Blog posts related to Sri Lanka National Parks
Wilpattu National Park Wilpattu National Park is one of Sri Lanka’s oldest national parks, as well as its largest, and since its original creation in 1938, has grown to cover an area of some 1,300 square kilometres. (This may appear small compared to certain parks elsewhere but bear in mind Sri Lanka is a small island.) With myriad lakes, or willus,…
National Parks of Sri Lanka Some time ago, we swapped our safari and camping activities on our Sri Lanka tour from Yala National Park to the lesser-known Udawalawe. Both are fantastic Sri Lanka National Parks, with Yala being the country’s best-known protected area but with the slightly smaller Udawalawe lying a short distance to the west still offering great wildlife…