Moonlight turtle watching beach campout – Rekawa Beach

Celebrate the miracle of birth with a species as old as dinosaurs, nesting near your modernised tented-accommodation on Rekawa Beach.

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Why should you book this trip?

• Marine turtles have been roaming the world’s oceans for about 190 million years and today eight of these reptiles remain. We camp at a safe distance where five out of these species regularly visit to nest.
• Seeing and witnessing the life of this amazing animal coming to the beach and laying eggs is a once in a lifetime experience.
• Furthermore, most of our clients get the opportunity to witness the hatchlings going to the sea as well.
• The comfortable setting of the tented camp gives you a relaxing atmosphere. A warm campfire and Sri Lankan cuisine coupled together with BBQ dinners will add to the flavour of your experience.
• An opportunity to meet and interact with the local communities.
• Your experience is led by a professional naturalist cum environmentalist who is very familiar with responsible turtle watching in the natural habitats.
• Your naturalist-guided night walks to see turtles and morning nature walks makes your experience unique – a facility that Mahoora guarantees.

• We work with the Turtle Conservation Project (TCP), a community which aims to safeguard the turtles’ nesting sites and make sure that the eggs hatch safely.
• Five out of seven of the world’s sea turtle species are found at the Rekawa, Tangalle seashore.
• This experience has been named as one of the top 5 things to do in Tangalle. 
• Logistically situated on your way to the famous Yala National Park, or to the Deep South.

Forest luxury campout on the borders of Wilpattu National Park – Wilpattu

Live in an 8-acre, private wildlife sanctuary on the borders of Wilpattu National Park, home to big cats and gentle giants.

Why should you book this trip?

• Wilpattu National Park is known for its numerous opportunities to film and photograph the wonderful and elusive Sri Lankan leopard, a subspecies of the Indian Leopard which is often seen lying beside the Park’s many villus.
• Wilpattu is also home to the Sri Lankan Sloth Bears, which account to less than 1,000 numbers currently living in the wild.
• Mahoora campsite is located just bordering a lake closer to the park’s boundary. Your experience is somewhat similar to living inside the National park. You may even encounter wildlife in the campsite.
• The Park is the largest National Park in Sri Lanka with a lesser number of visitors compared to Yala National Park offering  you  serene and relaxed wildlife encounters.
• You have two Safaris a day giving ample viewing opportunities, an evening Safari on  Day 1 and a morning Safari on  of Day 2.
• Experience authentic fully-serviced, mobile, tented safari camping, with its many comforts and luxuries! An array of delicious exquisite local delicacies to pamper your pallet, a BBQ dinner around the sizzling campfire under a million stars!
• It’s an all-inclusive safari camping experience where all your drinks are included!
• An experienced naturalist to guide you on the safari drive will make  your experience unique, a facility that Mahoora Safari Camp guarantees.
• Specially modified, comfortable jeeps are provided for safaris.
• Guided night walks and day walks are also included in this accommodation package of Mahoora Wilpattu Camp.
• We also extend customized services for our guests (Family safaris/ honeymoon safaris/ photography safaris etc.)
• Your stay in a Mahoora Tented Safari Camp is completely carbon neutral.

Forest luxury campout on the borders of Yala National Park – Yala

Live in a private, 14-acre dry zone forest, bordering Yala National Park – the world’s highest leopard population density hotspot.

Why should you book this trip?

• Boasting the highest density of leopard population in the world, the Yala National Park is widely noted as being the best place in the world to film and photograph the Sri Lankan leopard with the population density being as high as one leopard per square kilometer.
• The Mahoora Tented Safari Camp in Yala borders the northwest boundary of the Yala National Park. The camp is located in one of Sri Lanka’s best strategic locations for high end wildlife viewing.
• The Mahoora tented camps border the Yala National Park with a 15 to 20 minute drive to the park’s ticket office. Guests are able to experience something very similar to living inside the park where you may encounter wildlife, including elephants and leopards, in the campsite itself.
• You are able to start the Yala safari as early as 5.30 a.m. and continue till 7 p.m. Early morning and late evenings are the best times for wildlife viewing and photography/filming.
• You are provided with two safaris in the Yala National Park. One in the evening of Day 1 and the one on the morning of Day 2.
• You can experience authentic fully-serviced, mobile, tented safari camping, with its many comforts. An array of delicious local food coupled with a BBQ dinner around the warm campfire under the stars is bound to exhilarate you.
• It’s an all-inclusive safari camp experience where all your drinks are also included.
• The skills of an experienced naturalist to guide you on the safari drive make your experience unique. A facility that Mahoora Safari Camp guarantees.
• Specially modified, comfortable jeeps are provided for safaris.
• Guided night walks/day walks are also included in this tour.
• We also extend customised services for our guests (Family safaris/honeymoon safaris/photography safaris etc.)
• Your stay in a Yala Mahoora Tented Safari Camp is completely carbon neutral.