Uda Walawe National Park is located 80km from Ratnapura of the Ratnapura-Embilipitiya road and covers an area of 230,821 hectares. Consisting mainly of open grasslands around the Uda Walawe reservoir, it has one of the biggest elephant populations in the country, and many other species of wildlife such as wild buffalo, spotted deer, barking deer, wild boar, sambhur, hare, mongoose and crocodile can be sighted. It also has 30 recorded species of snakes, 50 species of butterflies and many species of birds. Three circuit bungalows and two campsites are available within the Park.
