Wildlife Safari at Udawalawe National Park
Exciting safari adventure of a lifetime….
Experience the unforgettable adventure during your beach holiday at Royal Indigo Villa - Thalpe Beach, Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka has unique ecosystems and tropical rain-forests to position itself as one of the top bio-diversified hot-spots in the world. Only second to African wildlife game parks, Sri Lanka offers several large wildlife sanctuaries for local and international tourists - and become the prominent wildlife safari destination in Asia. These parks are home to many endemic flora and fauna species. Wildlife safari is a ‘must’ for many international tourists visiting Sri Lanka and consider that their holiday is not completed without the safari tour.
Established in 1972 and situated on the boundaries of Uwa and Sabaragamuwa provinces, the Udawalawe national park covers more than 300 sq. Kms. This national park is associated with the Udawalawe reservoir and several other water systems including Sinugala wewa and Mau-ara reservoir.
The Undawalawe park is internationally renowned for its main residents - Sri Lankan wild elephants. Uwawalawe reservoir and surrounding grasslands attracted many elephants to the park and over 250 animals live permanently. Other endangered and epidemic mammals residing in the park include Sri Lankan sloth bear, Sri Lankan sambar deer & axis deer, Sri Lankan leopard and Sri Lankan spotted chevrotain. Water buffalo, jackals, civets, species of monkeys are some of the other mammals which can be seen in the park. So many endemic bird species are residents of the park including Sri Lankan grey horn-bill, Sri Lankan jungle-fowl, Sri Lankan spur-fowl (haban kukula), Sri Lankan malkoha, peacocks etc. Udawalawe park is a habitat for many migrated bird species including eagles, storks, etc. Waterways and reservoirs are home to many fish species. Variety of reptiles, monitors species and snakes species are inhabitants of the park.
For more details - Department of Wildlife Conservation: http://www.dwc.gov.lk/
Elephant Transit Home - Udawalawe: http://www.eth.dwc.gov.lk/
Stay at Royal Indigo Villa and experience the exciting Wildlife Safari at Udawalawe.
Guests at Royal Indigo Villa can experience the exciting and unforgettable wildlife safari at Undawalawe as a day trip. The Undawalawe National Park is few hours away from the villa, enabling Guests to embark on an early morning tour to the park, experience the safari and return back on the same day evening after an exciting adventure. Udawalawe National Park safari will make your stay at Royal Indigo Villa a memorable and complete adventure-holiday full of fun. Please contact us for more details or to arrange the safari during your stay.
Royal Indigo Villa is a luxury boutique beachfront villa situated at the world-famous Thalpe (Galle) beach strip of Southern Sri Lanka. The villa is uniquely designed, with colonial-era architecture and antique type furniture to provide Guests with colonial Ceylon luxury living experience. Royal Indigo Villa provides 4 comfortable rooms, a sea-water pool, amazing beachfront, and a service of a resident Chef – extremely skillful to prepare western & authentic Sri Lankan dishes and courteous, very friendly staff to provide personalized service. Royal Indigo Villa is the ideal beach paradise for a blissful beach escape - for a family, friends or small groups under 10 Guests.
