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Udawalawe safari from Ella
Udawalawe safari from Ella is Majeste's private day tour. It takes about 11 hours door to door and costs $126 per person for two, including your own car with an English-speaking driver, entrance tickets, and a private jeep with a safari driver and the park tickets. Prices checked 7 Nov 2026. Nothing to pay now.
An elephant safari, two hours down the hill.
At a glance
About this tour
Down the A23 from Ella through Wellawaya to Udawalawe for a three-and-a-half-hour private jeep safari, then the midday feeding at the Elephant Transit Home. Elephants are usually seen here, all year. Sightings are not guaranteed. About four and a half hours of driving in all, with the Ella Gap descent prone to rockfalls in heavy rain.
- Private 4x4 jeep safari with park tickets included
- Elephant Transit Home feeding, watched from a platform with no contact
- A good first safari for families; the park stays open all year
Your day
Planning times from Ella, not promises.
Pickup in Ella; A23 to Wellawaya, then the A2.
Meet your jeep at the park gate.
Udawalawe safari, about 3.5 hours.
Elephant Transit Home feeding, commonly given as 12:00 (we confirm).
Lunch near the park, paid directly.
Start the drive back up the hill.
Arrive in Ella.
What is in the price
Included
- Private air-conditioned car or van with an English-speaking driver for the day
- Fuel, expressway tolls and parking
- Hotel pickup and drop-off in Ella
- Every entrance ticket, jeep and activity listed under tickets and fees
Not included
- Lunch is at a local restaurant, paid directly, about USD 5 to 15 a head
- Breakfast box from your hotel
- Tips for the driver and any local guide, at your discretion
- Drinks, snacks and personal spending
Tickets and fees
Udawalawe Elephant Transit Home
$11.80
USD 5 per adult and USD 3 per child plus 18% tax, so USD 5.90 and 3.54, infants free. The figure comes from an operator price list, not a Department page; the child band follows the Department's 6 to 12 rule.
Source
- Udawalawe Safari Help Centre price list, checked 7 Nov 2026
Udawalawe half-day safari (private jeep)
$150.86
USD 79 per jeep (up to 6) plus park tickets: about USD 72 for two adults.
Amounts are for two adults. Entrance fees for Sri Lankan residents differ. Message us and we price them for you.
Entrance fees last checked 7 November 2026. Activity prices last checked 7 November 2026. Rupee fees converted at LKR 332.5 to USD 1 (XE mid-market rate, 6 Nov 2026).
Good to know
- Leopards live in Udawalawe but are almost never seen.
- October and November are wetter; the park stays open.
Good months: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September.
Harder months: October, November.
Optional extras
Not in the price. Add them in the price box.
- Naturalist guide for your safari
+$25.00 for two
USD 25 per jeep per drive, added to any safari.
Read more
- Yala vs Udawalawe vs Wilpattu vs Minneriya safari
Yala for leopards, Udawalawe for elephants, Wilpattu for quiet, Minneriya for the Gathering. Safari for two: USD 146.86 to 160.86 with Majeste, Nov 2026.
- Sri Lanka with children: safaris and child prices
Keep drives under three hours and pick Udawalawe over Yala. A 7-day loop for a family of four is about USD 2,080 with Majeste in comfort hotels, Nov 2026.
- Sri Lanka 14-day itinerary: the whole island loop
Fourteen days covers ancient cities, the hills, two parks and the south coast, no day over 4h30 in the car. About USD 1,709 each with Majeste, 7 Nov 2026.
Where the figures come from
- Udawalawe Safari Help Centre price list, checked 7 Nov 2026
- safa.lk (sister brand) retail price, checked 7 Nov 2026
- Majeste rate card, checked 7 Nov 2026
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