Exclusive Safari: Sri Lanka Wildlife Wonders
4.9
28 Ratings
Sigiriya

Embark on a private safari adventure in Minneriya National Park. Witness Sri Lanka’s wildlife up close with expert guides. Book your exclusive experience now!

Duration: 5 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Sigiriya - Uncover Sri Lanka’s Wildlife Treasures!
    Minneriya National Park Safari: Witness the awe-inspiring “Gathering” of elephants as they congregate around Minneriya Tank. Experience the magic of hundreds of elephants grazing amidst lush greenery, with opportunities to spot deer, buffalo, and sloth bears.
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What's Included
  • English Speaking Chauffeur
  • Hotel Pickup - Drop off
What's Not Included
  • Admission fees
  • Entrance fees
Additional Information

Elephant Safari – Minneriya, Kaudulla & Hurulu Eco Park
Join an exhilarating jeep safari through Minneriya, Kaudulla, or Hurulu Eco Park, where majestic elephants can be seen roaming freely in their natural environment. Depending on the season, the operator will guide you to the park with the most impressive elephant sightings. Along the journey, observe…

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Location
Sigiriya
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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(28 Ratings)
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Raeraechel
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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Ruthba4242yu
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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Y1205aujohnr
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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Pihnh
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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Penny_c
Jul 29, 2025
Elephant safari - Communication before pick up was excellent & our driver was superb: very informative about the wildlife & made sure we we comfortable and enjoying the day.
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Chopipo
Jul 7, 2025
An unforgettable experience and driver! - Thank you Shan for this day! We were an hour late because of our pigeon taxi in Sigirya. Shan kindly waited for us at our Guest House. On the way he tells us that we will not go to Minneriya but to another park that this one is full! I said to him, after everything I've read about him, "We trust you, we want you, go!" It was one of the most beautiful experiences of our lives: alone in this park (we only met 4x4) elephants aplenty! We counted a good sixty! Including a troop of 30 elephants. At no time was he intrusive with them, very respectful and very patient, he never pressured us, we had all the time to take pictures. He took the time to explain the animals we met. Really, it's someone this Shan! He deserves his reputation! Thank you Shan!
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Tori_j
Apr 11, 2025
Amazing tour!! Definitely recommend - Amazing safari, we saw so many elephants and elephant babies! They come quite close and are very comfortable with the jeeps. Our driver was kind, prompt and really knowledgable about the elephants. We also saw some peacocks, water bufffalo and native birds. We had booked to do minneriya but due to recent rain our guide suggested we go to Hurulu eco park where the elephants had migrated and I could not have been happier we did. There were only a few other safari jeeps in the park, it felt very intimate which was perfect for us
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Caroline_n
Jan 26, 2025
Great experience - Shan is an amazing guide. He found the right spots so we could see the elephants real close despite the rain and always put the Jeep so we were not bothered by the others. Great time, highly recommend.
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Laurajp3249oa
Jan 4, 2025
Definitely Recommendable - Shan is a very dedicated and respectful safari operator. We had a great tour and saw lots of animals that we were able to learn something about from him. He took our wishes into account and was very attentive.
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G5749myjoem
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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