4 National Park Day Trips in Sri Lanka Worth Booking

1.Private Day Trip to Sigiriya, cave and National park Safari Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 143 reviews · from $68Our pick

Leave Colombo, Negombo, or Kandy at 7:30 a.m. for Sigiriya Rock, Dambulla Cave Temple, and a Minneriya safari. You get a private air-conditioned car, hotel pickup, bottled water, and an English-speaking driver. Entrance fees, lunch, and the safari jeep cost extra. Expect a very long day.

“Our driver Wasa was perfect. He took excellent care of us and got us back in time for our dinner reservations. It is a long day, more like 12-14 hrs if you want to do everything and depending how long you spend at the safari. It took some time to find the elephants so we decided to not hike up Sigiryia rock and the whole trip was 12.5hrs.”

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2.Day tour to Minneriya National Park,Sigiriya & Dambulla from Kandy

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 101 reviews · from $34Best value

Leave Kandy around 7 am in a private air-conditioned vehicle with a driver-guide such as Irfan, Silmy, Shamin, or Azmy. Visit a Hindu temple, Ayurvedic village, Dambulla’s caves, Sigiriya Rock, and Minneriya National Park. Expect a full 12-hour day and extra fees for entry, lunch, and the safari jeep.

“Great all day trip, especially if you have limited time as you get to see so much in one day. Our guide, Irfan was great, sorted everything out for us so we didn't have to worry about anything. The only thing to flag is that it is a long day, they Read more”

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3.From Negombo: Wilpattu National Park Safari Guided Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★3.8 · 55 reviews · 10.5 hours · from $105

Travel from Negombo to Wilpattu National Park with an English-speaking guide, then take a park jeep through woodland and lakes known for leopards, elephants, birds, and sloth bears. Expect about four hours each way, a local meal stop, and a separate park entry fee.

“Our guide, sorry can’t remember your name, was bang on time and showed us the sites and temples all the way to Wilpattu Safari. He was super friendly and couldn’t do enough to please us. Waited at the park 4 hours while we went on the safari on a jeep and took us back to Nebombo. 4 hours each way and very busy hectic roads dodging dogs, tuk tuks, people etc. he was a lovely fella. Safari was absolutely awesome fun! Our safari guide was a really really really nice guy. Super friendly and took his time to show us as much as he could in his truck. Had a…”

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4.Yala National Park: Private Safari Day Trip with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 52 reviews · from $130

Join Bentota Travel Mart for a private Yala safari with a four-hour jeep drive, park fees, lunch, and pickup from southern Sri Lanka. Choose an early morning or late morning start. English-speaking drivers such as Danushka and Sam help keep the day flexible and well organized.

“Appreciated the upfront communication, the driver's punctuality and flexibility as well as the new restaurant for lunch. Happy to recommend it.”

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