Feb 18, 2026
Thank you Nalin! - We had such a lovely and memorable time on this safari. The tour company were communicative and helpful from the start of our booking, writing to make a suggestion for a better time of day to do our safari and arranging pickup for us outside of the pickup area (our Airbnb was half an hour away). Our guide, Nalin, was kind and informative. He showed us countless elephants, peacocks and other birds, as well and mongoose and a crocodile. We loved the peaceful and beautiful park and watching the animals eat, drink water and roam freely. This safari is very well priced and I highly recommend it to other travelers!
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Feb 10, 2026
Fantastic safari with many elephants at Hurulu Eco Park - We had a great safari at Hurulu Eco Park today. The price is highly variable, so I was offered the tour for half the price after I cancelled Get your Guide.
It goes even cheaper than 18€ per person incl. admission, but the driver was really great! Very respectful, always by far and at 3 Sports we were completely alone with the elephants. I would book again in the morning, 8am start is perfect.
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Nov 18, 2025
Great safari! Great drivers - We had a wonderful time on our tour, the company messaged us the night before as the elephants had moved to Hurulu park (which was also cheaper!). Our driver was safe but also tried to make sure we saw as many elephants as possible and was happy to take pictures for us.
We were provided with water and were also taken to a viewpoint within the park
Would recommend to book with these guys.
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Sep 24, 2025
Service and guide at its best - Shan Is an excelent guide with a good feel for the animals and nature.
He picked us up in a comfortable jeep at the hotel and brought us back again.
Great all-round service
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Sep 10, 2025
Memory that will last a lifetime - Absolutely incredible experience, do not skip it whatever you do!! We had booked Minneriya but the company recommended we move to Dambula instead as the herds had migrated. I was in disbelief at how many elephants we saw!! I really went hoping to see a handful and we couldn’t believe our eyes at times as there were gatherings of 60+ visible. The park itself was also beautiful. Our driver was excellent and navigated some of the muddier terrain excellently and even helped another driver who had got stuck in the mud. He was also amazing at spotting wildlife in addition to the elephants, pointing out grey langurs, peacocks, foxes, turtles to name a few! Thank you so much for this experience!
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Sep 10, 2025
Great safari - It was a great experience! I saw I think almost 40 elephants. We saw them swim. We also saw foxes, a water monitor, a crocodile and waterbuffels.
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Sep 7, 2025
Great tour - Booked online for 230, received text from company recommending we go at 1230 as less traffic in park and we agreed, got picked up from resort and driven to park saw all wildlife and got up close with elephants was a great experience got great videos, tour guide was great and was able to answer any questions on elephants we had. When leaving park was a lot of traffic entering so advice to go earlier was great
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Sep 4, 2025
Safari Minneriya - It was very nice, driver was on time. We were able to stand in the back so we could see a lot. Driver told us about the animals and was a good spotter. We saw a lot of elephants.
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Feb 21, 2026
Good company and guide - It is the case that due to climate change, leading to an extension of the wet season and higher water levels, the elephants are not frequenting Minneriya. Because of this, we were advised to go to Hurulu Eco Park instead. Despite my suspicious mind, this was genuine and helpful advice.
They were flexible on the changed pick up time to meet our needs and to avoid crowds. We saw about 20 to 25 elephants along with various monkeys, exotic birds, chameleons, etc including being up very close. The driver was very observant and helpful.
I had read reviews concerned at the volume of jeeps crowding the elephants. There was a point when I was concerned but at the same tone, like everyone else, desperate to get up close. Our driver was skilled at manoeuvring in position. As somebody who respects wildlife, it does need to be controlled and monitored as it may interfere with their natural life, although the elephants did seem unconcerned and not agitated.
The unavoidable issue with the natural failure of the elephants to migrate to Minneriya in numbers, is that there is NO GATHERING and we did not see them in water. Drill baby, drill!
I can only praise our tour company and driver but have given it 4 due to the lack of the spectacle of the gathering and concerns about animal disturbance and trespassing on their world. We are as guilty as anybody BTW. Thanks for a good few hours!
Review provided by Viator
Aug 4, 2025
Not recommended - A fair representation of our experience - the driver arrived promptly to our hotel and was polite and friendly. He gave us free water and explained the day. We arrived at Minneriya national park and we were instructed to pay the entrance fee. Confused I explained I had paid online and that it details online you only need pay entrance to Hurulu Eco Park not Minneriya. He explained you needed to pay for all parks no matter the option you select. Frustrated we paid the 22,000 rupees needed and proceeded with the tour - luckily I had ID on me whilst making the payment. The driver was informative and took time to explain each aspect of wildlife with interesting facts. We then began the search for elephants. At this point due to rain we got bogged down and stuck. The driver repeatedly tried to get out, yet in the process sprayed myself and my partner with mud and water from the tyres leaving us and the seats of the jeep filthy - we were the only people this happened to, all other jeeps navigated the park fine. We then found elephants and it was amazing. Our driver got us up close whilst not disturbing the animals and allowing for breathtaking views. On the ride back we got bogged down once again and covered in more mud, with the driver vacating the vehicle allowing a driver from another operator to get us out the bog. On the way back to the hotel he purchased us some watermelon and apologised for the experience. Awesome to see the elephants, with a kind driver, yet we were filthy and tired by the end, in addition to an unexpected entrance fee which could be made clearer on the listing.
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