Elephant Safari: Private Tour with Driver

Experience a private jeep safari at Minneriya National Park with comfortable vehicles, knowledgeable English-speaking drivers, and a 50% money-back guarantee if you don’t see elephants. Discover the best park to spot elephants based on weather conditions.

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Minneriya National Park - We will go the Minneriya national park to visit elephants. There are few parks instead of the Minneriya and we will guide you to find the better park to see elephants according to the weather condition.
What's Included
  • Private transportation
  • Pick-up and drop-off in selected areas
  • English-speaking driver/guide
What's Not Included
  • Pick-up and drop from Dambulla’, Kandalama or Polonnaruwa (3000LKR)
Additional Information

A comfortable and private vehicle is arranged for guests, with prices covering hotel pick-up and drop-off. A knowledgeable, English-speaking driver is provided. A 50% money-back guarantee is offered if elephants are not seen.
There are several parks besides Minneriya, and guidance is provided to select the best park for elephant viewing based on weather…

Location
Sinhagiri Tours
Thalkotta Road
when you come on Dambulla-sigiriya road pass the Sigiriya police station and go street 400 maters. Turn left at next junction and go street 2Km. then you can find our main office or You can follow the Google map.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Aileens849
Apr 28, 2025
Very good! - Bashan was a Great driver and knew a lot about the Animals! He also brought cookies and coconuts. We had a very good time. Thank you so much! We saw soo many elephants
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Dezzyb
Apr 23, 2025
See the elephants! - Excellent early morning tour, all thanks to the wonderful guide and driver Bhashi. He was the best: friendly, smiling, and knew everything about the animals and the best places to find them. I saw more elephants than I could have hoped for. Absolutely wonderful!
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Lena
Apr 15, 2025
Nice half day tour with a lot of highlights - We really enjoyed our safari. The Jeep was in good condition and our Driver of was a real pro, spotted a lot of animals (quite a few elephants, birds, percocks) and even drove back to a point where he heard something and there was an elephant with her baby. That was a huge Highlight. Pickup and dropoff worked very well, we startet directly from our hotel and the pickup as well as the dropoff were on time. On our way back, we stopped for some refreshing fruits, before we arrived back at our hotel. The half day tour is absolutely enough time to get through the parc and experience nature and animals.
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Wanderer566525
Apr 13, 2025
Excellent morning safari - Excellent morning out in Hurulu Eco Park. Spent a long time with a family group of around 6 elephants with 2 little ones. Our driver, Barti(?), was very nice, and knowledgable about the elephants and keen to give us the best experience.
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Alexandrajurgensen
Mar 30, 2025
Great Safari Experience for Elephant Lovers!!! - We had a great safari experience! Our driver was punctual, friendly, and very helpful. We saw plenty of elephants—some up close, which was thrilling (or a bit too close for comfort, depending on your sense of adventure!). Other than elephants, we mainly spotted peacocks. Our guide was fantastic—he shared interesting information about elephant behaviour and their diet, offered to take photos for us, and even made a thoughtful stop on the way back to get us fresh coconuts. It was a fun and memorable experience, especially for elephant lovers!
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X6001qonicoles
Mar 3, 2025
Elephants in Sri Lanka 🇱🇰 - Awesome afternoon watching elephants in the national park . We saw so many elephants it was great Pick up and drop off from our hotel so convenient, and amazing experience
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Léa
Feb 15, 2025
Go ahead, it was perfect! - We booked the safari through Villa Sinhagiri where we stayed. We had a guide/driver, Chamika, who took us to visit Polonaruwa in the morning (from the hotel) and took us to eat our best Sri Lankan meal in a very charming Food Village. The visit to Eco Park was an incredible moment. Chamika was very respectful of animals (he turned off the engine right away, was quiet and respectful of their space and the environment). We loved the safari with the open roof where you can see all the nature. Like any safari, the animals present are random. We saw a lot of elephants, peacocks, a chameleon and an eagle. Chamika did not hesitate to venture on side roads, far from the other Jeep, where we could spend privileged moments with elephants. In addition, he had thought about taking us bottles of water and stopped for King Coconut on the way back. We recommend 100%!
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Meredythec2024
Jan 20, 2025
Fabulous elephant safari - We had a fabulous safari through Hurulu Eco Park. We had booked to go to Minneriya but received a message on the day saying that more elephants had been reported in Hurulu than Minneriya. We took their advice and did not regret going to Huluru. We saw so many elephants, up close and far away. Our driver, whose name I sadly did not get, was great. He drove safely on the paved roads and through the park, slowing down to carefully navigate flooded roads, pot holes and river crossings after considerable rain in the area. I was particularly impressed with his approach to the elephants, staying sufficiently far away to give them room, understanding when they might want to cross the road, and encouraging other drivers to make space so the elephants could move to where they wanted to go. And he seemed as excited to see the elephants as we were! We saw so many elephants and had a wonderful afternoon just sitting and watching them. They moved so close to us that we could almost touch them. After the safari, our driver stopped at a roadside stall and gave us fresh coconut juice and it was much appreciated. Our driver’s English was limited but he had enough to get by. The jeep provided a perfect platform for elephant viewing and our driver’s enthusiasm and approach to the elephants made for a fabulous afternoon.
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Charleshw7352ob
Jan 1, 2025
Great tour with lots of elephants - Bhashi was a great tour guide and excellent driver who drove us through the Huluru Eco Park where we were able to encounter so many elephants! Some of them were really close and it was truly beautiful to meet them and watch them evolve in their habitat. Bhashi is very knowledgeable and answered all of our questions. He is very respectful of the animals in the park. Before the end of the trip, he offered us some coconut to drink, so nice of him!! I would recommend this tour a lot!
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Tanyatp9860oo
Dec 13, 2024
Great for families - Great safari. It seemed like we would never find the elephants but our driver never gave up and we ended up seeing a herd including babies. Great experience and attentive and knowledgeable guide.
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From $15
up to 6 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).