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| Valerie Starke |
The last two days were the best of my journey in Sri Lanka so far. Together with five of my friends we spent two days in Wilpattu National Park. Because we decided to stay overnight we chose Mahoora Tented Safari Camp Wilpattu as our accommodation. This is a camping site in the heart of the nature. I must say it might not be exactly what you imagine when you think of a tent… It is sooo luxury. Each of our tents had its own bathroom, a comfortable bed, chairs and everything you need. But not only were the tents luxury. Right from the beginning when we arrived at Mahoora Tented Safari Camp we were treated in a way like we were some celebrities or something. The staff welcomed us with some cold wet towels to refresh ourselves and with a chilled king coconut drink. The manager explained us everything we needed to know and showed us the whole camping site. During our whole stay all our wishes were served before we even expressed them. I also want to mention the food… It was just amazing. Every meal was an experience and superb. For example for dinner we were served five exquisite courses, which like every meal offered a perfect mix between the Sri Lankan and western cuisine. Everything tasted very fresh and you can see that the Chef paid attention to every little detail. But now enough of the food (although I could go on for ages). Let me tell you something about the nature and the Safari we did. So on the first day we hopped on the jeep and drove into the heart of the national park. And we were so lucky. We saw so many beautiful and stunning animals like birds, mammals, elephants and a cute, tiny loris. But the best was the leopard. We discovered it while it was sleeping on a tree. But suddenly it moved and walked in direction of some deer. But the deer were lucky because the leopard seemed to be too tired for hunting. It was an amazing experience to see the animals in the nature. Our naturalist was so skilled and had such a great eye. When we came back from Safari we were warmly welcomed again with some refreshments. Later we had dinner at the campsite which includes barbeque, a bonfire, some nice bottles of wine and much more. Every one of us had a really good sleep this night in the luxury tents. The next day the manager arranged birdwatching in the early morning for us. Before we had some tea and coffee as well as biscuits and bananas. Our naturalist showed us so many different birds and shared his great knowledge with us. After returning to the camping site we enjoyed such a nice breakfast with everything you can imagine for breakfast. Now it was time to pack our stuff. When we were ready the manager made sure that we have enough water for our trip back to Colombo and a member of staff brought us to our bus station.
All together this was an amazing experience. Everything was just perfect and I felt so good and could enjoy the nature in a special way. Especially what the manager explained us about the ECO concept of Mahoora Tented Safari Camp impressed me. You feel that they really care for the nature and for the people living in that area since they are raising their awareness for the nature.
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