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Pinnawala
Elephant
orphanage
was
established
in
the
year
1975
with
five
orphan
elephants
in
an
area
of
25
acres
at
pinnawala,
Rambukkana.
The
pinnawala
elephant
orphanage
is
located
in
kegalle
diatrict
and
its
around
two
and
a
half
hours(2.5h)
drive
from
Colombo.
Being
the
first
elephant
orphanage
and
its
unique
way
of
maintaining
a
large
free
head
of
elephants,
this
elephant
orphanage
has
become
famous
among
international
tourists
and
a
place
of
vital
importance
in
tourist
itineraries.
At
present,
the
elephant
orphanage
serves
as
a
conservation
and
breeding
center
as
well
as
a
place
of
informal
education
on
elephants
and
their
conservation.
🌿🌿
🐘🐘🐘🌿🌿
Time
Table
of
the
activiy
09.15
am
bottle
feeding
baby
elephants
and
fruits.
10.00
am
parade
to
the
river
12.00
head
returns
from
the
river
01.15
pm
Bottle
feeding
baby
elephants
and
fruits.
02.00
pm
parade
to
the
river
04.00
pm
herd
returns
from
the
river
and
fruit
feeding
05.00
pm
Bottle
feeding
baby
elephants
🌿🌿🐘🐘🐘🌿🌿
Visitirs
can
participate
in
bottle
feeding
and
feeding
fruits
to
selected
calves
and
adults.
Milk
feeding
Rs.
250.00
Elephant
bath
(adult)
Rs.
750.00
Fruits
feeding
Rs.
250.00
Elephant
bath
(Children)
Rs.
375.00
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The
Pinnawala
Orphanage
is
Open
from
08.30
a.m.
to
06.00
pm
on
all
days
the
year.
Now
Pinnawala
Orphanage
has
about
128
elephants
and
is
the
largest
captive
elephants
breeding
center
in
the
world.
In
1984
the
first
baby
elephant
of
the
orphanage,
named
SUKUMALI
was
born
and
therefore
87
calves
were
born.
Visitors
can
see
the
elephant
in
and
around
the
Ma-Oya
River
and
Bathing
in
flowing
water.
Entrance
Fee
for
Foreigners
Adults
-
Rs.
3000.00
Child
-Rs.
2000.00
SAARC
Country
adult
-Rs.
1500.00
SAARC
Country
Child
-
Rs.
1000.00