Description

<ul>Wasgamuwa National Park almost entirely encompassed by rivers except for the southern border. From the east, the longest river Mahaweli while from the north Amban River and from the west Dunuwila Oya bordered the park. The park is contiguous to the Riverine Nature Reserve on the right bank of the Mahaweli River.<br>
<br>North-south aligned, quartzite Sudukanda Mountain Range (535m) in the west of the park, which has numerous streams flowing to the plains below affords fine trekking opportunities for keen hikers.<br>
<br>The park consists of riverine forests and grassland provides the opportunity to see large herds of Sri Lankan elephants and birds. The elephants roaming in the Mahaweli river area are called Marsh elephants (Elephas maximus vil-aliya). They are completely wild and have limited exposure to humans. Thus, their behaviour is untamed allowing you to experience how wild elephants are and how they are different from the other elephants.</ul>