Yala National Park

The Ruhuna (Yala) National Park one of the largest National Parks in the Country with 103,882.9 hectares. It situated 300 K.m. south of Colombo on the southeast shore of Sri Lanka. This National Park has several habitat types such as forests, scrub lands, grass lands, lagoons, beaches and other wetlands ect. this is the most visited national park of the country and its main attractions are animals Elephants, Leopards, Sloth Bears, Crocodiles, migratory and resident birds, but most appealing is the overall 'feel' of undisturbed jungle. Big rock formations, Tanks, Beaches and the Lagoons amplify the scenic beauty of the park. A safari jeep ride will take you to close encounters with the wild beasts and to the beauty of the park and make it an unforgettable experience of your life.


Horton Plains National Park

The Horton plain National Park is the only national park situated in the wet zone of the country and falls with in the Nuwara Eliya district. Situated 2300m above sea level this National park has different climatic conditions and habitat to all the other national parks. Almost all life forms in Horton plains are adapted to the high altitude conditions there. There are lot of endemic flora and fauna are found in the plains it self. The endemicity among fauna is also comparatively very high. Bear Monkey (race of the Purple Face leaf Monkey), Sambhur and Leopard are the some interesting mammals in this park. There are several endemic hill country birds in this park.


Singharaja Forest Reserve

Singharaja Forest Reserve is the most famous rainforest of the country. This tropical rain forest is a living heritage. Bio diversity of the forest is very high and large proportion of the flora in this forest is endemic to the country and some endemic to the Singharaja Forest it self. This is a very good place to see lot of endemic birds such as .Ceylon Lorikeet, Layard's parakeet, Jungle and Spur Fowl, Ceylon Wood Pigeon, Grey Hombill, Spotted wing Thrush, Rufous and Brown- capped Babbler, Ashy-headed Laughing Thrush, Ceylon Blue Magpie, White Headed Starling, Ceylon Hill Mynha, Legge's Flowerpecker. The clear cut roads in to the jungle provide easy access to the forest. This important forest is a Man and Biosphere Forest reserve and it is considered as a World Heritage Site.


Kithulgala Forest Reserve

he Kithulgala forest is a secondary rain forest situated beside the Kelani River one of our largest rivers. There is also a tributary flowing through the forest to this river. The forest reserve has a high biodiversity. Though it is mostly secondary forest, its faunal and floral diversity is very similar to a primary forest. Wild boar, Toque Macaque, Purple faced leaf monkey ,and Barking deer are some of the interesting mammal species.Among the interesting bird species Red faced Malkoha, Ceylon Blue Magpie, Oriental Dwarf Kingfisher, Frog Mouth and Layard's Parakeet are outstanding


Udawalawe National Park

Udawalawe National Park is situated in both intemediate zone and the dry zone. Udawalawe park is adjacent to the Udawalawe reservoir and Walawe river. The extent of the Udawalawe park is approximately 30821 hectares and is situated 170km south east of Colombo. This park lies between Rathnapura and Moneragala districts. Though riverine forests ,scrub lands ,and teak plantations are the habitat types of this park. Grasslands with tall grass and occasional trees and bushes is the main feature of this park. Main attraction of this park is big herds of elephants ,and this is probably one of the best places to see wild elephants in Sri Lanka. Open grasslands provide good hunting grounds for the raptors, while the water holes and other water bodies provide feeding grounds to the waders and other water birds


Bundala National Park

Bundala National Park is the only 'RAMSAR' site in Sri Lanka, which lies in south arid zone of the country. This national park consists of many large and small water bodies such as lagoons, tanks (reservoirs) and salt pans, which are the main feature. Apart from the wetlands the park consists of dry thorny scrub forest short in height. This type of forest is unique to the dry and arid parts of the Country. The water bodies create a good feeding ground for the wetland birds, Migratory birds & Flocks of humming birds which attract to the visitor. Migratory birds can be found in very large numbers during the migratory period. A large flock of Flamingos loitering is also a big attraction


Peradeniya Botanical Gardens

Peradeniya Botanical Gardens is situated in the city of Kandy the Botanical Gardens are amongst the world's best and most beautiful.They extend over 14 acres and not only offer much of interest to the Botanist but also to the Ornithologist