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Kumana National Park Private Safari

Private jeep safari through Kumana National Park — Sri Lanka's premier bird park — for 1–6 guests, with 5, 6 or 12-hour options and an optional guide

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About this experience

Kumana National Park is Sri Lanka's premier avian wilderness — a vast mosaic of lagoons, mangroves, and dense jungle where the air is thick with birdsong. Your private jeep pushes deep into the park, your driver-tracker cutting the engine whenever wings flash through the canopy or a bird drops to the waterline. You scan the lagoon edges for waders, watch herons stalk the shallows, and pick out pelicans, spoonbills, white ibis, painted storks, egrets, cormorants, and endemic species among the treetops. Beyond the birdlife, the park's 20 lagoons and inland water pools are home to elephants, leopards, golden jackals, wild boar, European otters, and rare turtles and crocodiles. With 115 kilometres of track threading through the interior, you reach habitats that most visitors never see — binoculars up, engine off, the jungle doing the rest.

Your booking secures the entire jeep for your group alone — up to six passengers — so the pace and the route are entirely yours. Choose a 5-, 6-, or 12-hour safari depending on how deep you want to go. At checkout, select "Jeep With Tickets" to have Lakpura include your park entrance tickets, or choose "Jeep with No Tickets" and purchase them at the gate yourself. Free pickup and drop-off is included for any location within 5 km of the park gate. A professional guide is available as an optional extra — a worthwhile addition if you want every sighting identified and placed in context.

Location

Chathum
Your tour planner

Chathum Executive

Have questions or want to customise this itinerary? Reach Chathum directly — replies usually within a few hours during Sri Lanka business hours.

What’s included

Included

  • 4x4 Safari Jeep (Maximum of 6 Passengers per jeep)
  • Experienced Driver (Also your tracker)
  • Free Pickup/Drop off from/to any location within the radius of 5 KM from the Park Gate.
  • Park entrance tickets are included when "Jeep With Tickets" selected.

Not included

  • Hotel pickup and drop-off if outside of 5km of park entrance gate
  • Park entrance tickets are excluded when "Jeep with No Tickets" selected.
  • Food and Beverages.
  • Gratuties.

Please note

  • Public transportation nearby
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Not stroller accessible
  • Not suitable for pets
  • Infants must not sit on laps
  • Infant seats unavailable
  • Park Gate of Kumana National Park

Cancellation policy

  • More than 24 hours notice: full refund
  • Less than 24 hours notice: no refund

To cancel, reply to your booking confirmation email or message us on WhatsApp.

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Kumana National Park on TripAdvisor

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4.5 of 5 bubbles on TripAdvisor
4.5 / 5 · 130 reviews
#1 of 13 things to do in Ampara
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Kumana: Where Nature Whispers and History Waits
his is a park bird lovers should not miss. Located in the southeastern corner of Sri Lanka, Kumana has preserved its pristine natural beauty. The drive from Arugam Bay is among the finest—evoking memories of colonial-era…
OnAir24785605555 · Jul 2025 · via TripAdvisor
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Only ok
Great safari if you like birds. Lots of different birds. Very very bad roads so your back in peril constantly. You don't expect a smooth ride on most safaris but this was exceptionally rough.We saw no elephants, no leopa…
E5359BCsusang · Jun 2025 · via TripAdvisor
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Half day jeep safari of Kumana national park
Four of us did a half day jeep safari at Kumana national park from 5 A.M. to 11 AM. with Mr. Shantha in his jeep. He is an expert on the Kumana and nearby areas such as Kudumbigala. He took us on the trail very safely ti…
224luckyj · May 2025 · via TripAdvisor

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