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Excursion d'une journee de safari a Udawalawe depuis Ella, Bandarawela ou Haputale avec le centre de transit

Opérateur: Lanka Travel Hub
Excursion d'une journee de safari a Udawalawe depuis Ella, Bandarawela ou Haputale avec le centre de transit
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Une excursion d'une journee depuis la region d'Ella vers Udawalawe avec un trajet de safari a l'aube et l'alimentation au centre de transit des elephants, de retour dans les montagnes en fin d'apres-midi.

Excursion d'une journee de safari a Udawalawe depuis Ella, Bandarawela ou Haputale avec le centre de transit: En bref

PriceFrom $164 per person
Duration9 hours
LanguagesEnglish
Tour typeGuided Tour
BookingDirect with the local operator — no OTA markup

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Ella, Bandarawela, or Haputale to Udawalawe Safari Tour

Departures: 4:00 AM, 5:00 AM, 6:00 AM, 7:00 AM, 8:00 AM, 9:00 AM
8 hours
English
$164
Annulation gratuite

Description complète

Udawalawe se trouve a deux heures au sud d'Ella et c'est le parc a choisir si vous voulez voir des elephants plutot que de parier sur un leopard.

Il a ete cree en 1972 pour proteger le bassin versant d'un nouveau reservoir, et les terres agricoles deplacees par l'eau sont devenues des prairies ouvertes. C'est toute la raison pour laquelle cela fonctionne: il n'y a nulle part pour un elephant de se cacher, les quelque six cents animaux residents sont generalement visibles dans les vingt minutes suivant l'entree, et les observations sont quasi certaines plutot que chanceuses. Yala, une heure plus loin, a les leopards et trois cents jeeps avec eux.

A cote des elephants: des buffles d'eau, des cerfs tachetes, des chacals dores, des crocodiles des marais au bord du reservoir, et une observation des oiseaux vraiment bonne, des aigles serpentaires hupps, des aigles autours variables, des cigognes peintes et une forte migration hivernale.

Le centre de transit des elephants a la frontiere du parc est un centre de rehabilitation plutot qu'un orphelinat, et la difference compte. Les bebes orphelins sont eleves avec un contact humain minimal et relaches dans la nature en groupes; plusieurs centaines y sont retournes. L'alimentation est observee depuis une plateforme a distance, sans monte, sans bain, et sans contact.

De retour dans les montagnes en fin d'apres-midi.

Ella est un village a 1 040 metres dans les montagnes du sud, atteint par le train depuis Kandy que la plupart des gens considerent comme le plus beau trajet ferroviaire d'Asie, et ses sites sont tous a quelques kilometres: le pont aux neuf arches, un viaduc en brique de 1921 dans une gorge de the, qu'un train traverse plusieurs fois par jour; le Little Adam's Peak, une marche de 40 minutes a travers le the jusqu'a une crete; Ella Rock, une ascension plus difficile de trois heures; et les cascades de Ravana sur la route vers Wellawaya. Les matins sont clairs et les apres-midis des mois humides apportent des nuages dans le col, donc les randonnees se font tot. Les tuk-tuks sont le transport, et chaque pension peut en trouver un.

Programme

Itineraries are customisable as per your request

The schedule below is a suggested plan and can be adjusted to suit your preferences.

4:30 AM

Pickup

From Ella, Bandarawela or Haputale.

6:30 AM

Udawalawe gate

Permits and entry at opening.

7:00 AM

Game drive

Three to four hours among the herds.

11:00 AM

Elephant Transit Home

The feeding session from the platform.

12:30 PM

Return drive

North towards the hills.

2:30 PM

Drop-off

Back at your hotel.

Programme détaillé

04:30

Hotel pickup

Two hours each way. The early start gets you in with the first vehicles.

07:00

In the park

Open grassland around the reservoir. Elephants are usually in sight within twenty minutes.

11:00

Transit Home

Viewing from a platform; no contact with the animals, which is how it should be.

14:30

The hills

Drop-off at your hotel.

Inclus

  • Vehicule prive avec chauffeur-guide anglophone
  • prise en charge et depose a l’hotel
  • la jeep de safari avec chauffeur et pisteur
  • le trajet de safari
  • eau potable

Non inclus

  • Le permis du parc national et l’entree au centre de transit, a payer en especes aux entrees
  • repas
  • pourboires

Informations importantes

Point de rendez-vous

Hotel pickup in Ella, Bandarawela or Haputale; confirmed after booking.

Météo

This runs outdoors, so the operator can call it off for rain, wind or sea conditions, and that decision is usually made on the day. If they cancel, you choose: another date, or your money back in full. We do not keep a booking fee on a tour that did not run.

À savoir avant de partir

  • Annulation gratuite jusqu'à 24 heures avant le début de l'activité

À propos de cette activité

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Duration 9 hours
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Live tour guide
English
Wheelchair accessible

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Questions fréquentes

Hotel pickup in Ella, Bandarawela or Haputale; confirmed after booking.
The price does not cover the national park permit and transit home entrance, paid in cash at the gates, meals, gratuities.. Everything it does cover is listed in full on this page, so if something is not on that list, budget for it separately.
No, and anyone promising them is guessing. These are wild animals in open country. Early departures give the best odds because that is when animals are active and the light is good.
Lanka Travel Hub. We book with them directly rather than through a reseller, which is why we can confirm your place with the operator before taking it as final.
We confirm your booking with the operator before we treat it as final, and we need at least one day's notice outside India. Once it is confirmed you get the meeting point, the time and a contact number for the day. If the operator cannot take your date we tell you and refund you rather than leave you waiting.
Vehicule prive avec chauffeur-guide anglophone, prise en charge et depose a l’hotel, la jeep de safari avec chauffeur et pisteur, le trajet de safari, eau potable
The duration of the Excursion d'une journee de safari a Udawalawe depuis Ella, Bandarawela ou Haputale avec le centre de transit is typically 9 hours. We recommend arriving 15 minutes before the scheduled start time for a smooth check-in. Your guide will meet you at the designated meeting point and ensure the experience runs on schedule while remaining flexible to your pace.
For most experiences, we highly recommend an early morning start. This allows you to avoid the midday heat, bypass the largest crowds, and capture the best lighting for photography. Your guide can advise on the optimal timing based on the season and specific attractions included.
Yes, once your booking is completed via our secure payment gateway, you will receive an instant confirmation email with your tour details, meeting point address, guide's name, and direct contact information. You can also view and manage your booking through your AsiaByLocals account dashboard.
Yes! All our private tours are fully customizable. Whether you want to add extra stops, skip certain locations, change the pace, or adjust the start time — simply let your guide know in advance or on the day. We aim to create a personalized experience tailored to your interests and energy level.
We offer free cancellation up to 24 hours before the scheduled start time for a full refund. Cancellations within 24 hours may be subject to a partial charge depending on the tour type. Weather-related cancellations for outdoor and boat tours are handled on a case-by-case basis, with full refunds or free rebooking offered when safety is a concern.
Most of our experiences are family-friendly and suitable for children of all ages. However, some tours involving extensive walking, water activities, or early morning starts may be better suited for children aged 5 and above. Please check the specific tour description for age recommendations, or contact us for personalized family itinerary advice.
After booking, you will receive detailed meeting point instructions via email. Most tours include complimentary hotel pickup within the central area. For tours without pickup, your confirmation email will include the exact address, Google Maps pin, and your guide's phone number for easy coordination. Guides typically arrive 10 minutes early and will message you on WhatsApp.
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A 20-25 minute walk downhill from Ella town through tea and jungle — uphill on the way back. A tuk-tuk to the Demodara side is quieter and saves the climb. It is free, with no ticket and no official viewing area. See our Nine Arch Bridge guide.
Roughly every two hours, but Sri Lanka Railways runs 30-90 minutes late routinely, so any blog quoting exact times is quoting a timetable rather than reality. Ask at Ella station on the morning — staff will tell you what is expected and how late it is running.
Little Adam's Peak for almost everyone — 45 minutes up a stepped path for arguably the better view, out through the Ella Gap. Ella Rock is three hours return, largely unsigned, and people get lost on it regularly; take a guide or an offline map. Compared in full here.
Reserved seats open 30 days ahead and sell out within hours from December to March. Unreserved 2nd/3rd class is sold on the day and always available — you will stand, which is where the open doorways are. Send your luggage ahead by road if you have a driver. See getting to Ella.
January to March for the clearest Ella Gap views. June to September is dry but hazy from the Uva wind; October to December is wet. The real risk is cloud, not rain — at 1,000 m the view can be inside a cloud on a dry day, and mornings are clearer than afternoons in every month. See best time to visit Ella.
Two nights, which gives you two dawns — Little Adam's Peak on one, Ella Rock or a tea morning on the other, with the bridge mid-morning on day one. Our Ella 2-day itinerary sets out the order.
Do everything before nine in the morning. The Gap view is clearer in the morning in every month, Little Adam's Peak has a queue by nine, and the Nine Arch Bridge has hundreds of people on it by ten.
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