Bundala National Park
Migratory birds, especially flamingoes and waders are the specials expected to witness in Bundala National Park. Apart from that presence of Asian Wild Elephants are given immense importance as well.
A former governer of the South Leonard Wold has made it a point to mention about Bundala in his diary as a frequent visitor of the park. The house he lived still exists in Bundala.
Bundala was identified as an important wildlife sanctuary in 1969 and was declared as a National Park in 1993 with a land area of 6,2,16 hectares.
In 1991, Bundala became the first wetland in Sri Lanka to be declared as a Ramsar Site. In 2005, the national park was designated as a Man and Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO, the fourth biosphere reserve in Sri Lanka. The area was declared a wildlife sanctuary on December 5, 1969, and later, it was upgraded to a national park on January 4, 1993. Also, one area of the park has been converted into a saltern. The ecological areas of the park contains seven terrestrial habitat types and six wetland types, with dry thorny shrubs and herbs creating the most abundant plant life.
Bundala National Park - Tour itinerary
Price
• 150 USD for per person
• 30 USD per additional person
Time and Duration
Option 1: Early Morning Safari: Depart from Galle with packed breakfast at 5.00 am and return around 1.00 pm.
Option 2: Afternoon Safari: Depart from Galle at 11.00 am and return around 8.00 pm.
Travelling Distance and Duration
About 143 km by AC Car and then you will be going on a four wheel safari JEEP about 3 hours.
What is included
Transport, Entrance tickets, Experienced Naturalist, Water Bottles, Binoculars, Sri Lankan Bird Guide Book for reference.
What is not included (available on request)
Sri Lankan breakfast picnic pack or Lunch.
Recommending - What to wear / Bring
Comfortable earth-colored clothes, hats/caps, insect repellent, sun block, camera, smart phone.
What can be seen
Birds
• Shorebirds
• Coastal Seabirds
• Water Birds
• Dry open country forest
• Nocturnal birds
• Greater Flamingos
• Waterfowl
• Curlew
• Marsh Sandpipers
• Common Sandpipers
• Kentish Plovers
• Little Ringed Plovers
• Common Redshanks
• Pheasant-tailed Jacana
• Black Bitterns
• Yellow bitterns
• Red Wattled Lapwing
• Yellow Wattled Lapwing
Mammals
• Asian Elephant
• Grey Langur
• Toque Macaque
• Spotted Deer
• Sambur Deer
• Barking Deer
• Wild Boar
• Wild Buffalo
• Jackal
• Flying Fox
• Giant squirrel
Reptiles
• Marsh Mugger Crocodile
• Saltwater Crocodile
• Water Monitor
• Land Monitor
• Green Garden Lizard
