Situated 176 km from Colombo in the North West of the country, the Wilpattu National Park in Sri Lanka is among the top national parks in the world. The Wilpattu National Park and its surrounding are steeped in history and covered with legend of Kings and Queens. The park covers an area of over 131,000 hectares, and it is possible to take full day jeep safaris into the park or to split your day into morning and afternoon drives. It is situated ranging from sea level to 152 metres above it.

The park is located 30km west of Anuradhapura and spans the border between the North Central and North Western Province. Annual temperature in the Park is around 27.2 Celsius and its annual rainfall is approximately 1000 mm. Though situated in the dry zone, the climate inside the Wilpattu National Park is very unlike that of the dry zone.

There are many small lakes known as Villu and is identified as the main topographical feature of the Park. They are often flat and basin like while containing purely rain water.

The western sector of Wilpattu is covered deeply with forests. Many species of flora can be identified at Wilpattu national park. There are three types of vegetation; Littoral vegetation, including Salt grass and low scrub immediately adjacent to the beach and further inland, monsoon forest with tall emergent.

A total of 31 species of mammals have been identified at the Wilpattu national park. Mammals threatened with extinction are also there. The elephant, Sloth bear, leopard and water Buffalo are identified as the threatened species living within the Wilpattu National Park.

Other wetland bird species as Garganey , Pin tail , Whistling teal, Spoonbill , White ibis , Large white egret , Cattle egret and Purple heron also found at the Wilpattu National Park. The park is also home for large number of roaming reptiles; among found the most common are the Monitor, Mugger crocodile, Common cobra, Rat snake, Indian python, Pond turtle and the Soft shelled turtle. Termites clan probably account for the most significant proportion of the invertebrate bio mass. Termites are found not on the grasslands but actively living in the scrub forests.