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Minneriya National Park: Wildlife Safari with Elephants
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Minneriya National Park
Discover Minneriya’s wildlife on a private safari. Spot elephants and native birds from a luxury jeep with expert guides ensuring your safety.
Discover Minneriya’s wildlife on a private safari. Spot elephants and native birds from a luxury jeep with expert guides ensuring your safety.
Duration:
4 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
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Minneriya National Park - Minneriya National Park serves as a dry season feeding ground for elephants from the forests of Matale, Polonnaruwa, and Trincomalee districts.
It hosts a diverse range of fauna, including 24 mammal species, 160 bird species, 9 amphibian species, 25 reptile species, 26 fish species, and 75 butterfly species.
The park is…
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Minneriya National Park - Minneriya National Park serves as a dry season feeding ground for elephants from the forests of Matale, Polonnaruwa, and Trincomalee districts.
It hosts a diverse range of fauna, including 24 mammal species, 160 bird species, 9 amphibian species, 25 reptile species, 26 fish species, and 75 butterfly species.
The park is renowned for the world’s largest concentration of wild Asian elephants.
Along with Kaudulla and Girithale, Minneriya is one of Sri Lanka’s Important Bird Areas
What's Included
- Hotel pickup
- Hotel drop-off
- Bottled water
- Drivers knowledgeable about animals
- English-speaking drivers
- Hotel pickup
- Hotel drop-off
- Bottled water
- Drivers knowledgeable about animals
- English-speaking drivers
What's Not Included
- $44 entry ticket required to enter Minneriya National Park
- $44 entry ticket required to enter Minneriya National Park
Additional Information
Minneriya National Park is a prime destination for authentic wildlife encounters. Here, you can observe a variety of animal species, including elephants and native Sri Lankan birds. We offer luxury jeep tours to help you explore the wildlife responsibly and without causing harm. Our seasoned drivers, each with over 4 years of experience, will ensure your safety and provide expert guidance throughout your visit.
Minneriya National Park is a prime destination for authentic wildlife encounters. Here, you can observe a variety of animal species, including elephants and native Sri Lankan birds. We offer luxury jeep tours to help you explore the wildlife responsibly and without causing harm. Our seasoned drivers, each with over 4 years of experience, will ensure your safety and provide expert guidance throughout your visit.
Location
Minneriya National Park
Maradankadawala-Habarana-Thirukkondaiadimadu Highway
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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J9884yychrisi
Apr 23, 2026
Great tour, defenitely would recommend! - Was an amazing time! We saw so many elephants and the park is amazing. The guide knew a lot about the animals and it was such an interesting day!!
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Stomatide
Mar 15, 2026
This was the perfect tour! Highly recommend! - Sanju picked us up at our hotel and drove to Hurulu Eco Park. We then went inside the park and ended up seeing about 20 elephants in total. What made this so special and better than we could have imagined was, that Sanju drove the smaller and bumpier but therefore much less crowded roads. That’s why we really had the chance to look at the animals in peace and quiet and not with the dust and exhaust fumes from other cars in our faces. He was also very knowledgable and told us a lot of interesting facts about elephants and the other wildlife that he pointed out to us.
We also appreciated that he did not hurry us plus he had a great feeling for the direction in which the elephants were going to move so he parked in one spot and then we could watch the elephants moving past us.
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Th_ophileb2023
Jan 2, 2026
Great guide for a first safari - Our adventure in the National Park with Sanju has been great! Sanju drove us in the park with his amazing jeep from which we had a unique view of the wildlife in the park. The highlight: We saw a family of elephants and Sanju explained us all the main things to know about this gorgeous animal! Must see!!
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Getaway30175313835
Nov 11, 2025
Magical!! - We had the most incredible day and saw many elephants - lone bull elephants as well as herds of females of various ages including a mother & newborn! Our driver Madusha (Sanju) was very respectful towards the elephants and also knowledgeable, we learnt a lot about the elephants and other wildlife.
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Odyssey23222469399
Oct 22, 2025
It was so much fun. You can trust them. - We contacted them in advance and asked them to organize two different tours that allowed them to join the Village Safari and Jeep Safari in one day.
Even if it was a small question, I could trust you quickly if I emailed you.
He was punctual, a very gentlemanly and gentle guide and driver. It was fun to move around talking about various things because I was traveling alone.
As a guide, he had a very good eye and was very good at spotting animals while driving. Each time they pulled over and took care to take pictures.
At first we were planning to go to Mineria National Park, but the rain caused the water to rise, so we changed to Kadurah National Park. Thanks to their resourcefulness, I was able to meet many elephants. It was great.
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Janmy9133wh
Oct 10, 2025
Fantastic Safari - We had an amazing experience. Our driver Madushe was fantastic – friendly, knowledgeable, and made sure we got the best views. We saw so many elephants, including a herd of 18 with a baby elephant – absolutely unforgettable! Highly recommend this tour for anyone visiting the area.
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Rijnaldv2025
Aug 30, 2025
Very good - Super nice guide, experience in animal spotting and so we were able to spot many birds and other animals
In addition also very friendly to us, other keeps and to the animals. In short, highly recommended!
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Zaffo97
Aug 13, 2025
very nice experience - very nice experience, top guide of a special safari, the guide is available and warm, i recommend it, i see so much elephant, it was a good day.
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Johannasophieg2025
Jul 29, 2025
Recommend!!!! - The trip was amazing! Our driver Madusha was super nice and told us so much about the wild life, and especially about the elephants, in Sri Lanka. We had the best time and would recommend it a 100%.
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Guidovq4990fr
Feb 2, 2025
Perfect safari - Driver ( Madusha ) was great. He knew a lot about the park and the elephants. We had a perfect day and the weather was good. . Thanks Madusha!
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