Gap year travellers in Sri Lanka might be pleased to know that the country’s largest leopard enclosure has reopened after it spent a number of years closed to visitors.
The Wilpattu National Park in the north-west of the country has been shut off while the government battled the separatist group Tamil Tiger, who used the area for materials, Wanderlust.co.uk reports.
Renowned not only for its leopards but also for elephants and sloth bears, the 1,316 sq km region was closed between 1985 and 2003, before locking its gates again in March 2007.
Located 180 km north of the capital city Colombo, Wilpattu is home to crocodiles, tortoise and cobras, which reside in the 50 or so salt and fresh water lakes in the park.
Earlier in the month, Sri Lanka was recommended for a relaxing holiday by travel writer Nikki Bayley in the Mirror, who visited some of the country’s Unesco World Heritage sites.
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