9 Day Budget Safari Tour in Sri Lanka

Day 1: Arrival

Upon your arrival, you will meet a Sri Lanka Holiday Travels guide at the airport arrival lobby. You will be transferred to Udawalawe for an overnight stay.

Day 2: Udawalawe National Park

You will get packed breakfast and be picked up in a safari jeep at the hotel early in the morning for the Udawalawe National Park safari. You will stay there for about six hours with the tour guide and you will drop back to the hotel after the safari.

Day 3: Yala National Park

Enjoy your breakfast at the hotel at Udawalawe and leave to Yala National Park for the game drive with your guide. After the safari at Yala, you will transfer to Ella, on the way you can see Buduruwagala temple and Ravana waterfall. You will spend a night in Ella.

Day 4: Ella Rock, Little Adam's Peak, Nine Arches Bridge

Ella is a small town in the Badulla District of Uva Province, Sri Lanka governed by an Urban Council. It is approximately 200 kilometers (120 miles) east of Colombo and is situated at an elevation of 1,041 meters (3,415 feet) above sea level. The area has a rich bio-diversity, dense with numerous varieties of flora and fauna.

Ella is surrounded by hills covered with cloud forests and tea plantations. The town has a cooler climate than surrounding lowlands, due to its elevation. The Ella Gap allows views across the southern plains of Sri Lanka

Day 5: Ella to Nuwara Eliya

After two nights in Ella, you will leave for the train trip to Nuwara Eliya after your breakfast and your guide will pick you up. The train journey from Ella to Nuwara Eliya in Sri Lanka is one of the best train adventures you will experience with some incredible views. From Nuwara Eliya you will be back to Udawalawe hotel again.

Day 6: Sinharaja Rain Forest

You will be served with breakfast first and leave for the Sinharaja. The Sinharaja Forest Reserve is yours to explore while walking, bird watching, trekking, and hiking. Trekking there is a truly enriching experience.

You will be accompanied by nothing but the sound of gushing waterfalls, gurgling streams, and rustling leaves. Look out for exotic birds, vibrant reptiles, and eye-catching butterflies moving through the trees and absorb the atmosphere of utter tranquillity as your surroundings stir the senses.

You will be back to Udawalawe after the Sinharaja. You will also go to Ridiyagama Safari Park and spend the night at Udawalawe.

Day 7: Mirissa

After having your breakfast at 08:00 to 09:00, you will go to the Hummanya. It is also known as the “blow hole” in the region of Sri Lanka and it is considered as the second largest in the league of blowholes, but Sri Lanka’s one and only.

In essence, it means a distance where the sound of “hoo” can easily be listened or heard by a person. By the end of the day, you can relax at the beach and have your overnight stay in Mirissa.

Day 8: Mirissa

Today’s program will be whale-watching. You will have your breakfast on the boat. After whale watching, you can relax at the beach and spend the night in Mirissa.

Day 9: Departure

You will be driven to the airport for your flight back home.

In this safari tour, you will be able to explore and visit the town of Ella and go whale watching the Mirissa Beach.

This safari tour will take place at Uduwalawe National Park, Yala National Park, Ella, Sinjaraha Rainforest, and Mirissa Beach in Sri Lanka.

Uduwalawe National Park

Udawalawe National Park lies on the boundary of Sabaragamuwa and Uva Provinces, in Sri Lanka. The national park was created to provide a sanctuary for wild animals displaced by the construction of the Udawalawe Reservoir on the Walawe River, as well as to protect the catchment of the reservoir.

The reserve covers 30,821 hectares or 119 square miles of land area and was established on June 30, 1972. Before the designation of the national park, the area was used for shifting cultivation or chena farming. The farmers were gradually removed once the national park was declared.

The park is 165 kilometers or 103 miles from Colombo. Udawalawe is an important habitat for water birds and Sri Lankan elephants. It is a popular tourist destination and the third most visited park in the country.

Yala National Park

Yala National Park is the most visited and second largest national park in Sri Lanka. The park consists of five blocks, two of which are now open to the public, and also adjoining parks. The blocks have individual names such as Ruhuna National Park (block one) and Kumana National Park or 'Yala East' in the adjoining area.

It is situated in the southeast region of the country and lies in Southern Province and Uva Province. The park covers 979 square kilometers or 378 square miles and is located about 300 kilometers or 190 miles from Colombo.

Yala was designated as a wildlife sanctuary in 1900, and, along with Wilpattu was one of the first two national parks in Sri Lanka, having been designated in 1938. The park is best known for its variety of wild animals. It is important for the conservation of Sri Lankan elephants, Sri Lankan leopards, and aquatic birds.

Ella

Ella is a small town in the Badulla District of Uva Province, Sri Lanka governed by an Urban Council. It is approximately 200 kilometers (120 miles) east of Colombo and is situated at an elevation of 1,041 meters (3,415 feet) above sea level. The area has a rich bio-diversity, dense with numerous varieties of flora and fauna.

Ella is surrounded by hills covered with cloud forests and tea plantations. The town has a cooler climate than surrounding lowlands, due to its elevation. The Ella Gap allows views across the southern plains of Sri Lanka.

Mirissa Beach

Mirissa Beach is one of the best places in the world to see one of the only recorded resident blue whale colonies in their natural habitat. Dolphins are regularly spotted on whale watching trips organized from Mirissa.

For this safari tour, you be served with daily breakfast.

• Daily wildlife tour
• Visit Uduwalawe National Park
• Explore Yala National Park
• Excursions at Ella Town
• Whale watching at Mirissa Beach
• 8 nights accommodation
• All entrance tickets
• Daily breakfast
• Transportation throughout the safari tour

• Lunch
• Dinner

• A reservation requires a deposit of 50% of the total price.
• The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
• The rest of the payment should be paid on arrival.