,Sri lanka’s largest and one of its oldest protected reserves. it is famous for its serene lakes (villu) and healthy population of elusive leopards with one of the highest leopard density, spotted dears, Asian elephants, sloth bears, wild boar,water buffalos fox, exotic birds and butterflies.
Unlike many other national parks,Willpattu offers a truly serene and less crowded safari experience spanning over 1,300 square kilometers. Wilpattu ,land of lakes;is named after its unique network of natural sand-rimmed water basins which dot its dense dry zone forests and open scrub plains.