A herd of elephants grazing in Udawalawe National Park

About 6 hours

Udawalawe Safari & Elephant Orphanage Shared Tour from Hambantota Port

A shared Udawalawe safari and Elephant Transit Home tour from Hambantota Port costs US$80 per person with the safari jeep and entrance fee included, and takes about 6 hours.

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Price: From US$80 per person
Options: About 6 hours
Group size: 2 to 6 people
Park entrance: Included

Experience Sri Lanka's wildlife on an approximately 6-hour shared tour from Hambantota Port to Udawalawe National Park and the Elephant Transit Home. Meet your driver at the port and travel through the scenic countryside to Udawalawe, famous for its wild Asian elephants.

Enjoy a 2.5-hour safari through grasslands, forests, wetlands, and areas around the reservoir. Look for elephants, water buffalo, crocodiles, spotted deer, wild boar, monkeys, and many bird species in their natural habitat.

Continue to the Elephant Transit Home, where orphaned elephant calves are cared for and prepared for release into the wild. Spend approximately 30 minutes observing the elephants during a scheduled feeding at 10:30 AM or 2:30 PM, subject to availability.

Afterward, return to Hambantota Port. Discover Sri Lanka's wildlife, see elephants in the wild, and learn about conservation during this convenient cruise excursion.

The numbers

What it costs

Udawalawe Safari & Elephant Orphanage Shared Tour from Hambantota Port: price in US dollars for each option
Option	Start time	Included	Price per person
Shared port tourAbout 6 hours	6:00 AM - 2:00 PM, hourly	See below	US$80

Total price by number of people
People	About 6 hours
2	US$160
3	US$240
4	US$320
5	US$400
6	US$480

Park entrance is included in these prices.

What's included

Port pickup and drop-off at Hambantota Port
Shared transportation
Experienced driver-guide
2.5-hour Udawalawe National Park jeep safari
Safari jeep and entrance fee
Elephant Transit Home visit
Approximately 30-minute feeding-time visit
Bottled drinking water

What's excluded

No exclusions

Pickup

Hambantota Port · Shangri-La Hambantota

Good to know

Bookings for 2 to 6 people.

Questions

About this safari

Are park tickets included in the price?

No, not on the Yala, Yala Block 5 & 6 and Bundala jeep safaris: park entrance fees are paid on site, about US$43 per foreign adult in Yala. On the Yala tours you can pre-pay the tickets when you book (US$43 per adult, US$22 per child) and we buy them at the gate. The Yala private jeep safari with entrance tickets (from US$140 for 2 people, 4 hours) and the two shore excursions from Hambantota Port do include the park entrance.

How many people fit in a safari jeep?

Six. One jeep carries up to 6 passengers, and a private jeep costs the same whether there is one of you or six (the private safari with entrance tickets is priced by group size, 2 to 6 people). Shared safaris are booked for 2 to 6 people. For 7 or more people message us on WhatsApp and we will arrange extra jeeps.

How do I pay?

You can pay online by PayPal or card when you book, or by bank transfer once we have confirmed your booking. If we cannot run your date, an online payment is refunded in full. The park entrance fee is paid separately, and we will tell you the current amount when we confirm.

What is your cancellation policy?

Cancel 24 hours or more before the start time and you get a full refund; inside 24 hours there is no refund. If a safari has to be cancelled for bad weather, you choose between a new date and a full refund.

Do you run shore excursions from Hambantota Port?

Yes. We run two shared shore excursions from Hambantota Port: Yala National Park at US$70 per person with the Yala entrance ticket included, and Udawalawe with the Elephant Transit Home at US$80 per person with the safari jeep and entrance fee included. Pickup and drop-off are at Hambantota Port or Shangri-La Hambantota.

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