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OVERVIEW
TRIP LENGTH
4 days / 3 nights
BEST SEASON
Dec – Apr & Jul – Sep
ATTRACTONS
Kithulgala, Makandawa forest reserve
Galways Land National Park, Nuwara Eliya
Horton Plains National Park
Udawalawa National Park
Sinharaja Rainforest, Deniyaya
Sinharaja Rainforest, Kudawa
GROUP SIZE
Min. Group size : 2
Max. Group size : 20
KEY SPECIES
All 33 Endemic birds
MEALS
Authentic Sri Lankan food
ACCOMMODATION
Luxury
Endemic Optimized Birding Tour - WQBT03
All the 33 endemic birds will be covered by this tour. Sri Lankan endemic birds aggregated within low and high country wet zone rainforests where we have scheduled two to three rainforests to give the maximum potential to observe all the endemics. Makandawa Forest Reserve and world famous Sinharaja Rainforest are low country rainforests which host most of the endemic birds except high elevation endemic birds. Galways Land National Park and Horton Plains National Park are montane rain forests which hold one of the rare endemic Sri Lanka Whistling Thrush/ Aranga. This tour package also include jeep safari at Udawalawa National Park which is the only national park locate in intermediate zone of Sri Lanka, which will give you extra opportunity to observe more wildlife including wild Asian Elephants.
ITINERARY
Day 01
Pickup from airport and drive to Kithulgala. Birding in the Kithulgala, Makandawa Forest Reserve, drive to central highlands and bird watching in Galways National Park, Nuwara Eliya. Overnight stay in Nuwara Eliya.
Day 02
Leave early morning 0430hrs to Horton Plains National Park to see montane endemics. Slow drive down to Ohiya for refreshments and leave to Deniyaya for overnight stay.
Day 03
Birding in Sinharaja Rainforest, Deniyaya during morning at high elevations, lunch at Deniyaya, evening birding around the lodge in Kudawa. Overnight stay at Kudawa.
Day 04
Sinharaja Rainforest, Kudawa (low elevations) in the morning, after lunch leave for Colombo. En-route birding at Morapitiya forest reserve if time prevails. Leave to Colombo do a little bit of souvenirs shopping, according to flight schedule may visit a wetland to see birds in a RAMSAR wetland city.
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IMPORTANT
Included – All accommodations as outlined in the itinerary, All main meals (generally offer Sri Lankan authentic meals, western, Italian, Indian, Thai or Chinese food can provide on pre-request), Services of the tour leader, All ground transport (including safari jeeps), Tour management cost, National Park entry fees, National Park guide fees,
Not included – Alcoholic beverages, Tips, Personal effects such as clothing, hats, rain coats, hydration pack/ water bottle, snacks, insect repellants, spotting optics and camera equipments are your personal choice and should be brought alone.
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