Minneriya National Park
Home of The Gathering
Home of The Gathering
Minneriya National Park in Sri Lanka, located in the North Central Province, is a popular tourist attraction seeing large numbers of visitors all throughout the year. The national park protects the catchment of the Minneriya Tank which was built back in the third century AD by King Mahasen.
The most remarkable natural event occurs here during the dry season when large herds of wild elephants congregate by the reservoir banks every year to create "The Gathering" - an astounding natural event famed around the world. Records show numbers as high as 700 elephants socializing and bathing together between July and September. The park also offers excellent bird watching with painted storks, lesser adjutants, spot-billed pelicans, and endemic species.
in Minneriya National Park
Experience exciting wildlife safaris in 4x4 jeeps, observing wild elephants in their natural habitat.
Witness hundreds of elephants gathering by Minneriya Tank to drink water and graze during dry season.
Spot colorful endemic species like the Sri Lankan Blue Magpie, painted storks, and pelicans.
