Pinnawela Elephant Orphanage

Tripoto
19th Jan 2016
Day 1
Photo of Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage Bus Stop, B199, Rambukkana, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka by Manjiri

Pinnawela is situated around 75 kms from the airport. Srilanka government runs an elephant orphanage here. All the elephant babies orphaned due to unfortunate circumstances are looked after in this orphanage. It is fun to seem them frolic in water, in the Pinnawela rever.

Photo of Pinnawela Elephant Orphanage by Manjiri
Photo of Pinnawela Elephant Orphanage by Manjiri

We visited this orphanage on our way to Dambul from the airport on 19th January.

Pinnawela, Shrilanka