Sri Lanka · Wildlife

1-Day Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage Tour with Giragama Tea Plantation

1 Day Round trip from B199 Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights

01 See Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage, a nursery and breeding ground for wild Asian elephants
02 Visit one of Sri Lanka's most popular animal attractions
03 Encounter the largest herd of captive elephants in the world at Pinnawala
04 Stop at Giragama Tea Plantation in Sri Lanka's Central Province

Visit Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage, a nursery and captive breeding ground for wild Asian elephants in Sri Lanka. Pinnawala is notable for having the largest herd of captive elephants in the world and remains one of the country's most popular animal attractions. This full-day tour also includes a visit to Giragama Tea Plantation in Central Province.

Pinnawala is notable for having the largest herd of captive elephants in the world and remains one of the country's most popular animal attractions.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 1 Day

Tour type Shared

Activity level Easy

Accommodation Not included

Transport Included

Wheelchair access Not applicable

Cities Bentota, Pinnawala, Wilpattu National Park

Languages English, Tamil

Day by day

The itinerary

Day 01

Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage and Giragama Tea Plantation

Pinnawala Orphanage

The Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage was first established by the Sri Lankan Department of Wildlife Conservation in 1975 to feed, care for, and provide sanctuary to orphaned baby elephants found in the wild. The orphanage was first located in Wilpattu National Park, then moved to the tourist complex at Bentota, and later to the Dehiwala Zoo. It was eventually relocated to Pinnawala village on a 25-acre (10 ha) coconut plantation adjacent to the Maha Oya River.

Return to Giragama Tea Plantation

Giragama is a tea plantation (class S - Spot Feature) in Central Province, Sri Lanka. Giragama is also known as Giragama and Giragma.