Signature experience
The Minneriya Elephant Gathering
Up to three hundred wild elephants on a single dry-zone reservoir.
The story
From July to October, when the dry-zone water bodies shrink, the largest annual gathering of Asian elephants on earth assembles at Minneriya and Kaudulla. We arrange sole-use 4x4 jeeps with a master tracker, late-afternoon entry, and an evening that ends with sundowners as the herds drink.
- From
- $650 per person per night
- Duration
- 1–2 nights
Inclusions
What's included
- Sole-use 4x4 with a tracker, not a pool driver
- Late-afternoon park entry
- Picnic sundowners on the park edge
- Optional pre-game balloon flight (Nov–Apr)
- Pair with a tented luxury camp at Habarana
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Where this works best
Answers
The Minneriya Elephant Gathering: questions, answered.
When is the Minneriya elephant gathering?+
July to October, peaking August–September. Outside the dry months elephants disperse into the surrounding forest.
How many elephants will I see?+
Sightings of 100 to 250 elephants in a single afternoon are common in peak season.
