Udawalawe National Park

On the border of the Rathnapura and Moneragala districts, is the Udawalawe national park some 165km from the capital. The 30,820-hectare expanse of the park provides refuge to a considerable population of elephants., for which it is mainly noted. There are also panther, deer, buffalo, wild boar and bears frequenting the park. It is also famous for its bird especially peacock and butterfly population. With camping facilities available, like at the Yala park, udawalawe provides a wonderful elephant watching experience to any traveler keen on observing the gentlegiants in their most natural of habits in the country. In closer proximity to some of country’s most picturesque mountain ranges of bambaragala, ulgala and kalthota the park is also home to the radiant Diyawinna falls, providing quite rich package of ecology to the visitor. The park is also home to some rare medicinal and other valuable plants species. The temperature too is very similar to yala