Gal Oya National Park

The Galoya National Park is Sri Lanka’s most untouched national park which was established in 1954. The largest reservoir in Sri Lanka, the Senanayake Samudraya is encompassed by the GalOya National Park. This is the only wild life park in Sri Lanka where safaris are undertaken by boat. It gives a rare opportunity for visitors to see wild animals drink water from the edge of the lake and forage along the shore. Wild elephants can be seen throughout the year and the highlight is seeing the elephants swim from island to island. The Sri Lankan axis deer, grey headed fish eagle and thousands of birds can be seen here.