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Wildlife safaris to Wasgamuwa National Park in Sri Lanka
leave you with a sense of deja vu. Historians believe that
this part of Sri Lanka was the part of a flourishing empire
in the early 12th century. The sheer thrill of treading through
dense forests inhabited with wild animals is simply indescribable.
Located at a distance of 225 kilometers from Colombo, the
Wasgamuwa National Park is open to visitors from six in the
morning to six in the evening. There are several campsites
and bungalows within the park that can be reserved for wildlife
viewing. India Sri Lanka tours makes arrangements for wildlife
safaris to the interiors of this exotic Sri Lanka National
park online.
Initially Wasgamuwa was designated as a nature reserve in
the year 1938. It was much later in the year 1982 that Wasgamuwa
was converted into a national park. Covered with dry mixed
forests, riverine vegetation, wetlands and grasslands, Wasgamuwa
offers a natural habitat for animals such as: elephants, purple-faced
leaf monkeys, wild boar, barking deer, wild buffaloes and
other animals.
Some birds that can be commonly spotted while on wildlife
safaris to Wasgamuwa National Park are: painted stork, racket
tailed drongo, lesser adjutant, yellow breasted barbet, spurfowl
and jungle fowl.
In all Wasgamuwa is home to around 23 species of mammals,
8 recorded species of amphibians, 143 bird species and 17
reptile species.
Wasgamuwa National Park in Sri Lanka draws most of its water
from two rivers Amban and Mahaweli that flow through these
forests.
India Sri Lanka Tours offers online reservation for Wasgamuwa
National Park tours. For details please fill up the form given
below.
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