The Minneriya National Park is one of Sri Lanka’s most famous nature reserves, which draws numerous tourists each year into its verdant surrounds. Embark on intriguing tours to Sri Lanka in order to experience Minneriya and the other nature reserves that grace this tropical island. Local tour operator Sri Lankan Dreams offers a range of competitive tour packages for an ideal holiday in Sri Lanka sure to transport you to worlds of wonders untold. Minneriya is renowned the world over for its abundant wildlife as well as the annual “gathering of the elephants”, which sees around 300 elephants assemble at the banks of the Minneriya tank to bathe and cool off in the arid heat. This event is significant as it is the world’s largest recorded conclaves in the wild. Wildlife photographers will enjoy capturing these magnificent beings amidst such lush tropical surroundings. Look forward to encountering other aspects of the local wildlife, in the form of the leopard and sloth bear and two endemic species of primate: the purple-faced langur and the toque macaque. Bird-watchers will enjoy a safari out here as well, with the chance to spot some enthralling avian species such as the spot-billed pelican, the ruddy turnstone, and the painted stork, amongst others.
Angela Fernando is an impassioned travel writer who composes pieces under the pen name Sumaira Narayan. She loves writing about new and exciting places around the world and intends to visit them all someday.
