Millennium Elephant Foundation, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka
4.0 (1.272 reviews) Sunday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Spent 2-3 hours Ranking #2 in Kegalle Nature & Wildlife Areas
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A family Run NGO working to improve the lives of domesticated elephants throughout Sri Lanka. Charity number 457. Home of the exclusive Elephant Walk Experience, A personal safari that allows you to follow the elephant around the 15 acre coconut estate as they foragae and wander and graze as they would in the wild. The alternative to elephant riding option and the most ethical, u close and personal experience you can have with captive elephants in Sri Lanka Offering a volunteer program where guests can have the hands on experience of caring for these gentle giants, and the opportunity to learn all about the situation for elephants in Sri Lanka and the hard work of Millennium Elephant Foundation Located half way between Colombo to Kandy this is the ideal stop for a unique elephant experience. We also offer accommodation, refreshments and meals for our visitors to enjoy in our traditional colonial house, surrounded by luscious grounds and greenery for you to enjoy
Address
, Kegalle, Sri Lanka.
Mobile
Website
http://www.millenniumelephantfoundation.com
Working hours
Monday : 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday : 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday : 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday : 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday : 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday : 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sunday : 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Current local date and time now
Sunday, May 05, 2024, 20:35
User Ratings
4.0 based on (1.272 reviews)
Reviews
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5851gill 5:00 PM Feb 13, 2023
Lovely morning
After reading both negative and positive reviews of the establishment we decided to visit. Most of the negative reviews are based on your own personal opinion of elephants in captivity. Are guide spoke good English and the information in the museum was extremely interesting. We then met our beautiful elephant and was offered to ride her with a blanket. Then we fed her from our fruit basket and got changed to bath her. This was magical and she then instructed to shower us. I was watching all the elephants and the seem relaxed, well looked after and happy. Yes they were obeying commands but we teach our pets how to respond to the commands we give. Elephants should roam free but that isn’t going to happen. So if you can educate and inform the public about these beautiful animals that has to be a positive thing. So yes we did have a wonderful time. Emotional to actually stroke and look her in the eye and admire her strength and beauty. Visit the place and make up your own mind rather than being influenced by remarks that could only be based on personal feelings rather than the facts that are in front of you
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3FewReviews 5:00 PM May 26, 2022
Eye Opening Visit
Amazing seeing elephants up close, and the member of staff who greeted us was friendly. But the whole place felt like profit machine. The two elephants we saw were chained up and the one we met was pacing up and down a small area to give rides and be washed. We were only there half hour and in the company of an elephant for 10-15 mins. And the handler requested a tip almost before our visit was over. If it wasn’t part of a pre-arranged tour we wouldn’t have visited. It felt uncomfortable and having been on a safari the day before to see elephants in the wild it was an awkward experience. The elephants are tame so perhaps can’t be reintroduced to the wild but using them as an attraction isn’t fair. I can’t comment on their treatment outside of their daily duties but a large controlled area where they can live as if wild would be much, much better.
