Lonely Planet’s Greatest Elephant Gathering Safari – Minneriya National Park

Enjoy an action-packed safari to witness The Elephant Gathering, listed by Lonely Planet as one of the Top Ten Wildlife Spectacles in the World, where over 300 elephants gather at Minneriya National Park.

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Why should you book this trip?

• The Minneriya National Park is probably the most easily accessed national park from the cultural triangle.
• The largest seasonally recurring concentration of wild elephants takes place between July and September at Minneriya (and Kaudulla) National Park. Over 300 elephants may gather on the seasonally drying lake bed in Minneriya National Park.
• This gathering is listed by Lonely Planet as among the Top Ten wildlife spectacles in the world.The list includes famous nature events such as the great wildebeest migration in Serengeti, brown bears feasting in Alaska, the penguin rookery in the Atlantic, the Monarch butterfly migration in Mexico, orca feeding in Argentina, starling roosting in England, and the salmon run in South Africa.
• Although the months in which the elephant gathering occurs offers the best experience, the safari tour of Minneriya National Park is a rewarding safari experience any day of the year.
• Although elephants are its main attraction, Minneriya hosts more than 160 species of birds, a few of which are endemic to Sri Lanka, such as the Sri Lanka Hanging Parrot, the Sri Lanka Jungle Fowl, and the Sri Lanka Grey Hornbill.
• Large mammals, including, sloth bears, Sambar deer, and axis deer, as well as smaller mammals such as the Purple-Faced Langur, Toque Macaque, and the Grey Slender Loris make the Minneriya National Park their home.
• Guidance by our local specialised guide makes this experience even more special.

Majestic beast safari inside Sri Lanka’s oldest Elephant Park – Udawalawe National Park

Observe endless herds of wild elephants roaming the grasslands of Udawalawe National Park – the world’s best place to guarantee elephant sightings on every safari.

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Why should you book this trip?

• The Udawalawe National Park is the only place in the world where an elephant sighting is guaranteed on every game drive.
• Get close to exotic birds and beasts found in this renowned safari park, including wild elephants and an occasional leopard.
• You have 3 options to book safaris in the Udawalawe National Park: [1] morning safari [2] evening safari [3] full day safari.
• The skill of an experienced guide is included and it makes your Udawalawe safari experience unique.
• Specially modified, comfortable jeeps are provided for safaris.
• We also extend customised services for our guests (family safaris/honeymoon safaris/photography safaris etc.)

The world’s greatest leopard safari – Yala National Park

Yala National Park is synonymous with Leopard-topia– holding the largest leopard population in the world, per kilometre. Globally recognised as being not just the best place to observe big cats, but sloth bears and elephants as well.

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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.

• Yala is also popular for its high density of sloth bears.

• You have 3 options to book safaris in the Yala National Park: [1] Morning Safari [2] Evening Safari [3] Full Day Safari.

• The experienced guide facilitates a fuller experience on this Yala leopard safari.

• Specially modified, comfortable jeeps for maximum viewing - are provided for these safaris.

• We also offer customised services for our guests (family safaris/honeymoon safaris/photography safaris, etc.).