Minneriya National Park

The setting for the Elephant Gathering – one of the greatest wildlife spectacles on earth, when hundreds of wild Asian elephants converge on the ancient Minneriya Tank in the dry season. Peak gathering months (August and September) have produced single-afternoon observations of over 200 individual elephants around the reservoir. Even outside the gathering season, Minneriya delivers consistent elephant herds, outstanding birdlife, and open-water landscapes of genuine beauty.