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Leopard Trails, Wilpattu National Park

If you want to see the full range of Sri Lanka’s wildlife it makes sense to head for the country’s largest national park. And if you want to see leopards…

Leopard Trails Wilpattu is the place to stay on your luxury, tailor-made holiday to Sri Lanka. And it isn’t just tracking leopards through dense Sri Lankan jungle that will give you the authentic safari experience. At Wilpattu you’ll be sleeping in authentic safari tents, with canvas walls and roofs, so the sounds of nocturnal animals hunting and calling to each other through the night will accompany – and perhaps inform – your dreams.

And in the daytime you’ll see them. Asian elephants and sloth bears. Spotted, barking and mouse deer. Mugger crocodiles and water buffalo. Brown-capped babblers and white-rumped shama. Purple-faced langurs and ruddy mongooses. Indian rock python and Sri Lankan hornbills. The list of wildlife and birds you’ll see in in Wilaputtu is almost endless.

Leopard Trails Wilpattu, at a glance

  • Authentic, mobile safari camp that recalls the days of the British colonial era
  • In the midst of Sri Lanka’s most important national park
  • Choice of spacious canvas tents pitched on firm ground, surrounded by untouched jungle
  • Private, outdoor rainfall showers
  • Large, extremely comfortable tented beds
  • Awnings giving covered patio areas with seating
  • Romantic lantern and electric lighting
  • Absolutely superb Sri Lankan cuisine prepared by chefs who present you with the best of home cooked specialities

For leisure and pleasure

  • Range of safaris in specially adapted 4x4 vehicles giving excellent, all round visibility – ideal platforms for photographers
  • Expert drivers and knowledgeable guides
  • Early morning and evening game drives
  • Bespoke safaris to track the game you want to see
  • Excursions to villus – large sand-rimmed natural rainwater lakes that attract thirsty wildlife; unique to Wilpattu National Park
  • Wonderful natural habitat bounded by the Modara Gamaru and the Kala Oya Rivers
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