Isle of Smiles Wild

20/12/2023

09/10/2023

The latest safari vehicle for our guests to experience Yala National Park in comfort. Contact our service provider in Yala direct.

Rathnayaka +94776189848.

02/08/2023

Video of our visit to Riveston and The Mahaweli River

Also on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Qeo49okCLM0

01/08/2023

Video of our elephant safari in Wasgamuwa National Park.

Thank you to our tracker/guide Sisira (+94707296816)and driver Bandara (+94711936531).

01/08/2023

ROAD TRIP PART 3: ELEPHANTS IN WASGAMUWA NATIONAL PARK.

Elephant sightings from our safari to Wagamuwa National Park. The transmigration of Sri Lankan Elephants in Eastern and North Eastern Sri Lanka brings herds of elephants to Wasgamuwa National Park in January/February and July to September each year.

Thank you to our tracker Sisira (+94707296816)
and driver Bandara (+94711936531) as well as the management and staff at Lavendish Wild Safari Hotel.

31/07/2023

ROAD TRIP PART 2: LAVENDISH WILD SAFARI HOTEL AND THE MIGHTY MAHAWELI RIVER.

After traveling east from Riveston, we arrived at Lavendish Wild Safari Hotel near Wasgamuwa National Park. The hotel is very reasonably priced, has comfortable AC rooms, well prepared food and extremely attentive staff providing excellent service. Thank you to the management and staff of the hotel who took care of us really well.

Prior to our evening safari in Wasgamuwa National Park, we visited the mighty Mahaweli River, which runs through the park and is one of Sri Lanka's great rivers.


Lavendish Wild Safari Hotel Wasgamuwa

30/07/2023

ROAD TRIP PART 1: RIVESTON

Riveston is one of Sri Lanka's hidden gem destinations. At 4,700 feet above sea level on the Eastern slopes of The Knuckles Range in Sri Lanka's Central Highlands, Riveston is a cool change. Clouds cover the top of the mountains but just below magnificent views open up. Below Riveston is the Moragahakanda Dam, Sri Lanka's largest inland water body.

29/07/2023

A rare sighting of a Sri Lankan Sloth Bear in Wasgamuwa National Park.

Tracked by Sisira (+94707296816)
Driven by Bandara (+94711936531)

21/07/2023

Wilpattu almost never fails. A short video of the highlights of our latest safari.

Thank you to Wilpattu Safari Dhammika (+94779447045)

19/07/2023

Great safari in Wilpattu National Park, including superb food, excellent company, fantastic driving and tracking. Wonderful sightings of Wilpattu's star male and female leopards and much more.

Thank you to especially Wilpattu Safari Dhammika (+94779447045), Minneriya Tusker Safari (+94712049101) and Wilpattu Lahiru Dissanayake (+94711100743).