The full day covers both of the hours when the park is most alive, without asking you to leave and come back. We drive through the morning, stop for lunch at a place the park allows, and go out again while the light drops. It is the right choice if Udawalawe is the point of the trip, not a stop on the way to the coast.
Lunch is included. The pace is set by the animals, with a real break in the middle of the day so the afternoon is still worth doing.
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
- Enter for the morning drive
- Lunch break
- Afternoon 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
- Packed lunch
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 | $190 | $115 | $94 | $83 | $76 | $72 |
Children aged 5–11 add $34 each. Under-fives ride free and still use one of the six seats.
