Picking you up from our hotel in the morning 8:00 hrs and we will be leaving to Wilpattu.The first halt on the way is in Chilaw.Afterward we will arrive at our destination, The great Wilpattu National Park.
The safari ride to Wilpattu National Park wasn't very lively one as a majority of the beautiful animals making it their home. Our safari ranger , these animals have been so stricken by war and destruction that everytime they see a moving vehicle miles away from them, they would still feel fear. The park being open to visitors, it's difficult to really get up close to view the animals in their natural habits.
We reach Wilpattu as a route from Colombo is via Negombo, Chilaw, Palaviya and Puttalam, the park office and the main entrance where we got ticket and one can obtain a ticket to enter the park is at Hunuwilgama, 7 km from the turn off from Puttalam- Anuradhapura road.
Wilpattu is located 30 kms north of Puttalam, approximately 190 kms from Colombo. Wilpattu National Park extends from the northwest coast toward inland ancient capital city of Anuradhapura, which is about 50 km to the east of the Park, covering 425 sq mile approximately.
Wilpattu is located 30 kms north of Puttalam, approximately 190 kms from Colombo. Wilpattu National Park extends from the northwest coast toward inland ancient capital city of Anuradhapura, which is about 50 km to the east of the Park, covering 425 sq mile approximately.
Wilpattu sanctuary was declared as a National Park in 1983.Wilpattu is one of the largest and oldest National Parks in Sri Lanka. The dry zone jungle is thickly grown. The park is 131,693 hectares and ranges from 0 to 152 meters above sea level. Wilpattu National Park is home for many Villus, or national lakes which dot the landscape in the Wilpattu National Park. History of the park is also interested with ancient ruins have been discovered in there.Queen named 'kuweni' is said to have lived in the place known as Kalli Villu.
Wilpattu is so called because of the series of Willis or natural lakes making it the 'land of lake'. We saw many jungle fowl, bears, deers, a few peacocks and many birds. There are 31 species of mammals that have been identified within Wilpattu National Park like the threatened species including Elephant, Sloth deer, leopard and water Buffalo, bear, Spotted deer, Sambar and Mangoose.
The annual temperature in the Park is between 27°C to 30°C and its annual rainfall is approximately 900 mm. The Wilpattu National Park is situated in the dry zone but most of the time flora is very greenish and has plenty of water sources. The period between September to December is the rainy season while inter-monsoonal rains are expected between March to May. The period of drought in the Park extends from June to early September. The best time to visit the Wilpattu National Park is February to October.
Then we will be starting our journey back to our hotel and on the way we can have some supper on the way back to hotel and arrive at the hotel around 20:00 hrs.
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