PROTECTED JEEP SAFARI TO RARE & UNREAL NEW LOCATIONS

The safest way to observe wildlife in the wilderness, is in a protected Jeep Safari teamed with a convoy. Certainly a good choice, as Uda Walawe National Park is pretty non-touristic, unusual & it is a cut above the well traversed Yala or Wilpattu Wildlife National Parks.

Be amidst the over 34 endemic bird species out of approximately over 520 flying in the country at any time, with over 480 species migrating & wintering in the southern estuaries, coming from Australasia, Malaysia, Indonesia, India, Asia & Africa ;

Over 126 species of Sri Lankan mammals, while no other island of comparable size in the world is as diverse. In addition, about 20%, that is, over 22 of this diversity, is endemic to the country making it an interesting biogeographic laboratory. The reptilian diversity in Sri Lanka is higher than the diversity of other vertebrates such as mammals and fish with 181 reptile species. 36 reptile species are identified in Southern and Eastern parts of the Sinharaja forest and 19 species of them are endemic to Sri Lanka. The amphibian fauna of Sri Lanka comprises 120 species, including 107 (~90.0%) endemic species. (Source: Oxford University, UK)

There are plenty of Elephant herds in this remote obscure park. In order to enable the survival of orphaned elephants, an Elephant Transit Home has been established here to feed & care for those who once starved without sufficient greens to eat in the wilderness.
There are more chances of spotting the wild leopards in this park than the other Parks, because it’s out of the way from the roads & highways of the geographical area that most tour itineraries are scheduled & conducted. This is the reason why this Park is not too crowded, which implies that it is more suitable for spotting wildlife roaming the wild.