Minneriya National Park in Sigiriya

Spot a huge gathering of an Asian herd of elephants here

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Best time to visit
Jan - Apr
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5-6 Days
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Rs. 1,980
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About Minneriya National Park in Sigiriya

Sri Lanka is a beautiful island country rich in wildlife. It is a land known for its flora and fauna. With quite a range of national parks, it offers some of the best wildlife tours to visitors. One such park that is known for its safaris is Minneriya National Park. Minneriya National Park was announced a wildlife sanctuary in 1938 and became a national park much later in 1997. It is located in the North Central Province of Sri Lanka and is an amazing place to add to one’s Sri Lanka trip. The reason behind making it a national park was to save the catchment area of Minneriya Tank and to also save the wildlife in the area. The main attraction here are the Asian elephants, and one can enjoy watching one of the largest gatherings of an Asian herd here. It is quite a spectacle and the top attraction of this national park.

The park is situated in a dry zone of Sri Lanka, and during the summer season, it becomes the feeding ground for animals, which is when one can spot these magnificent Minneriya National Park animals. If you are wondering about things to do in Minneriya National Park, then there are jeep safaris which are the top activity to do here. There are various jeep safari tours that one can take here on their visit to Minneriya National Park. The Minneriya National Park jeep safari is available both in the morning and evening. The morning safari gives one a chance of birdwatching and spotting peacocks, pelicans, eagles and other birds. While the evening Minneriya National Park safari offers one with a chance of spotting some of the largest herd of elephants among other animals like crocodiles, Iguanas and more.

Other than the main attraction here which is watching the elephants in the wild in their natural habitat, the national park is quite scenic. One can click a lot of pictures of the flora and fauna here. The park is at a distance of 180 km from Colombo and one can take day tours from the city to this national park. Visit Minneriya National Park on a trip to Sri Lanka among other wildlife attractions.

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Overall experience was good but very uncomfortable , driver was professional, humble and knowledgeable, car was decent, though we didn’t get what we had paid for and definitely we’ll never opt for travco in future. Since my wife is in her final trimester we requested the the travel agent to cut-short our trip skipping sigriya , dambulla and bentotta and keeping 2 days at one destination so that we don’t have to hop from one hotel to another every single day. We covered colombo, kandy, nurwa elliya and ella in 8 days. But the room provided to us were not what we paid for. Both in kandy and nurwa eliyya on first day there was no view/ balcony and we were forced to adjust on day one and were provided the promised room on day 2. UpOn confirming with the hotel reception we were told that the travel agent was told about the unavailability of the room on the provided dates. He played smart, keeping us in dark and had the audacity to threaten us to cancel the trip in nurwa eliya upon complaining when it happened for the second time in nurwa eliyya. So technically we cut short 3 destinations, paid more than the initial quotation and switched rooms every single day for 8 days pretty much adding to the discomfort. Secondly, considering my wife’s pregnancy in mind we preponed the trip by one day without any change in the itinerary thereby adding extra day in colombo to rest and readily paid extra for one day accommodation plus airport transport( that was covered in trip). Travel agent said his service is from airport to airport so if we are coming one day before we’ve to pay extra for airport to colombo transfer. We paid without arguing but we strongly feel this could have been avoided. Thirdly, travel agent always increased the price by 10-15 usd saying the economic conditions in srilanka isn’t good which is clearly unprofessional. Moreover he provided the wrong booking name in all four hotels adding to the confusion.

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FAQ's of Sigiriya

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The best time to visit the park is during the dry season from July to October if one wants to enjoy watching the Asian herd of elephants.

Yes, it is always a good option to book a safari tour or a jeep beforehand to get around in Minneriya National Park.

There are two safari tours that take place at Minneriya National Park. If you want to enjoy bird-watching, then take the morning jeep safari.

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