Minneriya Safari: Elephant Spotting Adventure

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Sigiriya

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Embark on a private jeep safari in Minneriya National Park and spot elephants, crocodiles, and birds of prey. Enjoy a comfortable vehicle, hotel pick-up and drop-off, and a knowledgeable English-speaking driver. Book now and get a 50% money back guarantee if you don’t see elephants!

Duration: 4 hours

Cancellation: 24 hours

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Highlights

Minneriya National Park - Enjoy thrilling look at the elephants during this Amazing private Jeep safari. Travel to a wilderness refuge known for hosting one of the largest gatherings of Asian elephants on earth, observing these giant creatures as they drink, feed, and congregate.

What's Included

Hotel Pickup
Hotel drop-off
Private tour with Comfortable Vehicle
English Speaking Driver/Guide

What's Not Included

Entrance Fees To Minneriya National Park (around $40 per person)
Entrance Fees To Hurulu Eco Park (around $10 per person)

Additional Information

Notice: Due to current weather conditions, Kaudulla National Park is highly recommended. In the afternoon, a large number of elephants can be observed, while the morning offers a slightly smaller gathering. For those wishing to avoid crowds and heat, the morning safari is ideal.
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Location

Sinhagiri Tours

Thalkotta Road

Please use the above address to find our head office easily via Google maps or please contact us.

Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings

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X9679vb_

Jun 5, 2025

Great experience if you have a spare day in the area - Very nice experience, we managed to spot elephant babies - it was awesome! Tour starts early in the morning, we were back around 9:00 to the hotel. Honestly, 2 hours are enough to spot a lot of animals.

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Charbel

Jun 5, 2025

Safari with Bhashitha - The Safari was really nice! They picked us up from the restaurant in Sigiriya and dropped us off in another location with no extra charge. We saw some birds and around 30 elephants. Bhashitha was also very nice! He stopped us at multiple locations. Explaining everything, stopping at viewpoints and giving us all the time we needed. He is also a very generous guy! Thank you!

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Ruslena

Jun 2, 2025

Up Close and Personal with Minneriya Wonders - We chose Sinhagirin Tours based on most reviewed. A day before the team sent a WhatsApp message saying rescheduling to Hurulu Eco Park will have a better chance of elephant sightings. However, the topography is mostly bushes and yes there were elephant mommy with junior elephants you’re crammed with 6-7 other jeeps. After like 1.5 hours I chose to change back to Minnerya National Park. Come what may due to the large lake there should be animals anyway! Our driver Bhashitha was very accommodating reconfirming again our choice with the office and off we went to Minneriya National Park. Excellent choice! Hardly any other jeeps. Just saw two others near the lake. Yes, we found a small here of elephants 3 adult females and - week old baby elephant. Saw several large male elephants too, 3 sightings of a deer herd, kingfisher, mongoose, sly fox all within the first 30 mins in the park. The track was nice and shady too compared to the bushes of Hurulu Eco Park. So for the new comers! Stick Minneriya National Park and you’ll surely see many types of animals. Kindly note, entrance fee to Minneriya National Park is LKR10,786.78 per foreign adult while Hurulu Eco Park is LKR2,060. Bring sunglasses and a hat to protect against the sun. Thank you Sinhagirin Tour for being flexible and a shout-out to Bhashitha for his sharp eyes and pointing out the many different animals, types of species and good knowledge of the animals! Highly recommended. We paid USD69.60 for 2 adults on Tripadvisor.

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M5927xqmollyg

Jun 1, 2025

Memorable elephant safari - My partner and I had the best experience on this safari with our tour guide Bhashi. We saw so many elephants including the babies and we learnt so much about the elephants which also made the tour super interesting. We definitely had a very memorable time thanks to our tour guide Bhashi as he tailored the experience to us and even bought us a coconut drink at the end. We also got to get out the jeep and climb up to a view point in Hurulu and look over the whole park. Would definitely recommend to anyone thinking of doing a safari in Sri Lanka.

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Matthew_c

May 31, 2025

So many elephants 🐘 - Great tour. Great guide. Heaps of Elephants up close. Can recommend booking. We had a great time. Elephants

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Jameswz6229ks

May 28, 2025

Lovely elephant experience - Padeep was great, elephant tour was crowded at the start but later on there were very few jeeps and saw lots of elephants up close which was amazing

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Clarel607

May 27, 2025

Incredible memories - We had the most incredible trip with Bhashi, it was suggested that we moved to Hurulu Eco Park as the elephants had moved from Minneriya due to the weather conditions and it did not disappoint! We saw approx 30 elephants and eagle eye Bhashi even spotted birds and other creatures, he was so incredibly knowledgeable. Thank you so much for the unforgettable memories.

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Matthew_m

May 23, 2025

Not to be missed - This was an unforgettable experience. We managed to see plenty of elephants and get very close without being an inconvenience for them. I didn’t expect to see them as close as we did.

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I_igoh964

Jun 2, 2025

Elephants, nature and the challenge of tourism - We selected Minneriya's safari, but finally changed it to Hurulu's on the recommendation of the company, since at that time (June) elephants move to this place. The animals look perfect and the driver was very attentive. The problem is that there is a saturation of vehicles that pollutes the experience. Everyone tries to get as close to the elephants as they can, and eventually it feels like we corner them. One thing that could alleviate this situation is to group people in cars (for example, there were many couples alone). The price/quality ratio is adequate, in addition to the price of admission to the park (5,000 rps per person).

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Misshelenedamave

May 28, 2025

Unethical animal welfare - I-found very unethical practices with the jeeps. There was so many jeeps crowding around the elephants. One of the elephants even tried to charge the jeep to protect its baby. Go to Yawa National park

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up to 15 guests

1 - Adult