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Minneriya National Park: Exclusive Safari Experience Featuring Elephants & Wildlife
4.6
24 Ratings
Minneriya National Park
Embark on an exclusive safari adventure in Minneriya National Park, renowned for its elephants and diverse wildlife. Choose from morning, evening, or full-day tours and enjoy complimentary pickup and drop-off within 5km.
Duration:
3 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Minneriya National Park - Embark on an immersive safari journey through Minneriya National Park, renowned for its large elephant populations. Bird enthusiasts will particularly enjoy this adventure.
Your expedition will be conducted in a rugged (4WD) safari vehicle. The tour prioritizes your safety, especially in the presence of wild elephants and other large animals. Although there will be occasional stops, it is imperative for your safety to remain inside the vehicle at all times, especially near solitary elephants, which can become hostile if disrupted.
What's Included
- 4x4 Safari Jeep tour with a small group (Max 6 passengers)
- Complimentary water bottle for each passenger
- Skilled driver who doubles as your tracker
- Convenient free pickup and drop-off within 5 KM of the Park Gate
What's Not Included
- Hotel pickup and drop-off if outside of 5km of park entrance gate
- Entrance fees for Jeep-only bookings (entrance fees to be paid in cash)
- Food and drinks
- Gratuities
Additional Information
This safari offers an exclusive journey through Minneriya National Park, renowned for its elephants and diverse wildlife. Choose from three tour options to observe wildlife during their morning routines, evening activities, or throughout the entire day. Additionally, complimentary pickup and drop-off are provided for those staying within a 5km radius of the park entrance.
- Recommended Start Times: 06:00 am Evening Safari (03-hours) - 02:30 pm
Location
Minneriya National Park
Park Gate of Minneriya National Park
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.6
(24 Ratings)
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Victor_p
Aug 18, 2024
Private safari w/o queues around elephants - Great experience, best safari in all Sri Lanka! The guide was very kind and explaining in every time many things about elephants and getting us close to them. Moreover, their recommendation to skip queues by starting 1h earlier was the best decision without any doubt.
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Trip50261778823
Aug 2, 2024
Excellent - Very good experience. The management of the reservation was excellent. And the safari very nice with a very professional driver who explained everything very well and took us through very good roads, much of the tour we went alone instead of with the jeep group.
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Hols969
Aug 8, 2023
Perfect if Elephants are your thing - If elephants are your thing then this is the place to go, so many to see, we were recommended the afternoon slot as more elephants around as they have come out of the forest to drink
Fabulous guide supplied by the National Park as well who was very friendly and spoke excellent English (we booked via Navin Lanka Tours for a few days who was excellent as well but not on this safari)
Make sure you have hats, sun cream etc as it is an open top jeep so you can stand up and admire them.
Fabulous afternoon
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Irina
Jun 15, 2023
Marvelous - Beautiful nature! You can get so close to the elephants! Feel like being a part of they family 😀
The most precious moments when you see the baby elephants. Super cute 🥰
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Mathishajeepsafari
Jun 2, 2023
Best place to see elephants gathering & beautiful national park in minneriya Sri Lanka - 🐆🐘🦋
You will also get a chance to see South Asia's largest herd of elephants at one place.
You can see different lifestyles of elephants, water sports in the lake grounds.
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Add an unforgettable memory to your weekend
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Rebel2058
May 26, 2023
Lovely park elephants and views! - Lovely park with elephants round every corner and spectacular views, it was also quiet when we visited so thoroughly enjoyed the experience without being surrounded by other vehicles when viewing wildlife.
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Q5421uztd
Feb 20, 2023
Amazing experience! - We traveled with Piya Special Green Track and had the best time! Our guide was very kind and knowledgeable and we saw lots of elephants in their natural habitat taking dirt baths and eating fresh vegetation.
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Williamirwinnox
Jan 4, 2023
Incredible Safari trip to see wild elephants - Fantastic safari trip to lush Minneriya National park. Our jeep driver was a very professional safari driver. We were drove by a comfortable fully opened jeep. So we could spot animals easily. During the two hours trip, we spotted approximately 40-50 elephants. Highly recommended safari trip who is staying in Sigiriya.
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Nadeesha
Dec 26, 2022
Minneriya & kaudulla wild jeep safari service - I had great safari with minneriya & kaudulla wild jeep safari. Driver was fantastic and highly recommend minneriya & kaudulla wild jeep safari service
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Jimmyrajkot_india
Jul 24, 2023
Jumbos of Minneriya National Park, Sri Lanka - On the 3rd day our Exploration of Srilanka, from Anuradhapura to Pollonuruwa, on the way we undertook Wildlife Safari at Minneriya National Park by a private Bollero 4x4 Jeep. From Anuradhapura, it took nearly 01.30 hrs to reach Minneriya National park. We were met by our Jeep Driver who assisted us in procuring our Entrance Tickets costing USD 35 and Jeep cost was
USD 40 for a Jeep of 06 pax.
Minneriya is a National Park and thereason for declaring the area as protected is to protect the catchment of Minneriya tank and the wildlife of the surrounding area. The tank also is of historical importance, having been built by King Mahasen in third century AD. The park is a dry season feeding ground for large number of Asiatic Elephant population dwelling in forests of Matale, Polonnaruwa, and Trincomalee districts. Minneriya National Park is also famous site for Birding.
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