For an enthusiastic bird watcher, birds like Fowls, Pigeons, Parrots, Parakeets, Malkoha, Coucal, Owl, Owlet, Hornbill, Barbet, Magpie, Bulbul, Warbler, Babbler, Thrush, White-eye, Mynah, Starling, Flycatcher, Flower pecker, Pigeon, Barbet, Flameback, Woodshrike, Drongo and Swallow , etc. can be viewed in their natural habitat in the island of Sri Lanka, a tropical island in the Indian Ocean located 10 degrees north of the equator, where there are 68 subspecies and the percentage of endemic species is 11%. Further to this,  there are nearly 200 seasonal migratory birds that arrive from as far away as Siberia, Scandinavia and Western Europe, arriving around August/September and departing around April/May.

The main bird sanctuary, Kumana national park is recognized as one of the most important bird breeding grounds in Sri Lanka. In Bundala National Park,  flocks of flamingos, herons and cranes are regularly seen. Kalamatiya Bird Sanctuary, Sinharaja Rain Forest, Bodhinagala Reserve, Peaks Sanctuary, Kithulgala Reserve, Yala, Wilpattu, Udawalawa, Wasgamuwa, Minneriya and Horton Plains National Parks can be mentioned as other places where an enthusiastic bird watcher may visit in addition to numerous tanks, reservoirs, lagoons, marshes, lakes and rivers.

Day 01

Our representative will receive you at the Colombo International Airport.

Arrival in Negombo after a drive of approximately 20 minutes.

Overnight is spent in Negombo.

Day 02

Breakfast at the hotel

Access to the nearby Sinharaja Rainforest from Kudawa Entrance – approximately 4 hours drive.

A birdwatching walk at a border village in the Sinharaja Rainforest.

Overnight stay at Inn at Sinharaja.

Day 03

Breakfast at the Inn

All day bird watching at Sinharaja Rainforest

Overnight stay at Inn at Sinharaja.

Day 04

Breakfast at the inn

Morning bird watching in a border village of Sinharaja Rainforest,

Getting to Nuwara Eliya – Approximately 4 hours drive.

Overnight stay in Nuwara Eliya

Day 05

Horton Plains National Park Arrival at 5 a.m. – Approximately 1 ½ hours drive.

Early morning bird watching walk in Horton Plains National Park. (Breakfast will be provided during the trek)

Coming back out of the city – approximately 1 ½ hours drive.

Day walk in Hakgala Botanical Garden to see birds

Overnight in Nuwara Eliya

Day 06

Breakfast at the hotel

Walk in Nuwara Eliya Victoria Park to see birds.

Arrival at Habarana – Approximately 5 hours drive.

Overnight stay at Habarana.

Day 07

Breakfast at the hotel

Morning walk in Habarana forest to see birds

Evening visit to Sigiriya Sanctuary for bird watching

Overnight stay at Habarana

Day 08

Breakfast at the hotel

Morning walk at Sigiriya Sanctuary for bird watching Transfer to Anavilundawa – approximately 3 to 4 hours drive.

An evening birding walk in Anawilundawa Wetlands, one of the two most important bird habitats in Sri Lanka.

Overnight stay at Negombo Hotel.

Day 09

Breakfast at the hotel

Arrival at the airport for departure – approximately 20 minutes drive.