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Rooms and Services
Parrot Villa has 10 luxury rooms & apartment that combine absolute grandeur with the utmost comfort.
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Apartment and Services
The Suite offer a pampered home-away-from-home experience. Peacefully secluded in a lush tropical ga
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Dinning
At The Parrot Villa breakfast is at any time. There are no time constraints and guests can leisurely
- Your Own Car
- Your Own Tourist Board Approved Driver/Guide
- Flexibility to cater for your individual needs
- Half Board Basis
- Entrance Fees Included
Wildlife & Animals
Whale Watching
Above the waterline whales breach the surface, offering tantalizing glimpses or longer, lingering views. To stare into the eye of one of these mysterious, huge animals is to look back to the beginning of time. Blue whales, the largest animal on the planet, are seen off south coast Mirissa from November to May, as are Humpback and Sperm whales, while on the north-west coast, off Kalpitiya peninsula, dolphins by the score cut through the brilliant blue sea, leaping, spinning, frolicking . . .
Elephants
In September, towards the end of the dry season, most water sources have disappeared. The Minneriya tank, however, retains water throughout the parched months, so there are elephant gatherings here every year at this time, the number of these gentle, charismatic giants sometimes exceeding 300. To see so many together - playing, eating, swimming, looking for mates - is nothing but breathtaking.
Elephants may be the most celebrated of Sri Lanka.s diverse wildlife, but they represent just one actor on a crowded ecological stage. For instance, this is one of the best places in the world to see the elusive leopard, and one of the only places where this big cat is top predator . the king of the Sri Lankan jungle. With striking markings, a sleek, powerful body, and graceful movements, the leopard is thrilling to observe . try Yala National Park in the south-east coastal arid zone.
Turtles
In the sea and on the beaches, there are the turtles. On a tropical night illuminated by the light of the full moon, a small section of a beach begins to gently quiver. Suddenly, from amid the shifting grains of sand, emerge tiny black forms, their curved carapaces glinting softly. These creatures are leatherback sea turtle hatchlings, which immediately scuttle down the beach towards the sea, so beginning a remarkable battle for survival.
Deer
Sri Lanka.s forests abound with an assortment of other furry, scaled and feathered creatures. There are five species of deer, ranging from the diminutive mouse deer - just 30cm in height and armed with elongated canine teeth - to the sambhar, a large species in which the bull grows impressive antlers. The latter are best seen in the high, open area surrounding Horton Plains, where they gather in the evenings to feed on the long grasses.
Small Cats
Civets, mongooses, porcupines and pangolins, and three species of small cats roam the forest floor, while up in the trees primates reign. The widely-spread toque macaque is an archetypal monkey - active, acrobatic and not a little mischievous. In Polonnaruwa they live among the ruins of ancient temples and palaces. Grey langurs, members of the tribe of the monkey-god Hanuman of the Hindu epic poem, the Ramayana, inhabit the dry lowlands and are often seen in large troops, their long tails held partially erect in unintentional mimicry of a question-mark.
Small Cats
Civets, mongooses, porcupines and pangolins, and three species of small cats roam the forest floor, while up in the trees primates reign. The widely-spread toque macaque is an archetypal monkey - active, acrobatic and not a little mischievous. In Polonnaruwa they live among the ruins of ancient temples and palaces. Grey langurs, members of the tribe of the monkey-god Hanuman of the Hindu epic poem, the Ramayana, inhabit the dry lowlands and are often seen in large troops, their long tails held partially erect in unintentional mimicry of a question-mark.
Reptiles
The stone-cold stare of a reptilian eye both fascinates and unsettles, and the island is full of such glinting orbs. These include those belonging to gravity-defying geckos which adorn most household walls; enormous crocodiles which lie sunning themselves beside tanks and waterways like they have done since pre-historic times; snakes of all hues and sizes, a few that are venomous, but most non-venomous; tortoises like the beautiful, highly endangered star tortoise; and lizards including the massive, water-dwelling yellow-blotched kabaragoya, and talagoya, its smaller, duller, land-bound cousin.
Sloth Bear
he final member of Sri Lanka.s .big three. is the sloth-bear, a shaggy, shambling denizen of the dry zone forests whose elongated snout and scimitar-like claws are ideal for extracting termites from their mounds. In May and June they take to the trees to feed on the sweet yellow fruits of the palu tree. Wasgamuwa National Park is one of the best places to have the pleasure of a sloth-bear encounter.
