Elephant Orphanage - Day Excursion
Pinnawala
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10 hours
Tour price starts at
USD 165
Tour by K E Suneth Jayasinghe
Personalized tour available
Offered in: English, Japanese
Some tour stops may be changed or excluded in case of poor weather or natural disasters.
Overview
The world's first orphanage was founded to care for 2 baby elephants found abandoned in the wild.
1975 project has achieved so much, learning and experiences led to the opening of a couple of orphanages in the wild itself to train cubs to return to the wild after rehabilitation.
This trip is educational, I would love to talk more about Sri Lankan elephants and their life span. Many exciting discoveries are waiting to be revealed at Pinnawala.
- Starts from Colombo / Airport / Sea Port
- AM: Drive to Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage.
- At 9:15 AM witness the milk feeding to baby elephants, (travel time 2. 5 hours, at least should leave Colombo at 6:30 am if want to see milk feeding/No feeding if there aren't baby elephants)
- Enjoy watching elephants' (You can feed elephants with fruits for extra pay in the place)
- Walk to the river before the elephants go for their bath.
- Enjoy watching them, and also visit an elephant poop paper factory, gem shop, spice garden, etc.
- I will take you to a good restaurant in the area for lunch. Sit and eat while watching the elephants bathe.
- Optional visit Millennium Elephant Foundation, where you can do elephant bathing and riding.
- Return to Colombo. We will stop at cashew village, rambutan, banana fruits, etc.
- Back in Colombo, and drop you off at the port or hotel.
- Transportation
- Private Guide / Highway Toll Fee if use the paying roads
- Entrance fees
- Snacks/drinks
- Optional Activities