When to go
The best time
to visit Udawalawe.
Short answer: April to September.
Best time: April to September.
Weather: Hot 28–34°C; reservoir keeps the area greener than Yala.
Udawalawe is the country's best park for elephants — open scrubland and the great Udawalawe Reservoir, where herds of fifty to a hundred wild elephants gather. There are no leopards, but the chance of long elephant encounters is the best in Asia.
- · Pair Udawalawe with Yala (2h) for elephants and leopards in one trip.
- · Visit the Elephant Transit Home for the 9am feeding.
- · Best months are April to September.