A national park that boasts a high concentration of elephants
For a great and relaxing place to stay here is Nil Diya Mankada. This Safari Resort may be one of the nicest places I have stayed while doing safaris. I recommend this to anyone, even spending a few days there!!!!
First stop in Sri Lanka was Udawalawe NP which is famous for the Sri Lankan Elephants. Taking a couple of safaris here, it was not easy at first to spot them, then you will see a mass amount of them. I had my own safari jeep to make my photo taking easier instead of cramming six people with me. I saw quite possibly a baby elephant that was no more than two weeks old that could barely walk and was still trying to learn his place among the other elephants….
The natural scenery of this park reminded me of something in Africa with watering holes and birds just about everywhere. It was hard to spot other animals, however some of the animals and birds I saw were: Land Monitor Lizard, Elephants (of course), Buffalo, Peacocks, Changeable Hawk Eagle, Toque Macaque, Hornbill, Grey Langur, Crocodile, Jackal, Twin Bee eater, Butel Bee Eater, Painted Stork, Lapwing, and Queen Bee Eater.
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