A Udawalawa Park safari, Tour from Colombo/Galle- (All inclusive)

Our guide picked us up at 6 am and it took about 2 hours to drive to the park. This was fine with us, as we thought we had a full day of activities ahead of us. The tour description says a safari, lunch and then a visit to an elephant orphanage to see the elephants feeding etc. We arrived at the park at around 830 am and started our safari. After 3 hours we were extremely hot and exhausted. We were on our way back to the main gate to finish the safari when our guide "realized" the elephant orphanage does not open until 2:30. We had three hours. He then decided we would do more safari, even though we had been outside already in 35 + degrees for 3 hours. We said no we need to use the bathroom. We had to say it 2 or 3 times before he took us back. Then he says we can go for lunch but that then we have to wait 2 hours for the elephant orphanage. When we got to the lunch spot, my partner and I decided to cancel the rest of the day and ask the driver to take us home. It was not worth sitting around for 2 hours in the heat. The part that confuses me is the guide acted surprised that the elephant orphanage didn't open until 2:30. If you are doing this regularly is that not something you would know? Could you not plan the day so there are no three hour gaps between activities? In the end, he was abke to get the full price of the tour when we only did half the activity. The park is interesting but the day was too disorganized for us.

Gayan is a professional gentleman , he took us on a wonderful journey.the trip was safe and confortable…we had a lot of fun.

It was a great experience, We were able to see a lot of animals like elephants, foxes, peacocks, deer, birds, wild boars. Thank you for all the facilities and security provided.

The trip from Columbo was quite a way but it was so worth it. We had a great guide in Gayan. The national park is situated in an amazing location and we saw so many elephants really close up and in their natural habitat. It was breathtaking. We then visited the Elephant Transit (orphanage). This is a really well run ethical place and they rehabilitate elephants back into the wild when they are about 4 years old. It was great seeing them arriving for their milk. There were about 50 young ones. You might also spot a much older elephant that they take care of. He had part of his leg blown off by a mine. This is a great place to visit. You will be really moved by what you see.

Me and my girlfriend had an amazing time. We had a chance to see a lot of wild living animals. Thank you

We're so glad ,we had the same new experience Our tour guide was so enjoyable and He's safe for us...