Safaris in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka along with wildlife tours has become one of the most desired and popular holiday as well as safari destinations in the world. it is recognized as one of the most biodiverse island in the world thanks to its abundance of national parks and diverse wildlife such as leopards, elephants, crocodiles and birds etc. Sri Lanka provides a range of wildlife that no country has compared to its size with other countries and islands. Sri Lanka being a small island in the Indian Ocean holds its prestige of highest rates of biological endemism in the entire universe. Basically 16 and 23 percent of its fauna and flora respectively are unique to this island. Both locals as well as tourists will have a diverse range of safari experiences in several protected wildlife areas. Since the island is small, one of the advantages that tourist get is they can cover 2 to 3 safaris with entirely different experiences within a day in different parts of the country.
The 26 state national parks that cover an area of around 6,000 square kilometers are protected by the Sri Lankan Department of Wildlife Conservation.
Sri Lanka wildlife tours in Yala National park and in the highlands of Horton Plains National parks are memories that you will cherish for your entire lifetime. Leopards, elephants, especially sloth bears blue whales and sperm whales are breathtaking views during the safari and some of which are considered as endemic to the island. It is a paradise for a wide range of wild birdlife for more than 4,000 from owls to jungle fowl, from waders to raptors and etc.
Since Sri Lanka is an island, the tours are not limited to land rather it is spread in the Indian Ocean too. Thus, in a nutshell it would be ideal name that Sri Lanka is a paradise of gems on earth and in the water.
