Wilpattu National Park is an extremely beautiful reserve to the northwest of the island, and offers excellent leopard, sloth bear and bird-spotting opportunities. The Wilpattu campsite, located on the picturesque outskirts of the national park, compliments this serene setting, and was chosen for its natural beauty, airy open spaces ideal for wildlife spotting and fringing areas of dry-zone forest, which shade the tents from the heat of the midday sun.