Ella to Mirissa Shuttle & Safari Drive | La Vacanza Travel

Ella to Mirissa Shuttle & Safari Drive

Duration: 8 hours
Destination: Sri Lanka, Uva Province, Nuwara Eliya
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  • 8 hours
  • Nuwara Eliya
  • E-Voucher
  • Lowest Price
  • Not-Cancellable

Overview

Enjoy a seamless door to door transfer between Ella to Mirissa via Udawalawe national park. Udawalawe National Park is renowned for its abundant wildlife, particularly its large population of elephants. The park spans over 30,000 hectares of diverse terrain, including grasslands, forests, and reservoirs, providing a habitat for a wide variety of species. While this exclusive safari experience will be conduct by the experienced trekkers, a packed home made breakfast with bottled water will be provided.

What Can You Expect?

Itinerary
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Stop At: Udawalawe National Park, Udawalawe National Park

We will pick you from Ella, Haputale, Bandarawela or suburbs by early in the morning (5 AM) in order to grab the best. Upon arrival to starting point of Udawalawe national park, we will move to open concept safari jeep in order to spot the most amazing nature creations, mainly the elephants and other nature creatures!!! You will spot heard of elephants and there will be the high opportunity to spot crocodiles, monkeys, water buffaloes , various endemic birds range and many more. You may learn and observe the natural habitats of these nature gifted creatures. During the safari, you will serve by a simple and picnic breakfast made locally. Upon completion of the experience, you will drive to South and will drop you at destination hotel you staying in Mirissa, Weligama, Dickwella, Galle or suburbs along with the amazing memories grabbed throughout this memorable experience!!!



Duration: 4 hours

Inclusions & Exclusions

Inclusions
  • Hotel pickup/drop
  • Packed homemade breakfast
  • Safari drive with experienced trekker
  • Bottled water

Exclusions
  • National park entrance fees (Between $32 to $40 per person / subject to the no of participants)

Additional Info

  • Infants must sit on laps
  • Not recommended for travelers with back problems
  • No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • Most travelers can participate
  • Near public transportation
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
  • This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 10 travelers
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking

Departure Point

Departure Point

Traveler pickup is offered


Departure Time

05:00 AM

Duration & Voucher Info

Voucher info

You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.

Duration

8 hours

Cancellation Policy

User's Reviews

Lachlan_N

23 Apr, 2024

An experience of two parts. The Udawalawe National Park was great. We saw around a dozen elephants, wild boar, deer, mongoose, crocodiles and more. The included breakfast was small but perfect and the safari guide was great. The drive to the national park and then onto Mirissa was unsafe, bordering on scary at times. Pick up was at 5am to allow time for the activities. The driver clearly didn’t get enough sleep the night before and was falling asleep at the wheel. To the point where he was veering off the road, at one point into the dirt on the roadside, and accidentally braking or losing acceleration as he would fall into a microsleep before jolting back awake. We could literally see his eyes closing and reopening in the rear view mirror. At the Safari we encouraged him to have a sleep in the car (the Safari goes for about 3 hours) which he may or may not have done. His condition didn’t improve much and we had a similar experience for the rest of the drive. He also spent his waking time with his phone in one hand texting. Further, through the Ella to Udawalawe section we were travelling at nearly 100km/h around blind turns. It felt like we were in a racecar. We also stopped briefly for ‘coffee’ which turned out to be tea. I’ve travelled to over 30 countries and done many tours, this was the most uncomfortable and unsafe I’ve ever felt in a vehicle.

HeadHeart

16 Mar, 2024

I am so happy i chose to take this tour! I am traveling alone and was in Ella and really wanted to visit Udawalawe, but the combinations to get there and then the beach were a bit complicated and tiring. I found this tour that was perfect because after the visit to the park, they drop you off in Mirissa. The communication through whatsapp was excellent. The payment easy through a link. I was a bit concerned as a female solo traveler because they pick you up at 5 am, but they were very reassuring. They send you the phone, name and license plate of the driver, even though i have to say that changed the morning of the tour (something to consider, its important these things match) but there were two other girls in the van and we confirmed we were going to the same tour. The tour itself was fantastic!! We saw elephants (a couple babies too!!!), crocodiles, water buffalos, mongoose, rabbits, peacocks and lots of amazing birds! The drive to Mirissa was quick and easy, very experienced driver. Everyone fell asleep, its an intense journey! Highly recommend!

viktorialisaw

12 Mar, 2024

Everything was perfect! The driver was on time and also the safari guy was really friendly and helpful! We had some banana and pancakes for breakfast

Laura_A

20 Feb, 2024

The car was spacious and the driver was friendly and on time. I loved the safari! We had a great guide. Our safari lasted 3.5 hours because we kept on running into some real interesting moments :)) Really worth it for the price in my opinion. I booked through La Vacanza Travel and googled for a coupon, and saved 10% on the tour, so maybe do the same to get a deal. HOWEVER. What I did not like, which is the reason I have 4 instead of 5 stars: beginning shortly after pickup at 5am, the drivers phone rang constantly. Either people were calling him (literally ALL the time, why would so many people want to call you between 5 and 8am?) If he was not on the phone, every minute or more he received messages PING PING PING PING! This made me anxious for 2 reasons: 1. super annoying. I was tired AF, my headphones had no battery left and I was just so annoyed with the beeping and the taking for the entire ride. And 2. reason was obviously our security. They drive like maniacs in Sri Lanka, and having your driver talk on the phone, read and write messages while he is driving other people is just a no-go for me. I understand that this constant communication with their family is their culture, but I had other drivers who managed to keep it to a minimum too. So: if you do book this tour (which I would still do again!), do make sure your head phones are fully loaded.

Jason D

12 Feb, 2024

Despite booking the Ella to Mirissa transfer with safari, and receiving a confirmation, I received a WhatsApp message the day before asking for US$35 more since noone else was booked on the trip. I then booked a transfer via Expedia which used the same company, I received a confirmation email yet once again I received a WhatsApp message cancelling the booking. I then went to a local vendor in Ella and arranged a transfer myself. Very disappointed

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Great experience (solo traveler)

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Great safari & smooth transfer

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100% worth it

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Seamless Ella to Mirissa journey with an epic Udalawalawa safari! 🚙🌿

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Perfect point to point transfer from Ella to Mirissa

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Great experience, good communication, easy transfer!

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Amazing Safari!

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The communication was easy. The Safari took 3 hours and we saw elephants, crocodiles and birds. Recommended!

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