With herds of elephants, wild buffalo, sambar deer and leopards, this Sri Lankan National Park rivals the savannah reserves of Africa, In fact, for elephant watching, Udawalawe often surpasses many of the most famous East African National Parks. The park, which centres on the 308.2-SQ-KM Udawalawe Reservoir, is lightly vegetated but it has a stark beauty and the lack of dense vegetation makes Game-watching easy, The perfect location.I There are also mongooses, jackals, water monitor lizards, lots of crocodiles, sloth bears and the occasional leopard. There are 30 varieties of snakes and a wealth of birdlife.