SRI LANKA · UDAWALAWE NATIONAL PARK SAFARIS
Udawalawe has elephants year round and no closed season, which makes it the reliable half of a Sri Lankan safari week. These 15 cover morning and afternoon jeeps, with pickup from Ella, Mirissa and the south coast.
Review of Udawalawe elephant safari with expert guides, private 4x4 transport, wildlife tips, pricing, timing, and practical advice.
“Gimhana was a great guide - we loved the private tour and would really recommend it!”
See wild elephants, crocodiles, birds, and more on a four-hour Udawalawe safari with hotel pickup and Elephant Transit Home visit.
“Koshala is a very friendly guy! We had a wonderful safari tour and were absolutely thrilled. We were able to see elephants from very close range, which was an incredible and emotional experience. Our guide was extremely dedicated, friendly, and knowledgeable. He made a great effort to show us the elephants in a respectful way without disturbing them, and he shared many interesting facts about the animals and the national park. You could really feel his passion for wildlife and nature. The tour was very well organized, and we felt safe and well taken care of throughout. This safari was one of the highlights of our trip to Sri Lanka,…”
Review of Udawalawe safari from Sri Lanka’s south coast, with elephants, wildlife, transport details, costs, timing, and practical advice.
“It was a great experience. The drivers were very nice and helpful!”
Review of Udawalawe’s private six-hour safari, with elephants, local guides, hotel pickup, pricing, tickets, timing, and booking advice.
“We had a great private safari experience at the Udawalawe national park. Our driver Naveen was very helpful and showed us all the animals we wanted to see. The tour operator was flexible when we wanted to come in early for the safari.”
A practical review of Udawalawe safari from Galle, with elephants, crocodiles, expert guides, park fees, timing, costs, and booking advice.
“Prompt pick up from out hotel in Galle and a wonderful day at the park! On the way back the driver stopped at several spots that were a wonderful addition to the trip.”
Review of Udawalawe National Park safari from Galle, with private pickup, 4WD jeep, elephant sightings, pricing, timing, and practical tips.
“Shehan is the great and experienced guide. He is very dedicated, professional and reliable. We travelled with him 5 days. He”
Review of the private Udawalawe safari from Ella, with elephant sightings, transport details, costs, timing, pros, cons, and booking advice.
“Had an amazing safari and was able to see lots of elephants. A small herd including babies and a tusked male played in a lake, and one adolescent walked right up to us and gave himself a mud bath in front of the car. Also spotted monkeys, lizards, water buffalo, crocodiles Read more”
Review of the six-hour Yala and Udawalawe safari from Hambantota, including port pickup, wildlife, costs, timing, guides, and practical tips.
“Our tour did not visit Yala, no explanation why not. However we did have a great safari in Uduwalawa. Our guide was Kasun who showed us many animals and birds, focused on the park’s lovely elephants. A lovely day.”
Review of an 8-hour private safari from Ella to Udawalawe, with elephants, park fees, hotel transfers, guide, value, and practical tips.
“Good bit it wasn’t 8hrs as advertised in fact Safari was only 2.5hrs so I asked driver to keep going another 1/2hr Saw quite a few elephants but had hoped to go into a more open space and see larger herds”
Review of the 7-hour Udawalawe safari from Hambantota Port, with elephant sightings, private transport, costs, timing, and practical advice.
“We went to see Udawalawa National Park and we saw many special things. We went on a safari in a jeep. The driver who went with us was a very friendly person. The details about Udawalawa were told. After having a Udawalawa safari, we went to the boat.”
Review of a private Colombo to Udawalawe elephant safari, with Ratnapura temple and gem museum stops, costs, timing, inclusions, and tips.
“We werden afgehaald door een chauffeur met een mooie wagen”
Review of Udawalawe safari from Weligama, with elephants, expert guides, private transport, timing, costs, drawbacks, and booking advice.
“Awesome experience! Couldn’t recommend enough. We were picked up from our hotel in Weligama and had the 4 hour safari option. We saw over 75 elephants and lots of other wildlife.”
Review of a private Udawalawe safari from Galle, with elephant sightings, a four-hour jeep drive, optional transit-home visit, and practical costs.
“A truly worthwhile experience. we went to see baby elephants being fed in the orphanage before setting off to a safari. We got up close to elephants in the wild, water buffalo, monkeys and birds . Bathi was very knowledgeable and very helpful.”
Review of the Ella to Udawalawe safari, with elephants, crocodiles, expert guiding, transport details, costs, and practical booking advice.
“Our driver and guide Ginhama was realy nice. We saw a lot of elephants and crocodiles”
Review of a Colombo to Udawalawe safari with elephants, jeep wildlife viewing, lunch stop, costs, timing, tips, and honest drawbacks.
“Het was fantastisch, heel veel wilde dieren gezien, en een prachtig park”
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