The afternoon is the right drive if you arrive in Udawalawe at lunchtime, or if you want a second look after a morning in the park. The light is the advantage: low sun on the grass, and elephants that walk rather than stand in deep shade.
We start so that you are inside before the last useful hour, and we leave with the gate. It is a full half-day, not a short loop.
This is a wild-park drive. Elephants are the reason most people come to Udawalawe, and they are still not a promise. Buffalo, deer, crocodile, and birds are part of an ordinary morning.
Itinerary
- Pickup from your hotel, or meet us at the park gate
- Tickets and entry
- Afternoon game drive
- Leave the park
- Drop-off
Included
- Private open jeep for your group only, up to 6 guests
- English-speaking driver-guide
- Udawalawe National Park entrance tickets
- Jeep charges and taxes
- Bottled water
- Pickup from hotels in Udawalawe and along Thanamalwila Road
Highlights
- Elephant herds on the reservoir grasslands
- Water buffalo, spotted deer, and peafowl
- Mugger crocodiles and waders along the tank
- An open jeep, so you are looking across the grass, not through a window
- A driver who will wait when a herd is moving
Price for your group
| Paying guests | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Per adult | $112 | $71 | $64 | $61 | $59 | $57 |
Children aged 5–11 add $24 each. Under-fives ride free and still use one of the six seats.
