Wasgamuwa National Park: Adventure Combining Wildlife and History
4.3
6 Ratings
Polonnaruwa
(SKU: LK50I03000) This journey takes you on a unique blend of natural exploration and historical discovery. Witness Sri Lankan Elephants in their natural habitat. Engage in birdwatching to spot unique species. Understand the park’s historical significance. Focus on the remnants and vestiges of bygone societies.
Duration:
3 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
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Wasgamuwa National Park - Your safari guide will pick you up at the gate of the national park and drive you on your adventure. There will be many species of wildlife, especially Sri Lankan Elephants, for you to see. Birdwatching enthusiasts will be able to get their groove on with the ample numbers and varieties of birds that can be identified at the Wasgamuwa National Park. You will also be able to many colorful types of flowers and herbs. Another attraction to see will be the ruins left over from the ancient kings who once ruled the area.Take note that you will be traveling in a multi-terrain (4WD) game vehicle.
Wasgamuwa National Park is a wildlife sanctuary under the Mahaweli River Development Project. It receives 1650 - 2100 millimeters of rainfall and has an average annual temperature of 28°C. The region fall under the dry zone, and the wilderness in the park’s limits are one of the few places with sufficient water during the dry season.
What's Included
- Experienced Driver (Also your tracker)
- All taxes and service charges included
- Complimentary Pickup/Drop off within 5 KM of Park Gate
- Provided water bottle per person
- Private Safari Jeep (Up to 6 passengers)
What's Not Included
- Hotel pickup and drop-off if outside of 5km of park entrance gate
- Entrance fees for Jeep-only bookings (entrance fees to be paid in cash at the park gate)
- Food and drinks
- Gratuities
Additional Information
- Price is per vehicle
- A maximum of 6 people per vehicle
- Please Advise which safari would you like to go on when you making the booking for Half Day Safari.
Location
Wasgamuwa National Park
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.3
(6 Ratings)
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D2283bnadamh
Feb 17, 2020
One of the best lifetime experiences! - It was absolutely fantastic! Few days we were in Uduwalawa National Park which was also beautiful and we saw like 5 elephants. But this trip to Wasgamuwa was completely different level! We saw around 40 elephants including babies and they were so close to us we could touch them (of course we didn't :).
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Ezslacker
Jan 1, 2020
Fantastic safari and guide - We enjoyed our afternoon in the park. Elephants were plentiful (we saw around 40), many beautiful birds, sambar, crocodile, mongoose, monitors, and many other animals. Our guide was very knowledgeable and had a clear passion for his job and the animals. Definitely go with these guys!
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Marcelbn5727ka
Dec 30, 2019
Great safari - Great tour, we saw a lot of wildlife which was great! Private tour is more convenient than a full Jeep but that’s a choice.
Tour guide travelling with us had a great eye for spotting all the wildlife, from elephants, eagles and crocodiles and much more.
Worth the trip and recommended for everybody in the neighbourhood.
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Luke
Feb 5, 2020
Half day trip - We did the morning safari private tour. We saw all the big animals and a lot of bird life. The guide and driver were very nice and we ended up doing more than an hour longer than advertised without asking which was very nice of them. They never made the experience feel rushed and they really did try very hard to see as much as possible. The only down side was the guide had very limited English outside of animal ident so trying to extract any extra information was very hard. We still finished the tour happy we did it and it is good value for money.
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Cyberpete2019
Oct 11, 2019
Whole day safari - The whole day safari was unfortunately very underwhelming. Not really because of the lack of animals (even tho we just saw a few elephants in the first 2 morning hours, after that we drove around for 2 more hours basically seeing nothing) but because of the organization. The tour guide could not speak English at all and there was no plan which was told or shown us. We just hopped in the jeep and drove around. Then we parked the car somewhere and the driver took off for over 20 minutes to talk with his buddies. Didn't tell us what was going on (because he couldn't speak English..). For lunch he brought us 2 chicken and rice which looked really not good (chicken pieces with bone in rice) for 1600 rupies. After lunch we left.
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