Private Tour

Wasgamuwa National Park Safari

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Overview

Available languages

English

3 hours

Mobile ticket

This safari takes you on an adventure that combines wildlife with history. Get to see Sri Lankan Elephants in the wild. Go birdwatching to catch sight of rare species. Learn the ancient history of the park’s location. Take note of the ruins and remains of civilizations long past.

Additional Info

Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health

Public transportation options are available nearby

Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries

Not recommended for pregnant travelers

Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

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.

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

What To Expect

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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.

3 hours • Admission Not Included

What‘s Included

Experienced Driver (Also your tracker).

Park entrance tickets are included when "Jeep With Tickets" selected.

All taxes and service charges.

Free Pickup/Drop off from/to any location within the radius of 5 KM from the Park Gate.

Water bottle for per person

Private Safari Jeep (Maximum of 6 Passengers per jeep).

Hotel pickup and drop-off if outside of 5km of park entrance gate

Food And Drink

Gratuities

Park entrance tickets are excluded when "Jeep With No Tickets" selected.

Pickup points

Lavendish Wild Safari

1 Ela, Hadungamuwa Wasgamuwa Sri Lanka

Options

Jeep with No Tickets (9 Hours)

LK50I03I00: Wasgamuwa National Park Shared Safari including Jeep with No Tickets (9 hrs)
Pickup included

Jeep with No Tickets (3 hrs)

LK50I03C00: Wasgamuwa National Park Shared Safari including Jeep with No Tickets (3 hrs)
Pickup included

Jeep with Tickets (3 hrs)

LK50I03C01: Wasgamuwa National Park Shared Safari including Jeep with Tickets (3 hrs)
Pickup included

Jeep with Tickets (9 hrs)

LK50I03I01: Wasgamuwa National Park Shared Safari including Jeep with Tickets (9 hrs)
Pickup included

Reviews

4.25

8 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

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  • Great safari ;)

    37evem,,Jan 9, 2025

    - Review from Tripadvisor

    4.00

    Everything went well. The guide was very nice. He stopped all the time to let us see the animals from every angle. There was quite a language burden, but we still got to enjoy our safari: he showed us the animals through some app he had, and for further explanations we could check on the internet - he did his best! We loved the safari

  • Good safari experience

    kallum11,,Jan 7, 2025

    - Review from Tripadvisor

    4.00

    We did the 9 hour safari. Our guide was really helpful in pointing out animals we would have otherwise missed. Seeing the elephants was magical. Lots and lots of different bird species. The last 2 or 3 hours or so didn’t really see much new however.

  • One of the best lifetime experiences!

    D2283BNadamh,,Feb 17, 2020

    - Review from Tripadvisor

    5.00

    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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  • Half day trip

    Luke F,,Feb 5, 2020

    - Review from Tripadvisor

    4.00

    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.

  • Fantastic safari and guide

    EZSLACKER,,Jan 1, 2020

    - Review from Tripadvisor

    5.00

    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!

  • Great safari

    marcelbN5727KA,,Dec 30, 2019

    - Review from Tripadvisor

    5.00

    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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  • Whole day safari

    Cyberpete2019,,Oct 11, 2019

    - Review from Tripadvisor

    2.00

    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.

  • Natural and authentic

    Lesieb,,May 6, 2019

    - Review from Tripadvisor

    5.00

    We did the tour early in the morning. In general, it should be better in the afternoon, but unfortunately we did not have enough time. It was very quiet and natural in the park. You can tell that the animals can still live here in peace without being disturbed by crowds of tourists. Accordingly, the animals are more reserved. We still saw some elephants. When an elephant approached the car, the guide responded immediately and I felt safe.

From US$33.00

4.25
(8 reviews)