Centred on a large reservoir, the open parkland of Uda Walawe is ideal for viewing elephants. The scenery here is stunning, with the dark hills of Horton Plains forming a dramatic backdrop to the open parkland occasionally dotted with the silhouette of a large flowering tree.
Serpent eagles hover overhead before swooping into the tall grassland to catch their quarry. The park has a stable elephant population and if you are lucky you may catch sight of a young calf being carefully guarded by its mother.