Welcome to Sri Lanka. First day of your Bird watching tour Sri Lanka. We will meet you at the arrival lobby of Colombo International Airport and privately transfer you to the Negombo hotel.

• Arrival & transfer to Colombo hotel (30 Min)
• Relax/unwind after long flight hours
• Overnight stay in Colombo

• Transfer to Sinharagama (4 - 5 Hrs.)
• Visit Anawilundawa bird sanctuary
• Overnight stay in Sinharagama

Anawilundawa Bird sanctuary – This is a Ramsar Wetland where provides a Very good opportunity for photographing butterflies and dragonflies. Hundreds of bird species have created a unique ecological nesting and breeding ground as a result of this outstanding blending of ecosystems. Herons, Open-bills, Great Cormorants, White Ibis, Egrets, Stalks, Pheasant-tailed Jacanas, and Purple Swamp Hens are among the birds that frequent this area.
 

• Full-day safari in Wilpattu National (from 6.00 AM to 6.00 PM.) 
• Overnight stay in Sinharagama hotel

Wilpattu National Park – Wilpattu is home to numerous birds and other wildlife including Sri Lanka Leopard. wetlands bird species including Egrets, Herons, Indian Peafowls, eagles are among the many species that inhabit here. It's also possible to witness the endemic Sri Lanka Jungle Fowl, Little Cormorant, and Painted Stork, etc.

• Transfer to Habarana via Medawachchiya and Anuradhapura (3 Hrs.)
• A village walk around Siyambalagaswewa lake with your private guide 
• Leisure
• Optional Night trail for witness the Sandor Loris
• Overnight stay in Habarana hotel

Habarana - Habarana is the most visited tourist destination in Sri Lanka located at the central point of the Cultural Triangle of Sri Lanka where you can access the most important historical places / Forest reserves/sanctuaries / National Parks such as Sigiriya bird sanctuary / Minneriya Elephant corridor / Minneriya National Park / Kaudulla National park, etc. 

• Morning village walk with your personal guide (Start at 06.00 AM)
• Back to hotel and leave for Sam Popham Arboretum – Dambulla after breakfast (Spend 2-3 Hrs.)
• Sigiriya bird sanctuary bird watching
• Afternoon visit to Minneriya national park (Key site of Sri Lanka Bird Watching Tours) 
• Overnight stay at Habarana hotel

Sam Popham Arboretum – This is an amazing birding site where You will be able to see a number of birds within a shorter time period in this Sri Lanka bird watching tour. It is a dry zone arboretum, provides a great opportunity to see many dry zone birds such as the Jungle Magpie Robins, Jungle Fowl, the Red-vented, and Black-capped Bulbuls, Black-headed Orioles, Crimson backed Woodpeckers, etc. 

Sigiriya Sanctuary - Sigiriya is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and an ancient rock that is a part of a local sanctuary in Sri Lanka. On this site, you will be able to see different types of endemic birds & a wide range of common and unusual species including the Shaheen Falcon, Eagle, Crested Serpent Eagles, herons.  Hence this is one of the best sanctuaries for bird watching tours in Sri Lanka.

Minneriya National Park –This is the largest Asian elephant gathering place in Sri Lanka where provides the natural corridor amidst tropical dry mixed evergreen forests that attract herds of these wild creatures. Apart from that large amount of water birds including the Lesser Adjutant, Painted stork, and Spot-billed pelican will be found in this National park during our bird watching tour.

• Transfer to Kandy after breakfast (3 Hrs.) 
• Optional (Enroot) visit Dambulla cave temple
• Visit Royal botanic gardens - Peradeniya
• Overnight stay in Kandy hotel

Dambulla Cave Temple (UNESCO World Heritage Site) - Dambulla rock cave temple is the largest and best-preserved cave temple complex in Sri Lanka, where a combination of Worlds most acclaimed Cave complex of magnificent Buddha Images and Rock Paintings of vivid colors and shapes constructed and painted from around 2nd Century BC. It is situated in the central part of the country.

Royal Botanic Gardens – This world-famous botanical garden which has a horseshoe land consists full of diversified endemic, and indigenous plants in Sri Lanka. On your stroll around the gardens, you'll also come across a large collection of medicinal plants and spices. As well as bird spices such as Sri Lanka Hanging Parrot, Alexender Parakeet, Layard’s Parakeet, Banded Bay Cuckoo, Indian Pitta. Etc.

• Morning visit to Udawattakele sanctuary
• Proceed to Kitulgala after breakfast (3-4 Hrs.)
• Nature walks in Kitulgala Makandawa rain forest
• Afternoon bird watching in Belilena pre-historical cave area
• Overnight stay at Kitulgala hotel

Udawatta Kele Sanctuary – It is a nature sanctuary where provides a diverse range of habitats for species.  A total of 51 bird species from 28 families were discovered in this bird-watching site. you will be able to see Sri Lanka Emerald-collared Parakeet, Black Eagle, Emerald-collared Parakeet, and Black-throated Munia which are being near-threatened in this bird-watching site.

Kitulgala Makandawa forest reserve - The Makandawa Forest Reserve is a home for many of the island's endemics (54 Species) including the Green-billed Coucal, Orange-billed Babbler, Chestnut-backed Owlet, Ceylon jungle & spurfowl Yellow-fronted Barbet, Common Hill Mynah, Layard's parakeet, Ceylon Lorikeet, Black-rumped Flameback, Sri Lankan Crested Drongo, Ceylon Grey Hornbill, etc. you will be able to see a number of birding species withing shorter time in this site during this Bird watching tour.

• Full day Explore Kitulgala Makandawa rain forest
• Optional white water rafting 
• Overnight stay at Kitulgala hotel

Kitulgala Makandawa forest reserve - The Makandawa Forest Reserve features many of the island's endemics (54 Species) including the Green-billed Coucal, Orange-billed Babbler, Chestnut-backed Owlet, Ceylon jungle & spur fowl Yellow-fronted Barbet, Common Hill Mynah, Layard's parakeet, Ceylon Lorikeet, Black-rumped Flameback, Sri Lankan Crested Drongo, Ceylon Grey Hornbill etc. you will be able to see a number of birding species within shorter time in this site during this Bird watching tour.

• Morning nature walk at Kitulgala 
• Transfer to Nuwara Eliya 
• Visit Hakgala botanical garden & Victoria Park – Nuwara Eliya 
• Overnight stay in Nuwara Eliya Hotel

Hakgala Botanical Garden – This botanically inclined visitor will find lots to interest them at this garden. This is a resting place in the Bird watching tour that was providing a good opportunity for watching or photography the endemic Purple Faced Leaf Monkey's highland race, as well as birds, includes parakeets. 

Victoria Park - Victoria Park is a beautiful park in the center of Nuwara Eliya that attracts a variety of birds, particularly northern winter migrants.

• 10th Day in this Sri Lanka Bird watching tour
• Visit Horton plains national park after leisure breakfast
• Explore the Horton plains national park
• Transfer to Yala (4 Hrs.)
• Overnight stay in Yala Hotel

Horton plains national park – Horton Plains is a gently sloping highland region on Sri Lanka's central mountain massif's southern side. Horton Plains is one of the most vested national parks in Sri Lanka and a good place for bird-watching tours in Sri Lanka. Beautiful surroundings with waterfalls provide a haven for trekking and bird watching.

• Enjoy Full day safari ride at Yala national park 
• Back to hotel before dusk  
• Night bird watching trail at Yala hotel
• Overnight stay in Yala hotel

Yala National Park –Yala is an Important Bird watching site in Sri Lanka with tropical thorn forests, scrub jungles, brackish lagoons, and riverine habitats in the dry zone. It is a paradise for bird lovers to film and photographs thousands of migrating waders, turns, and water birds who visit the lagoons during the North-East monsoon. 

• Visit Bundala National park with picnic breakfast (3 Hrs.)
• Proceed to Udawalawa 
• Evening Safari at Udawalawa National park (Important Bird sanctuary in Sri lanka)
• Overnight stay in Udawalawa hotel

Bundala National Park – One of the key spots for bird-watching tours in Sri Lanka. Bundala is the first Ramsar site that is internationally recognized as a wintering ground for migrant birds. You will be able to see 190 plus kinds of birds, with over 100 species of water birds live in this excellent bird watching site in Sri Lanka. 

• 13th Day of Sri Lanka bird watching tour
• Pre-breakfast safari trail at Udawalawa national park 
• Transfer to Sinharaja (4-5 Hrs.)
• Nature walks with your personal guide 
• Overnight stay in Sinharaja hotel

Udawalawa National park – Udawalawa is the sixth largest animal sanctuary of Sri Lanka. Keeping company to the herds of elephants, the main attractions of the park are Water Buffalo, Wild boar, Spotted Deer, Sambur Deer, Jackal, Samber, Black-naped hare, mongooses, bandicoots, foxes, the endemic Toque Macaque and Gray Langers. Sighting a Leopard and other smaller cats like Fishing cats & Jungle cats would be a bonus

• Full day explore at Sinharaja rain forest
• Overnight stay in Sinharaja hotel

Sinharaja rain forest – Sinharaja rainforest is a World Heritage site in Sri Lanka was one of the best places for bird watching tours in Sri Lanka. This rain forest is home to most of the island’s endemic birds specially wet lowland forest birds. Among the forest reserve's more numerous indigenous species are the Layard's parakeet, Junglefowl, Spurfowl.

• Morning bird watching village walk through the border of Sinharaja rain forest.
• Transfer to Colombo
• Bird watching at Thalangama lake and Attidiya bird sanctuary with your personal guide
• Overnight stay in Colombo

Thalangama Wetland - Located on the outskirts of Colombo where convenient for wildlife enthusiasts to visit. It is a rich and diversified wetland habitat due to its complex of ponds, canals, and rice fields. In this area, over a hundred bird species have been identified, including Purple-faced Leaf Monkeys, an endangered endemic species. Thalangama is also a fantastic place to photograph dragonflies and butterflies.

• Enjoy Dutch cannel boat ride at Muthurajawela wetland after breakfast from hotel
• End of the bird watching tour in Sri Lanka.
• Departure

Dutch Cannel Boat ride / Muthurajawela wetland – It is a well-known bird-watching site in Sri Lanka. This bird-watching bat safari leads to the southern end of Negombo Lagoon, where you can see a variety of birds and wildlife. Cormorants, ducks, egrets, herons, storks, eagles, terns, swallows, swifts, kingfishers, and other resident birds would be seen.