Minneriya National Park Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
Sri Lankan national park
About Minneriya National Park
Tourists visit Minneriya largely because of elephants, especially in dry season. Around 150-350 elephants live there. Best time to spot elephants is from 15:00 to 18:00 when they are most active. The area was designated as a national park in 1997, and had been declared as a wildlife sanctuary in 1938. Park is inhabited by 24 species of mammals, 160 species of birds, 9 species of amphibians, 25 species of reptiles, 26 species of fish, and 75 species of butterflies. Large numbers of Sri Lankan elephants are attracted to grass fields on the edges of the reservoir during the dry season. The park is an important habitat for the two endemic monkeys of Sri Lanka: purple-faced langur and toque macaque. The wet season lasts during the north eastern monsoon from October to January, while dry season
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