Chris Ward's Trip Report

Trip Report Title: 
SRI LANKA - FEB 2014
Tour Start: 
Friday, January 31, 2014
Tour End: 
Friday, January 31, 2014

Trip Report Year:

Website Screenshot

 SRI LANKA - FEB 2014

SRI LANKA HAS SOME EXCITING WILDLIFE AND A GOOD RANGE OF ENDEMIC BIODIVERSITY, INCLUDING 25 - 30 BIRD SPECIES. THE LOVELY COUNTRY IS NOT EASY TO GET AROUND HOWEVER - AN INDEPENDENT TRIP INVOLVING CAR HIRE IS NOT RECOMMENDED FOR A NUMBER OF REASONS!

HOWEVER MANY GOOD QUALITY BIRD / WILDLIFE TOUR COMPANIES OPERATE HERE, INCLUDING OUR CHOICE - THE EXCELLENT 'WALKWITHJITH'. OUR GUIDE, UPALI, WAS VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE ON MOST GROUPS OF WILDLIFE SPECIES SEEN, FOUND US ALL BUT ONE OF THE ENDEMICS, WAS A VERY NICE MAN AND A VERY PATIENT ONE TOO. HE HAD TO BE. AS WELL AS FINDING US MANY DIFFICULT BIRDS HE HAD TO DEAL WITH MY PHOTOGRAPHIC REQUESTS! HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

MOST OF THE 'USUAL' WILDLIFE SITES IN THE SOUTH OF THE COUNTRY WERE VISITED IN FOURTEEN DAYS, RANGING FROM COASTAL WETLANDS, TO A RANGE OF FORESTS AND THE 'CENTRAL HIGHLANDS'. ALL WERE VERY GOOD, BUT FOR CAROLINE AND MYSELF THE HIGHLIGHT WAS PROBABLY OUR THREE DAYS SPENT IN YALA NATIONAL PARK DURING WHICH TIME FIVE LEOPARDS WERE SEEN.

FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME IF YOU WANT ANY EXTRA INFORMATION ON THE TRIP AS A WHOLE. THE TOUR COMPANY DETAILS:

WALKWITHJITH            contact  - Mr. Prasanjith Caldera

www.walkwithjith.com        email: walkwithjith@hotmail.com                                                   

HERE IS A SMALL SAMPLE OF THE PHOTOS TAKEN ON THE TRIP... 

http://www.cwardphotography.co.uk/latestnonuk/Sri%20Lanka/Sri%20Lanka%20index.htm

Author/s of the report: 
Chris Ward
Group size: 
2
Members of the group (clients): 
Chris Ward
Caroline