Morning session of the Monkey Tour starts at 6 a.m., after the briefing by the team that will assist you throughout the tour. The first species you would find would be the grey langur and a small troop of monkeys. Watch as they wake up and follow them closely for a small part of the day, as they venture to feed themselves and interact socially with each other, as well as with other species and other animals including humans. We enter the land of the archeology of Polonnaruwa and the nature reserve, which is our study area for monkeys and langurs around 7:15 a.m. The tickets should be bought here from the box office of the Central Cultural Fund for all foreign guests.
Once inside, you can also meet Maya and Kip and the other ‘actors’ of Disney Nature’s Monkey Kingdom, along with the troop, if they are within the study area.
Some days there would be spectacular territorial struggles between langurs and monkeys, with hours of preparation.
Our field session ends at 9 a.m., since the primates are fed and are back to the trees to rest.
