Want to watch elephants closely? a lot? visit Pinnawala

would you like to watch 60 or more elephants of all ages at a single location?if so,Pinnawala is the place you should visit which is the Sri lankan elephant orphanage situated 90km from Colombo. This elephant orphanage has been established on 1972 and been relocated to the present location 3years later.

At Pinnawala,you will be able to watch a lot of baby elephants wondering around their new foster home and how they are been bottlefed and been cared.As this is the place in Sri lanka you can watch most number of elephants at once,the place is always filled with local and foreign visitors.watch a video

There are fixed shedules at Pinnawala where you can watch all the elephants having a bath at "Ma oya"(a river branch) sharp at 10am and 2pm.This "Ma oya" is located just in front of the orphanage.During the bathing time you will see these jumbo creatures natural behaviours at wild enjoying the refreshing coolness of the water.The feeding time is usually around one hour earlier to the bathing time.Watch another video

Because most of the elephants at Pinnawala have seen alot of humans,they are not aggressive and you might get a chance to get closer to them and also to touch and bottle feed some cute baby elephants( its done around 8am) if you are there at the right time.There are various beautiful crafts,most representing elephants that you can buy at Pinnawala to make your visit memorable!!!