We went on a full-day safari in Wilpattu National Park, Sri Lanka — and it didn’t go as expected.
What started as a peaceful ride through the jungle quickly turned uncomfortable when our driver began chasing a leopard 🐆. It felt wrong, so we asked him to stop. We didn’t come to stress out wildlife — we came for a real, ethical safari experience.
From that moment, everything changed...
We watched majestic eagles soar overhead 🦅
Spotted rare and colorful birdlife in the trees 🐦
Came face-to-face with a wild sloth bear 🐻
Had a calm, intimate leopard encounter — just us and one other vehicle 🐆
Ended the day with two elephants bathing peacefully in the lakes 🐘🌊
What began with doubt ended with awe.
This experience made us reflect deeply:
Can safaris still be ethical in today’s world of tourism?
Join us as we explore that question in the wild heart of Sri Lanka.
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00:00 - Intro
01:03 - Safari begins
02:26 - Breakfast and first stop
04:06 - The first Leopard Encounter hmm?
05:26 - When reality hits, Is this Ethical?
06:33 - It Continues...
08:18 - Back on Safari
09:37 - Lunch stop
10:35 - The sloth bear experience
12:45 - We literally bumped into a Leopard
14:31 - The Elephant experience
15:26 - The second Elephant experience
16:46 - The end of safari
18:50 - Our thoughts on this experience
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