Bird Watching Sri Lanka

Day 1: Airport to Negombo

1. Negombo Beach
   Pass by
   • Meet & great at the Airport
   
   • Proceed to Negombo – 20 minutes drive approximately
   
   • Visit the Negambo City & Beach area
   
   • Negombo is located approximately 37 km north of the commercial capital of Colombo in Sri Lanka. It is located at the mouth of the Negombo lagoon. The major beach resort in the West Coast is Negombo. The wide sandy beaches and the safe sea are the main attractions of Negombo and it is perfectly located within 7 km from the Bandaranaike International Airport in Katunayake, Sri Lanka.
   
   • Overnight at the Hotel Negombo
   
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Day 2: Negombo to Sinharaja

1. Sinharaja Forest Reserve
   Pass by
   • Breakfast at the hotel
   
   • Transfer to Sinharaja Rain Forest near Kudawa entrance
   
   • Walk for bird watching in a bordering village of Sinharaja Rain Forest to see birds such as Munias, Flower peckkers, sunbirds, fly catchers, Mynas, Babblers, Monarchs, Wabblers, Prinias, Bul Buls, Wagtails, Drongos, Orioles, Leafbirds, Woodpeckers, barbets, Pigeons, Nuthatchs, Hornbills, Blue Magpie, Owls and Coucals
   
   • Overnight at the Hotel in Sinharaja

Day 3: Sinharaja Rain Forest

1. Sinharaja Forest Reserve
   Pass by
   • Early breakfast at the guest house
   
   • Full day bird watching in Sinharaja Rain Forest in search for birds such as Munias, Flower peckkers, sunbirds, fly catchers, Mynas, Babblers, Monarchs, Wabblers, Prinias, Bul Buls, Wagtails, Drongos, Orioles, Leafbirds, Woodpeckers, barbets, Pigeons, Nuthatchs, Trogans, Hornbills, Blue Magpie, Frogmouths, and Coucals
   
   Overnight at the Hotel in Sinharaja

Day 4: Sinharaja to Nuwara Eliya

1. Sinharaja Forest Reserve
   Pass by
   • Morning bird watching village walk by the border of Sinharaja Rain Forest to see birds such as Munias, Flower peckers, sunbirds, fly catchers, Mynas, Babblers, Monarchs, Wabblers, Prinias, Bul Buls, Wagtails, Drongos, Orioles, Leafbirds, Woodpeckers, barbets, Pigeons, Nuthatchs, Hornbills, Blue Magpie, Owls and Coucals
   Proceed to Nuwara Eliya –
   Overnight at the Hotel in Nuwara Eliya

Day 5: Nuwara Eliya

1. Nuwara Eliya
   Pass by
   • Proceed to Horton Plains National Park
   
   • Early morning bird watching walk in Horton Plains National Park to see bird such as Pigeons, Parrots, Barbets, Minivets, Cisticolas, Priniyas, Green Wabblers, Thrushes, Chats, Flycatchers, sunbirds, flower peckers, bul buls and White Eyes (Picnic breakfast will be provided during the walk)
   
   • Proceed back to Nuwara Eliya
   
   • Afternoon bird watching walk in Hakgala Botanical Garden to see birds such as Mainas, Bul buls, Pigeons, Parrots, Woodpeckers, Shrikes, Blue Magpie, Drongos, Prinias, Warblers, Mynas, Thrushes and flycatchers
   
   Overnight at the Hotel in Nuwara Eliya

Day 6: Nuwara Eliya to Habarana

1. Victoria Park of Nuwara Eliya
   Pass by
   • Breakfast at the hotel
   
   • Bird watching walk in Victoria Park Nuwara Eliya to see birds such as Parrots, Pigeons, sunbirds, flower peckers, fly catchers, Chats, Thrushers, Wabblers, and Wagtails
   
   Proceed to Habarana
   Overnight at the Hotel in Habarana

Day 7: Habarana

1. Habarana
   Pass by
   • Breakfast at the hotel
   
   • Morning jungle walk in Habarana to see birds such as migratory birds, resident birds, eagles, water birds, swifts and swallows
   
   • Late afternoon bird watching in Sigiriya Sanctuary to see endemic birds, migratory and resident birds, eagles, water birds, swifts, swallows and Falcons
   
   Overnight at the Hotel in Habarana

Day 8: Habarana to Negombo

1. Pass by
   • Breakfast at the hotel
   
   • Morning bird watching in Sigiriya Sanctuary to see endemic birds, migratory and resident birds, eagles, water birds, swifts, swallows and Falcons
   
   • Transfer to Anawilundawa –
   
   • Afternoon bird watching in Anawilundawa Wetlands which is one of the two most important birding sites in Sri Lanka named by RAMSAR. In Anawilunda Wetlands you would be able to see birds types such as Cormorants, ducks, egrets, herons, storks, eagles, terns, swallows, swifts, kingfishers and other resident birds
   
   Overnight at the Hotel in Negombo

Day 9: Negombo to Katunayaka

1. Katunayake
   Pass by
   • Breakfast at the hotel
   
   • Transfer to Airport for departure

Pickup details

We Pick up any Hotels of Colombo Negombo & Katunayaka

• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels