Udawalawe National Park is one of the best places in Asia to observe wild Asian elephants in their natural habitat, with a resident population of a hundred individuals that can be seen at close range. The park’s landscape of scrub jungle, open grasslands and the wide Udawalawe Reservoir make wildlife spotting productive, and game drives consistently deliver sightings of elephant herds, water buffalo, crocodiles, Sri Lankan junglefowl and a wide variety of raptors and waterbirds. The Elephant Transit Home adjacent to the park cares for orphaned elephant calves that are released back into the wild, and visitors can observe feeding sessions at set times each day.