With growing popularity of the main natioanal parks in Sri Lanka, we at Classic Wild like to offer the discerning client alternative widleress areas, national parks and sanctuaries which give you more seclusion and privacy while on safari. Parks such as Kumana National Park are the final frontiers in the Sri Lankan wildernes, still isolated enough to have very few visitors but with some amazing sightings. Wilpattu National Park as well even though is more popular, it is possible to get lost in the wilderness given the size of the park. While visiting the famous Yala National Park we also alternate visit to Veheragala which is a smaller and far less crowded location where too one can get some great sightings of Leopards. For elephants, we have identified few locations besides the famous Minneriya and Kaudulla National Parks which can get very crowded during peak seaons, such as Kalawewa and few other lakes which we keep track of regularly for sightings and elephant activity and offer to our clientele as an alternative given one can have the entire location for themselves and enjoy the sightings in peace and tranquility. Besides these lakes parks such as Lahugala , Gal Oya, Lahugala, Maduru Oya and Wasgamuwa National Parks offer excellent elephant viewing year round. Enabling practical tour routes and testing out suitable accomodation options has enabled Classic Wild to make these remote parks more ascessible to our discerning clientele.
1- Tour design with options of more secluded and lesser visited National Parks, Sanctuaries and Wilderness Areas
2- Creative tour routes and itineraries encompassing a mix of varied national parks and landscapes
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Thank you so much, I appreciate all of your hard work helping us find great snakes...
USA
Had a wonderful, great tour with many highlights each day. Thanks for working overtime...
USA
Thanks for sharing your knowledge and helping us find some fantastic wildlife...
USA
Thank you so much, I appreciate all of your hard work helping us find great snakes...
Canada
Cannot thank Rajiv and Classic Wild enough for the two trips (and more planned)...
I went on the last weekend Yala tour with Rajiv Welikala and had a great trip, great organization...
I am writing this review to thank 'Rajiv Welikala for organizing the most memorable tour to Habarana...
Had a wonderful 3 night excursion to Sinharaja arranged by Rajiv and his team at Classic Wild...
We did a safari tour of Yala National Park with Rajiv Welikala and thoroughly enjoyed it...
I've been to Yala National Park countless times and never truly experienced...
Took part on a birding tour to Sinharaja with Classic Wild, it was a very well organized tour...
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Took part on a birding tour to Sinharaja with Classic Wild, it was a very well organized tour...
Had a wonderful, great tour with many highlights each day. Thanks for working overtime to help us see such great wildlife, reptiles, snakes, mammals and birds. Also appreciate your knowledge about Sri Lanka in general and history. Thanks so much. Hope to see you in the future
Thank you so much, I appreciate all of your hard work helping us find great snakes...
Thanks for sharing your knowledge and helping us find some fantastic wildlife. I really enjoyed Sri Lanka.
Thank you so much, I appreciate all of your hard work helping us find great snakes. I really loved seeing your country and I cant wait to come back.
Our custom-designed 3-week exploration of the natural world of Sri Lanka was expertly designed by Classic Wild and Rajiv. Our group of 6 photographers enjoyed our time spent in the National Parks and preserves searching for and photographing so many species found in Sri Lanka from butterflies to leopards. Rajiv designed our tour to meet the diverse interests of our group and to introduce us to a variety of habitats and species found in Sri Lanka. Thank you to Rajiv and his team for all of the efforts that went into planning our adventure!
Island Fever
Cannot thank Rajiv and Classic Wild enough for the two trips (and more planned) executed for my small groups. Great places to stay, excellent wildlife opportunities and no detail not taken care of from start to finish. This is the only way to experience the wilds of Sri Lanka…in comfort!
I went on the last weekend Yala tour with Rajiv Welikala and had a great trip, great organization, very comfortable and pleasing accommodation with good food. He is a true wild life enthusiast and it was lovely listening to his experiences in the jungle . I have been spreading the word to family and friends about the trip and I look forward to organizing another one to Yala with Rajiv and I plan to take a full contingent of my friends along as well.
I am writing this review to thank 'Rajiv Welikala for organizing the most memorable tour to Habarana ( Minneriya & Kaudulla National Parks) This was my first trip with Classic Wild and it was fully worth and very highly recommend. The naturalist guide 'Supurna Hettiarachchi (Hetti) was professional, polite and really patient. He had a very good eye for spotting birds, if not for Hetti, I would not have spotted many different varieties of birds. Overall I am highly satisfied with the entire journey and it was an adventure to remember. I am looking forward to joining Classic Wild for many other wildlife tours.
Good luck & God Bless you all !!
Had a wonderful 3 night excursion to Sinharaja arranged by Rajiv and his team at Classic Wild.
All arrangements with regards to transport, accommodation, food and guides were well taken care of and as promised. The birding guide Hetti was exceptional as were the local driver/ guides Tilak and Dhanuskha who went all out to seek and show us a pair of Frogmouths and a pair of Serendib Scops Owls amongst the many other endemic birds we were able to see. We had a fun trip and would definitely go back to Sinharaja with them.
We did a safari tour of Yala National Park with Rajiv Welikala and thoroughly enjoyed it. Rajiv was very attentive and ensured we enjoyed our stay. He and the other tour guides took extra effort to show us and the rest of our tour group the rarer animals in the park and as a result we did. The drivers were also extremely skilled and went out of their way to get us a rare sighting as well. All in all the trip was very enjoyable and we will not forget this amazing experience!
I've been to Yala National Park countless times and never truly experienced or appreciated the park until my recent trip with Rajiv Welikala and Classic Wild. Rajiv's enthusiasm for wildlife and photography makes him an expert guide and host, and I learned something new about our island's rich natural heritage with every sighting. I came out of the tour with a greater appreciation for wildlife, better photography skills under Rajiv's mentoring, great sightings and a wider circle of fellow animal enthusiasts and travelers. The trip to Yala was an absolute treat and Classic Wild is to be praised for its exceptional organization. Travel was smooth and comfortable and our stay at Yala was fantastic with truly great food, cosy rooms and brilliant service. I cannot recommend the trip highly enough for budding photographers or nature enthusiasts like myself. It isn't every day you get the opportunity to travel with a legendary wildlife photographer and enthusiast like Rajiv and learn so much.
Took part on a birding tour to Sinharaja with Classic Wild, it was a very well organized tour, our birding guide Hetti was amazing with his knowledge on bird calls and local knowledge on the whereabouts of each endemic bird species which made bird watching all the more easier even though the damp weather. A big thanks to Rajiv and Classic Wild for organizing the tour
Natural Selection Tours
Took part on a birding tour to Sinharaja with Classic Wild, it was a very well organized tour, our birding guide Hetti was amazing with his knowledge on bird calls and local knowledge on the whereabouts of each endemic bird species which made bird watching all the more easier even though the damp weather. A big thanks to Rajiv and Classic Wild for organizing the tour
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