Wilpattu National Park in Sri Lanka

Wilpattu parkland is found twenty six klick north of Puttalam (approximately 183 klick north of Colombo) spanning from the northwest coast inland  towards the traditional capital of Anuradhapura (50 klick to the east of the park). Covering a powerful 425 sq miles, Wilpattu is country 's largest, ANd having reopened in 2003 it's currently an more and more standard eco-tourism destination.

Wilpattu may be a fairly thick dry zone jungle interspersed with variety of flood plain lakes banked with delicate white sands. It boasts a powerful form of flora in large expanses of forest, and varied life, as well as ruminant, Elephants, Wild Boar, Sloth Bears and Leopards.

Wilpattu is set within the North-Western province of country bordering the Indian Ocean on the west. there's just one entrance to the park nowadays (6th April 2011) that's from Nochchiyagama. If you're coming back from capital of Sri Lanka the simplest route is capital of Sri Lanka – Puttlam road and from there Puttlam - Anuradhapura Road wherever you'll see the put off to the park on the hand aspect of the road at Wilpattu Junction after you pass 43kms from Puttlam. The road is recently done and carpeted up to the present purpose. From Wilpattu Junction to the park entrance it's precisely seven.7kms.

The Wilpattu parkland is {large|is big} compared to Yala parkland and it's a thick Jungle consists of network of tiny to large lakes known as “Willus”. These lakes ar necessary bio diversity hotspots frequented by many sorts of birds.

Roads ar difficult to handle thence the drive is incredibly unsmooth. because the jungle is thick it's troublesome to identify the animals compared to Yala and Udawalawe National Parks.

Wilpattu is that the parkland to Campout, because of its size and therefore the quantity life. A two nights hunting expedition bivouacking in Wilpattu can provide you with the simplest potential prospects if expertise the geographic region it's to supply. one night and three nights hunting expedition bivouacking packages conjointly accessible.