Photography

A private jeep safari to see wild Asian elephants in the Cultural Triangle – and, crucially, to whichever of the three parks actually has the elephants in the month you travel.

The last substantial primary lowland rainforest in Sri Lanka, a UNESCO World Heritage site, with a very high proportion of species found nowhere else on earth – two and a half hours inland from the south coast.

An hour over the Cultural Triangle at dawn, with Sigiriya rock and Pidurangala rising out of the mist and the tanks catching the first light. November to April only, and weather dependent.

A tour designed around light, not a checklist. Travel with a photographer-naturalist, use private safari jeeps with beanbags and extra time at sightings, and plan every shoot around golden hour.

A tour designed around light, not a checklist. Travel with a photographer-naturalist, use private safari jeeps with beanbags and extra time at sightings, and plan every shoot around golden hour.