Udawalawe National Park all but guarantees wild elephants — herds graze the open grassland in numbers that make counting pointless — and the flat terrain means better viewing for small passengers than dense-jungle parks. Book a private jeep with a driver-guide for flexibility over nap-adjacent timings, and pair the safari with the Elephant Transit Home next door, where orphaned calves are fed at scheduled times before being returned to the wild.
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