Love exploring the wild and diving into nature’s untouched depth?
Then Sri Lanka is your ideal escape, celebrated globally as biodiversity hotspot and reversed for its extraordinary natural richness making it perfect destination for wildlife lover. This Asia’s premier wildlife destination offers an extraordinary combination of landscapes and species diversity ranking just behind Africa in terms of variety and spectacle. With just few hours of drive, you can move from mist cloud forest to lush rainforest, arid dry-zone savannahs, vast wetlands and even vibrant coral-rich marine habitats, the island inhabits majestic Asian elephants roaming freely in herds across national parks, while leopards and sloth bear stealthily patrol the jungles of Yala and Wilpattu. And don’t forget to explore the offshore to encounter the unforgettable sights of blue whales, sperm whales and playful dolphins.
If Sri Lanka is under your travel bucket list, you’ll be lucky enough not only to explore the island’s celebrated “Big four “wildlife species, but also primates and birds if you are fascinated by primates and various species of birds– this is the place to be, Sri Lanka is true paradise for primates and bird enthusiasts as it is home to endangered treasures such as red slender loris, the purple faced langur ,and the toque macaque and also home approximately 439 recorded bird species, including near 33 endemic species and nearly 68 endemic subspecies that cannot be seen anywhere in the world, this rare species include Sri Lanka blue magpie, Serendib scops owl and whistling thrush.
