Sri Lanka's Wildlife Highlights

16 Days

Sri Lanka is a perfect, good value destination for wildlife-lovers with some fabulous parks and reserves, great birdwatching and exceptionally knowledgeable guides. This itinerary takes in many of those parks. You can spot leopard, elephant and a myriad of bird species, including some of Sri Lanka's endemics, on plentiful included wildlife visits and safaris.

Day 1. Depart UK for Colombo

Day 2. Kandy

Kandy, 2-nights, Hotel Suisse. Home to the famous Temple of the Tooth (D)

Day 3. Elephant Foundation

Visit the Millennium Elephant Foundation (BD)

Day 4. Nuwara Eliya

Nuwara Eliya, 3-nights, Galway Forest Lodge. Enroute visit Udawattakele Rainforest (BD)

Days 5 - 6.

Horton Plains excursion, endemic birds and colourful butterflies (BD)

Day 7. Yala National Park

Yala National Park, 3-nights, Yala Village Hotel. En-route visit Ravana Ella waterfall (BD)

Days 8 - 9.

Jeep safaris and nature trails (BD)

Days 10 - 11. Hambantota

Hambantota, 2-nights, Oasis Hotel. Bundala/Kalametiya safaris (BD)

Day 12. Ratnapura

Ratnapura, 3-nights, Ratnaloka Hotel. Udawalawe National Park jeep safari (BD

Days 13 - 14. Sinharaja Rainforest

Sinharaja Rainforest visit, pristine and little-visited (BD)

Day 15. Negombo

Negombo, 1-night, Goldi Sands (BD)

Day 16. Depart for the UK

(arrive same day) (B)