Pulli Trail
15 Days / 14 Nights
Big Cat Tracking, Dry Zone Safaris, Highland Cloud Forests and Coastal Wilderness
Tour Overview
This Tour Includes
- Accommodation: The tour package includes accommodation for 14 nights at good 3-star hotels and specialized safari chalets
- Room Sharing: Accommodation is based on twin/double sharing basis, ensuring a comfortable stay for travelers. Single Occupancy (with supplement)
- Meals: Daily breakfast (BB) throughout and Breakfast and Lunch during all safari stays.
- Food Preferences: Please inform us of your preferred food option when making your booking. The tour operator will ensure that your dietary preferences are accommodated during meals.
- Activities: 10 Total Safari Opportunities (seven full and three half-day sessions) in custom safari jeeps with expert trackers and licensed guides in Wilpattu, Kumana, and Yala. Park entrance fees, jeep fees and any government taxes are included.
- Transportation: All transfers and local transportation included.
This Tour Excludes
- Any meals other than meals included in the hotel package.
- Any extra beverages or food.
- Any Tips to the staff.
- Any personal effects not mentioned here.
Route of Pulli Trail
Key Destinations & Journey Map
Key Destinations
Wilpattu National Park
Horton Plains National Park
Kumaana National Park
Yala National Park
Tour Style
Expedition
Terrain
Mixed
Journey Through Ceylon
Detailed Itinerary
PART 1: The Northern Wilds – Wilpattu & Nuwara Eliya (Day 1–7)
Arrive at Bandaranaike International Airport(CMB). Meet your private guide and transfer to your hotel near the coast. If you arrive early, there is plenty of time for you to enjoy Negombo beach.
Evening Tour Briefing: Your guide/naturalist will meet you before the dinner. Enjoy a welcome dinner and detailed briefing on the leopard tracking protocols and the trails ahead.
After Breakfast, transfer to the lodge bordering Wilpattu National Park (Drive time approx. 4-5 hours). Lunch will be at the Resort. Settle in and prepare for your first safari.
Afternoon Safari: By 02.00pm head into Wilpattu to begin the hunt for leopard, sloth bear, and large herds of spotted deer around the park's characteristic Villus (natural waterholes). We will be returning from the park by 06 pm. Dinner will be served at the resort.
Full-Day Safaris: Three consecutive full days of dedicated exploration in Wilpattu. Focus on the core leopard territories, searching along the expansive open plains and dense dry forest patches. Utilize the early morning and late afternoon hours for the best predator sightings. Safari will begin at 5.30am from the resort & Safari will end at 06.00pm. Picnic Breakfast & lunch will be served inside the park during the safari. Restrooms are available inside the park with proper toiletries. Dinner will be served at the resort.
After Breakfast drive to Nuwara Eliya (Drive time approx. 06hrs). Lunch will be served on the way to Nuwara Eliya. Evening city tours are available for you to enjoy cold climate after 04 days of continues safaris in the wild. Dinner will be served at the Hotel
Leave hotel 05.00am to Horton plains National Park where you will be able to see mountain leopards (very rare) which are adapted to cold weather along with lot of other animals which most of them are endemics to Sri Lanka. Picnic Breakfast & Lunch will be served inside the park. Dinner will be served at the Hotel.
PART 2: The Remote Coast – Kumana National Park (Day 8–11)
Scenic Transfer: After breakfast, begin the long, immersive transfer to the East Coast (approx. 06 hours). Lunch will be served on the way to Arugam Bay. Settle into your accommodation near Kumana/Arugam Bay.
Afternoon Relaxation: Enjoy a well-deserved afternoon relaxing on the beach or by the pool, preparing for the remote wilderness ahead.
Full-Day Safari: Three consecutive full days to explore the untamed wild. Leave the hotel by 05.00am to Kumana National Park. Explore the remote Kumana National Park, famous for the Leopards and Kumana Villu. Focus on coastal leopards, and the incredible diversity of endemic and migratory birds. Picnic Breakfast & Lunch will be served inside the park. Safari will end at 06.00pm. Dinner will be served at the hotel.
PART 3: The Southern Corridor – Yala & Departure (Day 12–15)
Morning Transfer: Drive south to the Yala region (approx. 4.5 hours). Lunch will be served on the way to Yala. Evening Half-Day Safari in Yala (Block 5) a strategy often used to target specific leopard territories away from the main crowds. Safari will end at 06.00pm. Dinner will be served at the resort.
Full-Day Safari: Two consecutive full days in Yala National Park, utilizing your guide's expertise in the famous big cat areas to achieve the perfect sighting. Leave the hotel by 05.00am to Yala National Park, the high-stakes days for your Leopard Odyssey. Picnic Breakfast & Lunch will be served inside the park. Safari will end at 06.00pm. Dinner will be served at the resort.
Following breakfast, Transfer to CMB: Begin the scenic drive back towards the capital region (CMB).
Evening City Tour: Enjoy a brief overview of Colombo's cultural and commercial highlights
Transfer to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) for your international departure, concluding your Leopard Odyssey.
UNFORGETTABLE SIGHTS
what to see on this tour
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