Things to Do in North Central Province, North Central Province, Sri Lanka

5Alex S 5:00 PM Jan 24, 2020

Elephants!!
Took a jeep tour around this Park with a small group. You find out on the day if the elephants are more prominent here or over the road at the other National Park. We were worried because it started to rain just as we started but luckily it stopped pretty quickly. I thought we'd get very little in the way of sightings and only from a distance but it must be said I was very wrong. We got very close to multiple groups and even though it was Jeep city they didn't seem to mind, they mostly kept eating, which was amazing to see and exactly why we came. Such peaceful creatures (so long as you don't do anything stupid). The driver got us very close. We also saw a couple of peacocks and parrots but it was mostly about the elephants. I enjoyed seeing this more than the Elephant Orphanage as it seemed like less of a display.

4Terry M 5:00 PM Jan 21, 2020

A DIFFERENT ELEPHANT
We drove through this park en route to Girithale for the night. Our guide described it as'an elephant infested jungle'. It was a great and pleasant surprise to see an Asian elephant eating roadside, traffic giving it a wide berth. I was struck by its colours with a pale orange/pink colour above its trunk, behind its eyes, the trim of the ears, etc. This type of elephant is decidedly smaller than its African counterpart.