spotted at Wasgamuwa National Park. Additionally, you will have the opportunity to admire many vibrant flowers and herbs. Another highlight is the ancient ruins left by the kings who once ruled the area. Please note that you will be traveling in a multi-terrain (4WD) game vehicle.
Wasgamuwa National Park is a wildlife sanctuary under the Mahaweli River Development Project. It receives between 1650 and 2100 millimeters of rainfall and has an average annual temperature of 28°C. The region is part of the dry zone, and the park’s wilderness is one of the few areas with adequate water during the dry season. This is thanks to irrigation tanks constructed by ancient kings centuries ago. As a result, wildlife is drawn to make their homes within the park’s boundaries.
What's Included
- Water Bottle Per Person
- 4x4 Safari Jeep (Maximum of 6 Passengers per jeep)
- Experienced Driver (Also your tracker)
- Free Pickup/Drop off from/to any location within the radius of 5 KM
- Water Bottle Per Person
- 4x4 Safari Jeep (Maximum of 6 Passengers per jeep)
- Experienced Driver (Also your tracker)
- Free Pickup/Drop off from/to any location within the radius of 5 KM
What's Not Included
- Hotel pickup and drop-off if outside of 5km of park entrance gate
- Entrance fees for Jeep-only bookings (entrance fees to be paid in cash)
- Food and Beverages.
- Gratuties.
- Hotel pickup and drop-off if outside of 5km of park entrance gate
- Entrance fees for Jeep-only bookings (entrance fees to be paid in cash)
- Food and Beverages.
- Gratuties.
Location
Wasgamuwa National Park
Park Gate of Wasgamuwa National Park
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.9
(17 Ratings)
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Ceylonechamara
Feb 1, 2026
Best wild safari experience in sri lanka - It is unbelivable ethical wild experience at sri lanka. no more high dencity traffic. we saw the 100+ big elephants. we saw the baby elephnats. deer , peocock , rabbits , fox etc. so highly reccomend to who need ethical and non busy wild experience.
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Florianvp336gv
Jan 22, 2026
Great experience - It was a great experience! Our driver took the time to show us everything and explain. He even made the safari last so we could observe elephants. Animals are free and respected! Thank you.
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T6002ezsallyb
Jul 27, 2025
A truly unspoilt park - Wasgamuwa national park is fabulous & very unspoilt.
It’s truly ‘the wild’ - we saw wonderful birds, a crocodile & majestic bull elephants as well herds of females, which were very close - including an elephant with tusks.
Having done a safari at another park, this park is very much seeing animals in their natural habitat. The animals are more wary of humans, as there are far fewer jeeps, so sightings are much more special.
You may see more or you may see less, but what you see will be more fulfilling - but photos are harder to capture!
Late afternoon safaris are better as the animals are more likely to be visible at this time.
Would strongly recommend a visit to this park and this driver.
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Pioneer828029
Apr 7, 2025
Nice safari in wasgamuwa national park - Great safari! Driver with a good eye and lots of knowledge about the flora and fauna. Would definitely recommend. The park is also not very crowded. We saw elephants!
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Jamesci5512ki
Mar 6, 2025
Incredible experience - We had such an incredible experience as Wasgamuwa.
If, like us, you’ve been put off the idea of Yala because of the crowds, we’d strongly recommend doing a tour here with Hansika and the team at Lakpura.
Booking was super easy and the tour was really well organised. We opted for a private tour for just the two of us and our driver Sajith was great.
He showed us around the park, pointing out things we couldn't see and was really knowledgeable about the different animals. The pace of the tour was perfect as well. Kept us moving through at the beginning but stopped for us to watch the sunset and spend more time anywhere we wanted.
The biggest highlight was when we were able to sit with a family of elephants metres away from the jeep for 30 minutes. The magic of Wasgamuwa is that, for a lot of that time, it was only our jeep there! It was a genuinely magical half an hour that really made our trip to Sri Lanka special.
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Sherpa56738914274
Aug 4, 2024
Safari with Shameera - Great afternoon in the national park, led by Shameera (+94 76 481 0350 and WhatsApp). Many animals almost up close: elephants, crocodiles, buffaloes, parrots, mongooses and many more. Well explained and with many animals Shameera also knew the German name.
And in addition, fast, effective repair of the jeep tire, in which a thick nail was stuck, by a rubber/wire plug. Impressive!
Highly recommended the tour in the national park and Shameera as a guide.
Christoph
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Lucyt1644
Aug 1, 2024
Wonderful family day out with our guide Lahiru - We had such a wonderful morning at Udawalawe National Park with Lahiru . We were very lucky and saw a great number of elephant groups in the first couple of hours of our visit. Lahiru was very knowledgeable about the area, and knew how to find the quieter viewing spots and routes to see the families of elephants. Especially helpful with my young family.
We did not feel crowded or rushed, and had amazing close opportunities with the elephants.
Lahiru was also very knowledgeable about the birds and other creatures in the park.
All details had been arranged well in advance, with pick up and drop off scheduled well.
Thank you Lahiru, we would definitely recommend your expertise to others. Contact details +94762726799
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Isaac000025
Jul 30, 2024
Amazing safari with amazing guide - Amazing safari Lahiru Prasad.
Lahiru took us to the most beautiful place s at the park. We saw elephants, deers (Bambi), many amazing birds, monitor lizard , crocodiles, monkeys,golden jackals
Lahiru is a professional wildlife expert and the best thing about the safari were the pictures that Lahiru took for us through his binoculars
Lahiru Prasad - 00 94762726799
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Manuvangompel
Jul 23, 2024
Great Udawalawe morning safari - We had a great safari with lahiru as our guide. We received a small sweet local snack at the start at 6 am. Our guide lahiru spotted a lot of animals we weren’t able to spot, from small insects, birds, crocodiles and elephants. In the 4h safari we did a big tour on our own. Staying away from others drivers to enjoy the peace from nature.
10/10 would recommend!
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Silja
Dec 26, 2024
Great nature, rich birdlife, elephants and few tourists - We (2 adults and children 5 and 7 years old) were picked up at 06:00 am by driver and guide Sajith for a 3 hour morning safari in Wasagamuwa.
He was seen as a steady driver. He showed us many birds and we got to see a lot of the natural areas both open landscape and dense forest, and we were taken to the river Mahaweli. Incredibly beautiful landscape!
We saw no animals until the end of our time, but then we met on a flock of elephants of 5-6 individuals, both baby elephants and mothers. We got very close, it was huge!
Our guide also found a python snake that we were able to see just before driving out of the park!
The morning felt cool in the open car, so a sweater may be advisable to take on the trip.
I would like a little more information about the national park, and a little more about the animals, the season we were in and what we could expect/not expect from our trip in advance.
There were very few other visitors in the park, we met on 3 other safaris during our three hours on safari, so here you can get the feeling of being alone in nature if you are traveling at the right time.
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