Visitor services offered by the department will be restarted from 15th June 2010 in a phased-out manner. The details are as follows.

Visiter Group/Vehicle Limitations

National Park	Maximum Visitor Groups/Vehicles allowed to enter within a day
Ruhuna(yala) and Udawalawa National Parks.	150 Vehicles
Wilpattu National Park	80 Vehicles
Minneriya, Kudulla, Wasgomuwa National Parks	50 Vehicles
Horton Plains National Parks	50 Groups
Pegion Island National Park	50 Boats
Other National Parks	–

Reopening Visitor Services

Date	Visitor Service
	Day visits	Bungalows	Camp Sites	Marine Mammal Watching	Other Visitor Attractions
15th June 2020 (Monday)	Ruhuna (yala), Wilpattu, Udawalawa, Minneriya, Kaudulla, Pegion Island, and Horton Plains National Parks	–	–	–	–
2020 ජූනි 22 (සඳුදා)	Bundala, Horagolla, Lunugamvehera, Galoya, Kumana, Angammedilla, Galweys land, Maduru Oya,Lahugala, and HikkaduwaNational Parks	–	–	Kalpitiya Barreef Sanctuary and Mirissa	Udawalawa Elephant Transit home
2020 ජූනි 29 (සඳුදා)	–	All wildlife bungalows	All Campsites	–	–

Reassigning the reservations falls within the period of 15.03.2020 to 30.04.2020.

Date	Visitor Service	Venue
23.06.2020	Reassignment of reservation dates for the reservations within the period from 15.03.2020 to 30.04.2020. The reassignment will be done first come first serve basis and without any extra charge. The visitors can get their reservations reassigned to any date within 01.07.2020 and 31.12.2020.	Department of Wildlife Conservation Head Office
Any working day Before 06.07.2020	Reassigning reservation dates of the customers who failed to come on 23.06.2020.	Department of Wildlife Conservation Head Office
06.07.2020	Reservation of bungalows for the new customers according to the usual procedure followed prior to 15.03.2020 for the month of August.	Department of Wildlife Conservation Head Office
Any working day after 2020.07.06	Reservation of the rest of the vacant dates according to the usual procedure.	Department of Wildlife Conservation Head Office

Facilitation of Visitor Services

• Day visitor permits and bungalow reservations can be obtained via https://dwc.lankagate.gov.lk and https://dwc.lankagate.gov.lk/DWCEpermitApp/homeAction.action. Online permits holders must keep a printed copy of the reservation while entering the park. No person without the permit will be allowed to enter.

• The public can view the number of vehicles entered to the park either using the android app “NPTraffic” (can be downloaded from http://www.dwc.gov.lk) or visiting http://www.dwc.gov.lk/?page_id=412

Health and Safety

All the directives and guidelines approved by the Government regarding COVID-19 Pandemic and the rules enforced by the Department must be strictly followed by the Departmental Staff, Visitors, Guides, and Safari Drivers. Individuals and groups who are not complying with the measures will not be provided with visitor facilities.

Inquiries

Department of Wildlife Conservation Hotline.

Visitor Services Reservation Counter – 011 2888585(ext 400)

Deputy Director (Visitor Services) – 011 2888585(ext 409)