Wilpattu National Park

Sri Lanka’s largest park and its most atmospheric – a vast, ancient landscape built around a series of natural lake basins that draw remarkable wildlife concentrations to their edges. Wilpattu has far fewer visitors than Yala, which means encounters feel wilder and less managed – the leopards here show natural behaviour, sloth bears are regularly spotted in the early morning, and the deep forest silence between sightings is a genuine part of the experience.