One of the most extraordinary and most underappreciated wildlife experiences in Sri Lanka – the boat safari on the vast Senanayake Samudra reservoir within Gal Oya National Park, where wild Asian elephants are regularly observed swimming between the islands that dot the inland lake in a display of natural behaviour that is not reproducible anywhere else in the country. The silence and remoteness of the Gal Oya landscape, combined with the sheer improbability of watching elephants navigate open water, creates a wildlife encounter that stays with Island Pulse Travels guests longer than almost any other in our portfolio.
