An elephant walking through golden grassland by the water, near the Udawalawe Elephant Transit Home
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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.

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Explore Udawalawe: Safari Guides to Udawalawe National Park

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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“In the silence of the wild, life speaks the loudest.”

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