Wildlife · Sri Lanka
Wilpattu National Park
Sri Lanka's largest national park with lakes, forest, and leopards
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A closer look at Wilpattu National Park
Sri Lanka's largest national park, known for natural villu lakes, dry-zone forest, leopards, sloth bears, elephants and long jeep safari tracks.
Travel region
Wildlife Belt
District
Anuradhapura
North Western Province
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Wilpattu National Park, Sri Lanka
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A field guide to Wilpattu National Park
Three essential notes, collected as pages. Use the controls or your keyboard arrows to explore them.
Season notes
Best time to visit
February to October, with May to September often best for dry tracks and wildlife around water.
Wilpattu National Park field notes
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Destination images
Wilpattu National Park gallery
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Route planning note
The best version of Wilpattu National Park depends on what surrounds it. We use this stop as part of a paced private route, not as an isolated checklist item.
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