I had the most amazing experience on the tour of Wilpattu National Park. I was picked up on time from my hotel in Negombo. Driver was great and it felt like a personal tour on my drive there. I was extremely fortunate to see all the animals in the park from elephant, leopard, lyrebirds, buffalo, sloth bear, crocodile plus lots of birds. My driver was amazing and could find the animals well before I could see them. The lunch and breakfast provided was amazing with water and snacks throughout the day. Thanks Kani from Wondrous Tours for organising such a great day :-)

Beautiful park. I saw a leopard, a sloth bear, and loads of birds. The tour was very well organized and the transfer from Negombo was safe and on time.

Great driver to and from the park where we transferred to a Jeep style vehicle. Tour was from about 7 am to 5:30 pm plus the transfers to and from the park at 3 hours each way from Negombo. We saw all the animals and our driver also took great photos.

We were so lucky to start our journey early in the morning from Negombo hotel. We could see lots of elephants at the beginning of the safari. Such an awesome experience. That's the highlight of our jeep safari. Addition to that we saw many endemic birds which we are not aware of. But still it was really interesting to see them and get some pictures of them. Deers and wild buffalos are very common in the park, we saw them at every single place we stopped. Less crowd and full day safari is the best way to discover the beauty of the park. Highly recommend it.

Despite the fact that it's a bit hot these days in Sri Lanka, we still manage to do a safari in Wilpattu. We always wanted to visit Wilpattu as we have visited almost all the national parks in Sri Lanka. Compared to other parks in Sri Lanka, this one offered the greatest variety of animals seen so far including a large group of deer, lots of beautiful birds, rabbits, leopard and many more. This is a true gem of Sri Lanka. It's WELLLL worth a several day visit. Definitely will come back.

We saw leopards in their natural habitat! Our guide was very observant, knowledgeable and drives very comfortably through the rough terrain. I have been to other parks in Sri Lanka but often times the safari guide only drives through the route with nothing to add. What is wonderful about our guide Nuwan was that he isfriendly and answered our gazillion questions about the park/animals well. We booked through Hiran who was also very attentive and responded quickly. Highly recommended.

It was our last days of the round tour, having done Minneriya National Park Half Day Jeep safari with hundred of elephants we wondered whether it was worth the trip to Wilpattu. Luckily the safari went really well. We saw many creatures including 3 leopards at the end of the safari. Driving around the lake was very enjoyable. Even if you don't see anything, it is a a great excursion into nature. Besides, the park is full of different types of birds and reptiles. For bird lovers I recommend to go early in the morning and spot more birds. Our guide was superb and drove the jeep very carefully to spot the best. Good day to remember.

Staying near Colombo with just a day to spare it was possible to spend almost 9 hours in what must be one of the most amazing national parks. It's a 4am start to be driven the almost 200km north to Wilpattu Nat Pk. There, around 8.30am, we boarded a modified Toyota 4WD tray top with 6 raised seats and open sides with a shaded roof. Nuwan our park guide, also a keen photographer and very knowledgeable on the park's wildlife, was an expert driver along a variety of tracks, some fairly challenging. His most amazing talent was to spot wildlife from up to 300m away including first to see a female with 2 cub leopards which we observed for over 45min, a sloth bear, occasional elephants, jackals, crocodile, deer, countless varieties of birds all in their natural environment. We later came within 10m of a large male leopard reclining on a tree that we observed for over 30min. Leopard sightings however are not guaranteed as it is up to Mother Nature! Our guide provided a more than adequate breakfast, lunch, snacks and water. The tour left the park around 5.30 and back in Colombo around 9pm for what was an unforgettable day.

The safari really went above our expectations, in terms of the amount of animals we saw and how close we got to them, it really is full day of animal spotting! We ended up seeing the big 5 all in one trip plus many others, in total we saw 3 leopards, one less than 3 metres from the jeep! The tour guide was very knowledgeable and a very skilled animal spotter, he cared a lot and really hustled to get us good spots. Breakfast, lunch, snacks and water were provided, local food, it was good considering you’re in the middle of nowhere. We went from Colombo through the tour company, about 3-3 1/2 hours to get there, air conditioned van, no complaints. Most of the animals are quite close, there were a couple in the distance, so if you have binoculars I would suggest to bring them, we didn’t have them, which was fine in the end. Given the early start, and rural location if you need caffeine in the morning I suggest to bring it with you.

We did a full day safari beginning in January 2024. Park is stunning, filled with Nature, animals and pleasantly surprised to see two leopards in the middle of our game drive. Our jeep driver was such a gentleman and helped us throughout the safari. Showed us many interesting places and explained everything. Very knowledgeable. My suggestion is for others to start as early as possible. Full day safari is a bit hectic one but 100% worth doing.

Great day on safari. Many animals including elepants and leapard seen. Easy coordination with driver from Colombo hotel

Absolutely fantastic safari and Abi the guide was superb. I couldn't have asked for more. Even Though it felt like a long day, it was still a park with such amazing scenery to see. The lunch area was great even with all the monkeys around which were trying to steal your food. Get a naturalist like Abi to do the safari and go with you around the park. They are the guys who make the trip way more exciting with interesting stories. Overall great tour.

Absolutely loved the safari and food. The best thing about the national park is it was less crowded than other parks in sri lanka. Full day safari do justice for the price. There was so much to explore in a day plus the diversity in the ecosystem in Wilpattu is great. We suggest you bring some binoculars and a good camera so you can capture some great pictures. Definitely Recommended !!

The safari was great and Nuwan Wilpattu is the best! He provided us with such an amazing safari experience, we saw so many different animals with his help and good eye!

Great guide Great place, Great experience. Was picked up in Negombo driven to the park. The beauty of the park is stunning, as it’s the wet season the roads weren’t always that great but I had fun bouncing around. Saw most of the animals I wanted to see. Not all but most. Guide was friendly and knowledgeable.

Excellent trip from start to finish. Our driver arrived at the hotel perfect time and drove us carefully to Wilpattu national park despite numerous floods along the way. We then Embarked on the safari of a life time seeing more animals than I could have imagined including a leopard mum with her 2 cubs! Breakfast, hot tea, lunch & refreshments were severed during the trip by the MOST amazing guide ever! Some of the wildlife we saw were bears, leopards, buffalo, snakes, deer, birds, monkeys, crocodiles and many more! Could not recommend enough! Just watch out for the cheeky monkey who like to steal orange juice ☺️

We were staying at Heritance Negombo hotel on our first day in Sri Lanka. Searched for something to do surfing the internet and we came up with this full day safari to Wilpattu National Park. Even Though it was a last minute booking the company was very prompt with their replies and gave us clear information about the tour. We were picked early in the morning to the park. Long drive but served breakfast when we arrived. Then the best part of the tour begins. Drove all over the park for hours to see so many different animals and birds. Three leopards are the highlight of this tour. Since they are not very likely to be seen, we were so lucky to see three. We had a refreshing pack during the safari too. It was very enjoyable and worth every penny.

Me and my partner took a day tour from Negombo to Wilpattu National Park a few weeks back. Started early in the morning at 04.00 am at this park. After nearly three hours I managed to arrive at the park. Lots of credit to the guide who knew how to find the animals. We gave the Guide a very good tip 5000 Rupees for his very efforts. We were lucky to have Abey who was the driver. His objective is to show you Leopards first. Some wildlife you can expect are Wild Water Buffalo, Monkey, Sri Lankan Flapshell Turtle, Sri Lankan Junglefowl, Peacock and Deer. It is a highly valued wildlife destination for both local and foreign tourists. And if you are looking for a day tour from negombo, this is the one you should keep an eye on.

We had a fantastic day on safari. It's a very long day with the travel at either end but you spend a full day in the park which gives you the opportunity to see lots of wildlife. We had breakfast and lunch which was lovely. Managed to see a leopard and elephants as we were leaving the park at dusk.

We were looking for day tours from Negombo while we were staying there. The best option suggested was going for a full day safari for wilpattu national park. To be honest that went really very well. The best thing about the safari is it is very quiet no jeeps charging about so makes for lovely uninterrupted game viewing. We saw Leopards, bears, crocodiles, monkeys, buffalo, snakes and many more. Wilpattu doesn't disappoint. It is truly a nature lover's paradise for all people. For a day tour we would definitely recommend this tour.