Safari in Udawalawe and Tea Plantation

Meeting with local guide. Drive to the Athukorala tea factory and tea plantation in Pitigala. Opportunity to taste and buy this regional speciality. Next, time for lunch at the local restaurant. Then transfer to Udawalawe Elephant Transist Home - a rehabilitation and transit home for baby elephants from around the island who are affected by disease or have been injured or orphaned. The animals are cared for and restored to health before being released into their natural habitat. This ethical sanctuary allows the elephants to roam freely within the park and does not confine them to chains or cages. The next stop on the tour will be a drive to Udawalawe National Park, located on the border of Sabaragamuwa and Uva provinces in Sri Lanka, from where the jeep safari will begin. The park was established in 1972 to provide refuge for wildlife displaced by the construction of the Udawalawe Reservoir on the Walawe River and covers 30,821 hectares of land area. Transfer to the hotel.