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About Udawalawe
If you want to be confident of seeing wild elephants, Udawalawe is the place to go. Several hundred live in the park permanently, drawn to the grassland around a large reservoir, and sightings are near-certain on any game drive at any time of year — often of whole family groups with calves.
The open, scrubby terrain makes for far easier viewing than dense jungle, and it is excellent for raptors and water birds too. At the park entrance, the Elephant Transit Home rehabilitates orphaned calves and releases them back into the wild; feeding times are open to visitors.
Things to see & do
- Near-guaranteed wild elephant sightings year round
- The Elephant Transit Home and its public feeding sessions
- Udawalawe Reservoir, ringed with birdlife
- Crocodiles, water buffalo, jackals and spotted deer
- Open grassland that makes wildlife easy to see and photograph
Udawalawe in pictures
Good to know
DistrictRatnapura
Best time to visitGood all year, which sets it apart from other parks. May to September concentrates animals around the water.
Getting thereAbout 4.5 hours from Colombo, 2 hours from Ella and 1.5 hours from Yala — easy to pair with either.