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Day Tour of Polonnaruwa and Minneriya
Day Tour of Polonnaruwa and Minneriya
Minneriya National Park is a national park in North Central Province of Sri Lanka Being part of the elephant corridor which joins up with Kaudulla and Wasgomuwa parks, Minneriya National Park gives the opportunity to see herds of Elephants throughout the year. May to October is the best period to visit Minneriya National Park in view of the famous Gathering of the wild elephants.
Elephant lovers are especially in for a treat during the “Elephant Gathering” which occurs during the dry season when large herds of over 150-200 elephants and sometimes as high as 700 gather at the Minneriya tank. Minneriya Tank, historically important because it was built by the great King Mahasen in the 3rd century AD.
- Pickup from your hotel in Colombo at 5.00am and drive to Polonnaruwa which will take about 5 hours journey( traveling hours can be changed due to traffic)
- Have your breakfast at “Heritage Habarana Resort”
- After breakfast head off early–ish to the world Heritage site of the Ancient City of Polonnaruwa. Here you may wander or cycle around stunning ruins and let your imagination take hold.
- Have your lunch at “Jaga Food” Polonnaruwa
- After lunch you will head off to a safari to see nature in action as the Wild elephants emerge from the jungle to submerge themselves in the tank(local term for reservoir)
- Travel back to your hotel in Colombo which will take about 5.5 hours journey( traveling hours can be changed due to traffic).
- End of the Day Tour!