This full-day safari tour takes you to Wilpattu, Sri Lanka’s largest wild national park, located in the northwest of the island and home to the highest density of leopards in the country, as well as a significant population of sloth bears, elephants, spotted deer, mugger crocodiles and a variety of birdlife. The park’s defining landscape feature is its natural lakes that attract wildlife, especially during the dry season when animals gather at the water’s edge. Unlike the more heavily visited parks, Wilpattu has a primeval, remote quality that makes game drives feel exploratory, as if you are among the first to travel these ancient, sandy trails through the dry evergreen forest.