Venture into one of Sri Lanka’s most beautiful and under-visited wilderness areas – the ancient, lake-studded jungles of Wilpattu National Park on the island’s northwestern coast, where leopards, sloth bears and elephants roam through an extraordinary landscape of dense forest, emerald natural lakes and open grassland. As Sri Lanka’s largest national park and one of its least crowded, Wilpattu offers a wild and immersive safari experience, a sense of real expedition into untamed nature that is increasingly rare in Asia. The park is particularly celebrated for its population of sloth bears, which are more reliably spotted here than almost anywhere else in the country, as well as its superb birdlife and atmospheric lakeside landscapes. An early departure from Colombo or Negombo allows maximum time inside the park and the best possible conditions for wildlife activity.