Udawalawe National Park
Asia's premier wild elephant sanctuary, renowned for open savannah plains, scenic reservoirs, and guaranteed year-round encounters with majestic elephant herds.
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Centered around the vast waters of the Udawalawe Reservoir, Udawalawe National Park provides an open-grassland habitat unmatched anywhere else in Sri Lanka. Home to an estimated resident population of over 500 Asian elephants, Udawalawe guarantees that every safari will encounter these gentle giants browsing, bathing, and interacting in natural family clans.
Savannah Landscapes & Elephant Conservation
With its wide-open savannah expanses framed by misty mountain ridges, Udawalawe resembles an East African plain. Beyond game drives, visitors can witness the heart-warming rehabilitation work at the Elephant Transit Home (ETH), supported by the Born Free Foundation. Here, orphaned elephant calves are nurtured and fed milk every few hours from a respectful viewing platform before being successfully released back into the wild.
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