Safari Tour at Minneriya National Park: See Elephants in Their Natural Habitat

Embark on a thrilling safari tour at Minneriya National Park and witness elephants in their natural habitat. Explore the park, Sigiriya Rock Fortress, and Dambulla Cave Temple in one day.

Duration: 5 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Minneriya National Park - Minneriya is one of the most beautiful national parks in Sri Lanka. Ideal place to witness bunches of Elephants in their natural behavior. You won’t feel tired by looking at their playful acts. Also you will witness some violent giants too. Most probably you will be able to spot hundreds of Elephants within this tour of…
What's Included
  • Private transportation
  • Complimentary bottled water
  • Exceptional value with a stay close to nature
  • All fees and taxes included
Additional Information

Groups of elephants can be observed in their natural habitat, and visitors will be thrilled to see hundreds gathered together. Transportation is provided by an off-road/4WD jeep, specifically designed for such outdoor adventures. Our drivers are fluent in English and possess extensive local knowledge. Guests will be delighted with their decision after…

Location
Minneriya National Park
Maradankadawala-Habarana-Thirukkondaiadimadu Highway
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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J1608vdjulial
Feb 1, 2025
Recommended! - It was a great experience and it all worked great! Our guide was super nice and tried very hard and also told us a lot about elephants. I would recommend it to anyone!
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Simonrs1370xz
Dec 30, 2024
A highlight of our trip in Sri Lanka - We booked the trip to Minneriya but the tour guide suggested to go to Hurulu Eco Park instead. It was a good choice since we saw four elephants just 10 minutes after entering the park. Saw 10-15 more throughout the day, and many birds. A professional driver/guide with good knowledge of the park and the animals. He picked us up at 6.15 am at our hotel just as agreed. Right on time with a good looking jeep. We can highly recommend this trip, and it is safe and wise to listen to the tour guide’s recommendations of the parks.
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447giorgosm
Dec 24, 2024
Amazing experience in Hurulu eco park - Amazing safari! We managed to see more than 30 elephants. Madushe was a very polite and excellent driver! He was also so motivated to make the safari the best for us! He was brilliant, shared many things about elephants! I would definitely have this safari again!
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Meagansail
Dec 24, 2024
So many elephants!! - Book this tour! We had the most amazing time on this tour. Our driver and safari trainer pointed out every animal we came across. They were not pushy like other drivers seemed to be, but still got us some amazing view points. They let us soak in every elephant sighting for as long as we wanted and checked that we were ready to move on each time. We saw maybe 30 elephants over the 2.5 ish hours we were in the national park. We expected to be quite far away but that was not the case!! Zoom not needed for most of the photos we took.
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Sightsee06074630610
Oct 13, 2024
Super trip with professional and nice team! - We had an incredibly great trip with Mahaweli Tours! Communication in advance went flawlessly. We had booked a tour to Minneriya Park ourselves, but the team recommended us to take a tour at Hurulu Eco Park as more elephants were spotted there. And it was absolutely worth it, we saw between 30-40 elephants. Our guide picked us up from the hotel on time and told us many interesting facts during the tour. Also, the repayment of the overpaid price went flawlessly. I can only recommend a tour with Mahaweli Tours!
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Kntraveler95
Sep 20, 2024
Wonderful experience! - Had an excellent tour of Minneriya through Mahaweli Tours. Our safari coordinator Geesara made the whole experience effortless and was wonderful with their communication. Highly recommend using them to book your safari tour!
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Isabelmateos
Aug 26, 2024
SR Lanka-chauffeur and safari - The experience has been quite an existence, we practically had everything with them. We hired the driver with it for 15 non-consecutive days and it was great really, the drivers were great and then we also hired Minneriya's safari with them and also great, our contact Geesara helped us a lot. Always at our disposal.
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Romas_p
Apr 20, 2024
Romas - The best experience and the best guide service ever witness. I would recommend to all to visit tour and make this experience
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Buttress
Nov 6, 2023
Minneriya Safari Tour - I made the reservation on their website from Japan (I made a mistake on the date once, but they helped me right away). There were morning and afternoon tours, but they waited until the last minute to confirm the time because it depended on the weather in the area on the day. I paid for the tour with a credit card through the link they sent me. Since the tour included a guide, they emailed me the car number and the name of the driver/guide the day before. The tour came to pick me up at the hotel by car at the appointed time. After saying hello, the driver/guide Ajantha explained that there was nothing in Minneriya National Park, so we were going to Kaudara National Park. I called the office by phone and they explained again that we were going to Kaudara National Park, not Minneriya National Park. There was nothing there. There was no point in going to Minneriya National Park, so I agreed and headed to Kaudara National Park. When we arrived at Kaudara National Park, the jeep's hood was removed so we could stand and look outside. We saw many monkeys, peacocks, and the elephants that we were looking for. When we asked the guide if we wanted to go a little further forward, he moved the car so we could see the elephants up close. He was a driver and guide, but it seemed like the driver was more important. The tour was supposed to be four hours after entering the national park, but rather than a time designation after entering, he went around the whole time until the national park closed at 6pm. Thanks to him, we were able to take our time to see several herds of elephants and birds, and we were very satisfied. Thanks, Operator Prasad, Driver and Guide Ajantha
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53mariejos_v
Sep 28, 2024
Beautiful experience - Beautiful experience, elephants close by without disturbing them. Not too many jeeps at the same time. Hope it will stay that way!🙏
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