CAMPING AMIDST WILDIFE

After breakfast, proceed to Kandy from Nuwara Eliya. Kandy was the final redoubt of Sri Lanka’s last Sinhala king, and is famed for its lake and the Temple of the Tooth, a sacred Buddhist relic.

After breakfast, leave for Wasgamuwa. Wasgamuwa National Park features many small ancient tanks (reservoirs) and waterworks. Arrive at the park entrance around 12 noon. Board a 4WD jeep at the park entrance to be driven to your campsite. The in Wasgamuwa National Park occupies a shady area in the trees on the bank of the Mahaweli River, a perfect place for swimming. Like Kudawa, the camp is well equipped with comfortable tents, a complete kitchen, chairs and tables, hammocks, flushable toilets and showers, and a barbecue dinner to end the day. In the evening we will be starting the safari in Wasgamuwa National Park. Back to the campsite.

After breakfast, a morning safari and later departure for Negombo. The west-coast beach resort of Negombo, known locally as ‘little Rome’ because of its many Catholic church’s, was founded as a fishing village on the banks of the spectacular Negombo Lagoon. In the afternoon take in Negombo’s most famous fish market and visit the ruins of the Dutch fort near the lagoon.