Arrival and Kitulgala
Your guide meets you at arrivals with a name board. A quiet drive to Kitulgala on the Kelani River; first birding along the riverbank in the late afternoon.
Dix jours à la recherche des espèces endémiques de l’île, de la forêt humide de Sinharaja à la forêt de nuages de Horton Plains, avec un guide ornithologue expérimenté.
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Your guide meets you at arrivals with a name board. A quiet drive to Kitulgala on the Kelani River; first birding along the riverbank in the late afternoon.
Dawn walk across the river into the forest reserve for Spot-winged Thrush, Sri Lanka Grey Hornbill and Green-billed Coucal.
Transfer to the edge of the Sinharaja rainforest, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Afternoon walk on the access road.
A full day following the mixed feeding flocks with a local forest tracker. A good chance of Sri Lanka Blue Magpie and Red-faced Malkoha.
Drive south to Udawalawe National Park for an afternoon drive among grassland birds and elephants.
Lagoons and salt pans of Bundala: flamingos in season, waders, storks and raptors. Evening at a lodge near the coast.
Climb through Haputale to Nuwara Eliya, stopping for hill-country species along the way.
An early start on the plateau for Sri Lanka Whistling Thrush, Dull-blue Flycatcher and the Bush Warbler. Walk to World's End if the mist allows.
Morning in Victoria Park for winter visitors, then down to Kandy.
Transfer to the airport, with a stop at a wetland on the way if flight times allow.