Night vision excursions: Another first from Chaaya Wild Yala

Using night vision goggles with infrared technology, Chaaya Wild’s naturalists have created a ground breaking excursion in Sri Lanka to offer guests a jeep safari in the cover of darkness, using no visible artificial light.  

Jeeps are fitted with external infrared lamps and will manoeuvre through selected winding roads well outside the National Park, and the magic of seeing the night through means of technology makes one see as much as an owl would, experience how the jungle comes to life at night and smaller animals so completely at ease, through technology that was used to create the recent Nat Geo film on Yala’s leopards.

This excursion was designed specially to celebrate the lesser creatures in the wilds, the civets, porcupines, owls, nightjars and the occasional reptile winding through the jungle tracks. Any big animal is a bonus as the use of special infrared vision ensures the animals stays undisturbed; hence natural behaviour could be enjoyed by the guests.

Inspired by the teamwork with National Geographic and Ammonite UK to produce two night films last year, Nature Trails – the naturalist team of Chaaya Wild Yala – has adopted the same technology to offer the wildlife lovers an experience like never before.

Guests are likely to see many nocturnal creatures such as the brown fish owl to the rusty spotted cat.

The excursion begins at Chaaya Wild Yala approximately at 2000 hours and will be conducted for a minimum duration of 60 minutes on selected private roads and tanks.

Book your next wildlife adventure with Chaaya Wild Yala and enjoy this very special experience in the company of  Nature Trails naturalists, it’ll surely change the way you see the wilderness at night.