Time spent in the wild is often time well spent, when you witness truly wonderful and fleeting moments when the animals involved just happened to pose for the lenses. Armed with the right camera, competent fingers twiddling the knobs and pressing the buttons you are able capture images a professional would be proud of.

Sri Lanka is an amazing country with a land mass of only 65,000 square kilometers. This Island nation is already home to 20 million people – but amazingly, there’s still room for over 3500 wild elephants and over 350 wild Leopards in its National Parks. There are also over 421 species of resident and migrant birds of which over 21 are endemics. In addition, 100 species of mammals including the Bats and Shrews and countless species of Toads have been discovered in the high wetlands, making Sri Lanka a hot spot for bio-diversity.

For instance, the Yala National Park, arguably, has the highest density of wild Leopards in the world, while the Minneriya National Park has the largest seasonal gathering of wild elephants during the drought.

 
 

Seeing herds numbering over 300 pachyderms grazing in the open grassland beside the Minneriya Tank is a breathtaking experience.

Experts say that Sri Lanka’s wildlife defies conventional wisdom—how are the Island’s fragmented forests so rich in bio-diversity? Some argue that the country’s ancient kingdoms, which used vast irrigation systems for cultivation created many thousand reservoirs, thus, enriching the habitat, which in turn has fostered a rich density of wildlife in the rural dry zone wilderness.

Nature Odyssey specializes in Guided Photo Safaris taking you through Sri Lanka’s best National Parks. Our dedicated team of Naturalists will relate every jungle tale while you will be personally guided by some of the island’s best known wild life photographers, who have a wealth of experience in making great photographs in Sri Lankan conditions.

Push your limits in patience, break new boundaries in making great wildlife images—create a timeless experience with Nature Odyssey on a truly memorable photo safari in the wilds of Sri Lanka.