Udawalawe Elephant Transit Home: A Complete Visitor Guide
What the Udawalawe Elephant Transit Home is, how orphaned calves are raised and released, feeding times, how long to stay and how it differs from Pinnawala.
Explore Udawalawe is an independent travel guide to Udawalawe National Park in southern Sri Lanka. Our guides answer the questions travellers actually ask: where the park is, what you'll see, what a jeep safari costs, when the gates open and how to choose a driver.
Start with our complete guide to Udawalawe, then read how to book your safari and what to expect on a drive. Every guide is written by our own team in Udawalawe, links to its sources and is updated when prices or gate times change. If a guide doesn't answer your question, get in touch and we'll help you plan your visit.
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What the Udawalawe Elephant Transit Home is, how orphaned calves are raised and released, feeding times, how long to stay and how it differs from Pinnawala.
Hotel, online or at the gate? What a safari really costs, morning or afternoon, which jeep you need and the questions to ask before you pay.
What really happens on a jeep drive in Udawalawe: the gate, the elephants, the other wildlife, morning vs afternoon, the park rules and what to wear and bring.
Doing an Udawalawe safari from Ella, Mirissa, Galle, Tangalle, Colombo or Kandy: drive times, when to leave, sample day plans and how to add the Elephant Transit Home.
Everything you need before you go to Udawalawe: where it is, what you'll see, what a safari costs, gate times, the best season and where to stay.
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