Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage

Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage, Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage, Elephant Sanctuary
Sri lanka, Kandy
Categories: Nature Kandy
Visit: Paid
Rating 8.0
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Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage

Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage, Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage, Elephant Sanctuary
Sri lanka, Kandy
The Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage is located 40 kilometers from Kandy on the Maha Oya River. It was opened in 1975 and initially took over the functions of a shelter for orphaned elephants. In 1982, a decision was made to turn the orphanage into an elephant breeding facility. Currently, dozens of elephants live here, which visitors to the nursery can view in their natural habitat.

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Traveled 5 years ago
Rating 7
The Elephant Orphanage is a great and interesting place to touch the giants and ride on their thick and powerful skin. You can buy bananas on the spot (100 rupees) and treat the elephant (you can buy in advance BEFORE the trip, many times cheaper and more). The only thing I didn’t like very much is that they can literally take your phone away from you and start taking pictures of you, filming you (supposedly out of kindness of heart), accompanied by a driver and a “photographer”, then they lead you into a thicket away from all tourists and beg for money: " One thousand, two, three, nine thousand give.
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Traveled 8 years ago
Rating 9
In my opinion, one of the must-see places in Sri Lanka. As mentioned above, the nursery was opened in 1975 as part of the state program for the conservation of wildlife. Entrance for an adult costs 2500 rupees. Before the trip, it will not be superfluous to clarify the time for feeding and bathing the elephants, as well as to buy a bunch or two of bananas in the market (they cost several times more in the park than in the market). About 90 elephants live in the shelter. For a day, one elephant eats approximately 75 kg of coconut leaves and other greens.
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