Sri Lanka’s largest and least-visited national park, Wilpattu is defined by its villus, natural water-filled clearings set into dense dry forest that concentrate wildlife for extended, undisturbed observation. Leopard sightings are increasingly reliable as the population has grown; sloth bears, elephants, and enormous mugger crocodiles share the landscape. The absence of heavy visitor traffic gives a Wilpattu safari a quality of genuine wildness that the more celebrated parks can no longer offer in the same way.