Breakfast at hotel.
Leave for Yapahuwa. (Approx. Transfer time: 1.5 hours)
Today, little now remains of the former royal city of Yapahuwa apart from its spectacular stone staircase, one of the Cultural Triangle’s greatest sights: an astonishingly well-preserved, near-vertical stairway, decorated with friezes of musicians and dancers, guarded by a pair of superb lions (one of which appears on the island’s 10-rupee note). The steps lead to the top of a huge rock outcrop, though almost nothing survives of the royal palace and temple that once stood at the summit. The main reward for making the breathless climb up the sheer steps is the fine views across the plains below, and over the modest remains of the former city at the foot of the rock, protected by two semicircular ramparts and a moat.
Leave for Wilpattu. (Approx. Transfer time: 1.5 hours)
Afternoon make jeep safari at Wilpattu National Park.
Wilpattu National Park is situated along the Northwest coast lowland dry zone of Sri Lanka. It comprises of a unique complex of lakes called Villus, which are natural basins that are filled up with rainwater and are surrounded by open grassy plains set within dense scrub jungle. The biggest draws in Wilpattu are Leopards and Sloth bears. Alongside these, it is possible to see Asian Elephants, Spotted Deer, Barking Deer, Wild Pig, Asiatic Buffalo and Mugger Crocodiles. Endemic birds include the Ceylon Junglefowl, Brown-capped Babbler, Ceylon Woodshrike and Black-capped Bulbul in riverine habitats. Muntjac or Barking Deer are more easily seen in Wilpattu than any other national park. Butterflies recorded include the Great Eggfly, Great Orange Tip, Glad-eye Bushbrown, Blue Mormon, Common Mormon, Common Rose and Crimson Rose.
Dinner and overnight stay at hotel in Anuradhapura.