Sri Lanka is a island located off the southern coast of India and is becoming increasingly popular for safari type holidays. South Africa is by far the most popular destination for a safari holiday but Sri Lanka has plenty to offer, especially to those looking to combine a safari holiday with other activities.
A wide range of National Parks, nature reserves and safari lodges and camps have been established throughout Sri Lanka, covering vast areas of bio-diverse terrain, all the way from Willpattu National Park in the north of the country, down to Yala National Park in the south with many others in between. These types of safari holiday scan be tailored to exactly what you want. So if you want to enjoy sitting in the nature reserve, sipping tea and wait for the wildlife to appear then that’s fine, but if you want to venture a little deeper in to the reserve in search of the animals then you have the option to do that too.
The local people are usually very accommodating and friendly and the local towns and villages have buckets of history waiting to be explored. If you are after a safari holiday with a difference, then Sri Lanka may be the place for you.