Wilpattu National Park (Willu-pattu; Land of Lakes) is a park located on the island of Sri Lanka. The unique feature of this park is the existence of "Willus" (Natural lakes) - Natural, sand-rimmed water basins or depressions that fill with rainwater. Located in the Northwest coast lowland dry zone of Sri Lanka. The park is located 30 km west Anuradhapura and located 26 km north of Puttalam (approximately 180 km north of Colombo). The park is 131, 693 hectares and ranges from 0 to 152 meters above sea level. Nearly sixty lakes (Willu) and tanks are found spread throughout Wilpattu. Wilpattu is the largest and one of the oldest National Parks in Sri Lanka. Wilpattu is among the top national parks world renowned for its Leopard (Panthera pardus kotiya) population. The Leopard population in Wilpattu is still not yet known.
The Mahavansa records that in 543 BC Prince Vijaya landed at Kudrimalai Point (Horse Point), married Kuweni and founded the Sinhalese race. In 1905 the area was designated a sanctuary and in 1938 it was upgraded to the National Park status.
Route to Wilpattu National Park :
Park bungalows:
- Manawila
- Pannikawila
- Kokmote
- Thalawila
Go to Wilpattu to enjoy the best of the best wild life...
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DeleteI have gone here couple of months back. If you want to see leopards in wild.. It's the Best place to go.
ReplyDeleteInteresting place to visit huh.. Good job guys.. Keep it up..
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DeleteThis blog is doing it's bit for the tourism industry and taking the beauty of Sri Lanka to the world. Good job guys!
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ReplyDeleteone of the most beautiful jungle in sri lanka... i think u forgot to mentioned kudiramalai. According to the information, they said there's a volcano in this place early ages and it got those geographic differences because of that.
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