Sri Lanka is one tropical paradise that one needs to visit at least once in your lifetime. An amalgam of culture and traditions, Sri Lanka offers a truly fancy and dynamic world. With a lot of fascinating beaches, exotic wildlife, luxurious resorts to spend your time being in, Sri Lanka truly offers a lot to the tourists. Witnessing the various aspects of Sri Lanka, this.
These are the best national parks that you cannot skip visiting while being in Sri Lanka.
Wasgamuwa National Park
Wasgamuwa National Park is an incredible place for finding Elephants where you would be hooked on to find more than hundred elephants enjoying the feeding on the park’s scrub. This place is just five hours away from Colombo. Also, make sure that you don’t miss out on the amazing Buddha-packed caves of Dambulla that will surely blow your mind.
Wasgamuwa National Park is located in the dry lowlands of the North Central Province which is about 40km north of the richly bio-diverse Knuckles Massif where you can find the great bears, leopards, family units of elephants which will stay in your memories forever.Minneriya National Park
Minneriya National Park is a wonderful place which houses the best rainwater tank which is the largest elephant meeting place in the entire Asia. Minneriya National Park is in the northeast of Colombo which is in the north central plains where the closest city is Polonnaruwa. One can enjoy a great camping adventure in Minneriya National Park and also enjoy some exciting jeep adventures.
Sinharaja Forest Reserve
Sinharaja Forest Reserve is a wonderful national park that has been there since 1978 and is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Being the last area on the island that has the primary tropical rainforest, this Sinharaja Forest Reserve actually houses about half of the endemic species of mammals and butterflies of Sri Lanka. With a lot of native reptiles and insects in the island, one can also find many rare amphibians.
Udawalawe National Park
A exemplary beautiful national park which is located inland from Bundala which is spread all across the dry plains set up in the southern foot of the hill country. A fantastic place to spot the elephants, one can truly catch great glimpses of elephants being there in Udawalawe National Park. With abundance of Sri Lankan creatures such as monkeys, deer, crocodiles, leopards, sloth bears, giant flying squirrels, this place is a delight for nature lovers.
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Yala National Park
Wilpattu National Park
Wilpattu is another national park which is in the north of Colombo near the city of Anuradhapura. Being famous for the tanks all around the area, these places is said to have the ancient Sinhalese royalty that once inhabited this area thousands of years ago. Being an incredible place for safari lovers, this national park is great for overnight stay in the national park.
Pigeon Island
Pigeon Island is one stunning places that is a wonderful retreat for the adventure lovers with two marine national parks along with awesome scuba diving opportunities. There are two islands nearby that are ruled by thousands of rock pigeons. And thus, gaining the name of the Pigeon Island.To visit the enchanting Pigeon Island, one must plan a journey between April and September to make the most of your trip.
Horton Plains National Park
Horton Plains National Park is one of the most majestic national parks in Sri Lanka which is set up in the hills, though this national parks is not famous for the wildlife as the wildlife is not much abundant in this place however, this place is really famous for the beautiful scenery. Being a famous place to spot to find montane bird species, this national park is a true delight. With enchanting views of wild, moorlands, with the cloud-forest, this national park attracts a lot of visitors from all over the world.
Knuckles Wilderness
Knuckles Wilderness is a hotspot for spotting the endemic lizards for example, the dwarf lizard and Tennant’s leaf-nosed lizard. While you witness this Knuckles Wilderness, you can also experience the medieval hill capital of Kandy that also has the famous temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic. A great area to find the rolling grasslands and cloud forests where you can find a lot of amazing species of plants and animal, also, this place has a lot of cultural significance where one can find a lot of legends about the battles of Ramayana, as per the legends, a lot of the part of war of Ramayana happened here.
Thus, these are the most enchanting national parks that one can witness being on a family vacation in Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka is a wonderful delight to experience in terms of wildlife that one can never have enough of. Book your travel through Sharp Holidays and enjoy the fascinating world of travel which is rich in gaining some of the diverse life altering experiences that would form an integral part in one’s life.
