DWC Lanka Gate Wildlife Circuit Bungalows Online Reservation & Status Check Sri Lanka

Name of the Organization : Department of Wildlife Conservation
Type of Facility : Wildlife Circuit Bungalows Online Reservation & Status Check
Country : Sri Lanka

Website : http://dwc.lankagate.gov.lk/homeAction.action

Related : Lanka Gate NIC Application Status Enquiry Sri Lanka : www.statusin.org/2989.html

Wildlife Circuit Bungalows Reservation eService :

This service facilitates the reservation of Wildlife Circuit Bungalows and provides the facility to check the status of the reservation your previous reservations. Please read below instructions before proceeding to the service.

Only a maximum of 3 consecutive dates are allowed for one reservation.

Online Reservation Procedure :
You have to go through the following steps to complete a reservation.

Check Availability :
** Allows you to check the availability of a preferred bungalow.
** Parallel bookings are indicated in yellow and you can re-try in 10 minutes to make reservations for these days provided the previous attempts were not completed.
** You should complete the reservation within 5 minutes from selecting the bungalow and the reservation dates.

Make Reservation :
** If you have made reservations for wildlife bungalows previously then you can retrieve your personal information by entering the NIC number and clicking on the ‘Lookup’ button.
** Changes to the already available information can be made if necessary
** You will not be allowed to complete the reservation if there are previous reservations available on the same dates with the same NIC number
** Mobile number and the email address provided will be used for notifications regarding the reservations
** Please enter a number for Local Children (2-6 yrs.) only if it exceeds 2. Two children below the age of 6 years would be allowed to take in free with the group and need not to be added to the count.

Payment :
** The charges are calculated for the minimum occupation defined for the selected facility and the additional occupation would be added into the minimum charge based on per head cost.
** You have to complete the payment within 10 minutes after proceeding to the payment or the reservation will be canceled
** You can make the online payment with Visa/Master cards or eZcash
** A convenience fee will be charged for online payment

Complete Reservation :
** If your payment and the reservation are successful, system will displays a success message with the details of your reservation on screen
** Please save the reservation reference number provide in the permit, email and sms for future reference
** An email and a sms will be sent to you confirming the reservation
** Please make sure you take printouts of the permit and the receipt. It’s mandatory that you take a printout of the permit to enter the park.
** For the purpose of VAT reimbursements, please use the first printout of the receipt denoted the “Original” and get it certified by the park warden at the point of entry to the park.

Reserve Online : http://dwc.lankagate.gov.lk/termsconditions.action

Check Reservation Status :
This is the facility where a person who has made a reservation can check on the reservation he/she have made in the eService. This gives the user the facility to download the relevant documents that need to be submitted at the facility and confirm the reservation detail.
The user can get the confirmation SMS by sending the following text to 1919. DWC RES {NIC Number} {Reservation Reference Number}

Check Status : http://dwc.lankagate.gov.lk/showChec…ionPage.action

Terms & Conditions :

(1) The permit- holder / permit – holders shall be accompanied throughout his/their stay in the National park by an officer nominated for that purpose by the game ranger or the officer -in – charge of the national park. The permit- holder / permit – holders shall give the officer so nominated accommodation, free of charge in the vehicle used by him/ them.
(2) Where two or more persons are named as the permit-holders each such person shall be jointly and severally responsible for the due and proper observance of the ordinance, the regulations made there under and these conditions.
(3) Permit- holder / permit – holders shall before entering the national park insert in the space provided for the purpose in the permit, the name of every person to be introduced by him/them under the authority of this permit as a guide, chauffeur, carter, servant or laborer. Any such person found within the national park shall, if his name has not already been, entered on the permit be liable to be ordered to level the national park by any officer of the Department of Wildlife conservation.
(4) The permit- holder / permit – holders and the persons and animal authorized to be introduced by him/them shall not enter the national park before 5.00 am or after 6 pm on the first date or remain therein after 6.30 pm on the second date specified on the face of this permit. Where this permit is valid for on e day only. The aforesaid persons and animals shall not enter the national park before 5.00 am or after 6.00 pm or remain therein after 6.30 pm on that date.
(5) The permit- holder / permit – holders shall not take any automatic military firearms, any rifle of less than 30 bore, any shot gun of less than 16 bore, or any air gun or air rifle into the National Park.
(6) The permit-holder/permit-holders or any person mentioned in this permit shall not travel in the National Park, on foot or by vehicle, between the hours of 6.30 p.m. and 5 a.m.
(7) The permit-holder/permit-holders or any person mentioned in this permit shall not while traveling. Within the National park on foot or by vehicle discharge any firearm, play and musical instrument, sing, shout, clap or make any noise which is likely to disturb any animal.
(8) The permit- holder/permit-holders and the persons and animals authorized to be introduced by him/them under this permit shall not enter any part of the National park which has been closed on the orders of the warden.
(9) The permit- holder / permit – holders shall not , without the previous approval of the warden remove from the national park any part of any animal or any object of geological, prehistoric, archaeological, historical, or other scientific interest.
(10) The permit- holder / permit – holders shall not camp at night in the national park under tents or shelters or in the open except with the written approval of the warden. If the permit- holder / permit – holders has/have not obtained such written approval or has/have not been allotted accommodation for one or more nights at a circuit bungalow within the National park, this permit shall be valid for one day only and he/ they, the persons and animals authorized to be introduced by him/ them shall not remain in the national park after 6.30 pm on the day.
(11) The permit- holder / permit – holders or any person mentioned in this permit shall not, while traveling along any road, track or path in the national park on foot or by vehicle, use any artificial light for any purpose other than that of illuminating such road, track or path and such light shall not be used except between the hours of 5.00am and 6.00am and 6.00pm and 6.30pm
(12) The permit- holder / permit – holders and the persons mentioned in this permit shall obey such direction given to him / them by any officer of the Department of Wildlife conservation as may be considered necessary or desirable by that officer for the safety of visitors or in the interests of the fauna.
(13) The permit- holder / permit – holders shall produce this permit whenever called upon to do so by any officer of the Department of Wildlife conservation.
(14) In the event of this permit being revoked under section 54 of the ordinance, and on the permit- holder or any one of the permit – holders being informed of such revocation he / they shall return this permit to the order of the officer who issued it and shall not remain within the national park longer than is reasonable necessary for making preparations for his/ their departure and for departing outside the limits of the national park.

Contact : 1919 for any queries.