Camping Amidst Wildlife

Clients will either have an early sit-down breakfast or take packed breakfast and lunch for an all-day Singharaja Forest exploration. Back to the camp in the evening.

After breakfast, proceed to Udawalawa National Park. Udawalawe, 200km south-east of Colombo, is best known for the 400 elephants that live there, and whole herds are often seen bathing and playing in the water. The park is also home to water buffalos, water monitor lizards, sambar deer, monkeys, the occasional leopard, and congregations of our many bird species. This protected reserve has much to offer, and 4WD open-top jeeps complete with park guides ensure that you can make the most of the experience. After the jeep safari, return for an around-the-campfire dinner. Visit the Udawalawa Elephant Transit Home en route to the park. There are up to 40 orphaned baby elephants being taken care of at any one time at Udawalawe Transit Home, which provides food, medical care, and everything else a baby elephant needs. They are released into wilderness when they are big and strong enough. Visitors can help feed the babies their daily rations of milk, and enjoy watching them mix and play with their friends. Like youngsters everywhere, they enjoy company and the chance to show off! Arrive at the park entrance around 12 noon (or evening). Board the 4WD jeep at the park entrance to be driven to your campsite.

After an early breakfast, leave for a morning safari in Udawalawa National Park, which will also be a great opportunity for birdwatcher to see the park’s host of species, including red faced malkoha, serpent eagles, hawk eagles, white bellied sea eagles, black eagles, black capped bulbuls, racket tailed drongos, malabar pied horn bills, white necked storks, open bills, ibis, shama, the forest nightingale, kingfishers and peacocks. Leave for Bundala after the morning safari. Enjoy the lunch at the campsite. Evening safari in Bundala National Park. Bundala National Park lies 250km southeast of Colombo in Sri Lanka’s arid zone, which features thorny scrublands and lagoons among the sand dunes along the coast. Over 380 plant species have been recorded here, as well as 32 different species of mammals, five of them classified as threatened. The complex wetland system rewards keen twitchers with a rich variety of bird life—approximately 197 varieties. And as Sri Lanka’s first Ramsar wetland, the park has international standing for its migratory waterfowls. Back to campsite for a torch-lit dinner round the campfire.

After an early breakfast, leave for a morning safari in Udawalawa National Park, which will also be a great opportunity for birdwatcher to see the park’s host of species, including red faced malkoha, serpent eagles, hawk eagles, white bellied sea eagles, black eagles, black capped bulbuls, racket tailed drongos, malabar pied horn bills, white necked storks, open bills, ibis, shama, the forest nightingale, kingfishers and peacocks. Leave for Bundala after the morning safari. Enjoy the lunch at the campsite. Evening safari in Bundala National Park. Bundala National Park lies 250km southeast of Colombo in Sri Lanka’s arid zone, which features thorny scrublands and lagoons among the sand dunes along the coast. Over 380 plant species have been recorded here, as well as 32 different species of mammals, five of them classified as threatened. The complex wetland system rewards keen twitchers with a rich variety of bird life—approximately 197 varieties. And as Sri Lanka’s first Ramsar wetland, the park has international standing for its migratory waterfowls. Back to campsite for a torch-lit dinner round the campfire.

After breakfast, leave for Nuwara Eliya after a morning safari in Yala National Park. Nuwara Eliya, known locally as ‘Little England’ because of its strong associations with our former British colonial rulers, is arguable Sri Lanka's most popular inland holiday resort. Lying high in our renowned Hill Country, the town also enjoys a ‘British-style’ temperate climate, with mists often cloaking the landscape temperatures falling to as low as 12C. The surrounding panorama of verdant green tea plantations, beautiful gardens and striking colonial architecture add to the ambience. Stop off at The Hill Club for lunch. One of Nuwara Eliya’s monuments to the languid behavioral correctitude of British colonial lifestyles, The Hill Club was founded in 1876 by British coffee planters, the ethos of whom is still much in evidence. Check in, Overnight stay at the hotel.

After breakfast, leave for Nuwara Eliya after a morning safari in Yala National Park. Nuwara Eliya, known locally as ‘Little England’ because of its strong associations with our former British colonial rulers, is arguable Sri Lanka's most popular inland holiday resort. Lying high in our renowned Hill Country, the town also enjoys a ‘British-style’ temperate climate, with mists often cloaking the landscape temperatures falling to as low as 12C. The surrounding panorama of verdant green tea plantations, beautiful gardens and striking colonial architecture add to the ambience. Stop off at The Hill Club for lunch. One of Nuwara Eliya’s monuments to the languid behavioral correctitude of British colonial lifestyles, The Hill Club was founded in 1876 by British coffee planters, the ethos of whom is still much in evidence. Check in, Overnight stay at the hotel.

After breakfast, leave for Nuwara Eliya after a morning safari in Yala National Park. Nuwara Eliya, known locally as ‘Little England’ because of its strong associations with our former British colonial rulers, is arguable Sri Lanka's most popular inland holiday resort. Lying high in our renowned Hill Country, the town also enjoys a ‘British-style’ temperate climate, with mists often cloaking the landscape temperatures falling to as low as 12C. The surrounding panorama of verdant green tea plantations, beautiful gardens and striking colonial architecture add to the ambience. Stop off at The Hill Club for lunch. One of Nuwara Eliya’s monuments to the languid behavioral correctitude of British colonial lifestyles, The Hill Club was founded in 1876 by British coffee planters, the ethos of whom is still much in evidence. Check in, Overnight stay at the hotel.

After breakfast, a morning safari and later departure for Negombo. The west-coast beach resort of Negombo, known locally as ‘little Rome’ because of its many Catholic church’s, was founded as a fishing village on the banks of the spectacular Negombo Lagoon. The lagoon was a way station on the Dutch (Hamilton) Canal, built by our former colonial rulers primarily to transport highly-prized cinnamon from the northern plantations to the port at Colombo. In the afternoon take in Negombo’s most famous fish market and visit the ruins of the Dutch fort near the lagoon; the Esplanade, where cricket matches are a big attraction; and St Mary’s Church in the town center.

After breakfast, proceed to the airport for your flight home.