Wildlife encounters during my trip to Sri Lanka

I haven’t traveled to Africa yet, but based on a local’s recommendation we decided to visit a national park in Sri Lanka — and honestly, I didn’t expect to see this much wildlife.

We went early in the morning and stayed until around midday, and everything worked out really well. The animals were active, and we managed to see quite a lot in just a few hours.

I was honestly surprised by how much we saw in just a few hours.

Pictures:

1. Spotted deer in the open plains
2. Water buffalo near the dry forest
3. Landscape inside the park
4. Leopard moving across the rocks
5. Crocodile resting by the water (might need to zoom in a bit)
6. Monitor lizard on a tree
7. Buffalo herd in the water
8. Baby elephant cooling off in a pond
9. The 4x4 we used to get around the park