Sample Eco Tour (21 Days)
Day-19, 20- 2 nights, Negombo, (west coast), 20 m. drive to the airport from here
If you are interested you can visit Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage on your way to Negombo from Cultural Triangle
This orphanage was established in 1975 by the Wildlife Conservation Department in Sri Lanka, in a coconut estate in an extent of 11 ha.and by a river called 'Maha Oya' Here you see the world's largest collection of hand raised baby elephants of well over 40. The orphanage is not only a home for orphan elephants in the jungles of Sri Lanka but also functions as a centre for breeding elephants in captivity.
The first baby elephant baby was born here in 1984, and it has the greatest herd of elephants in captivity in the world. Between 1975 and 2012, 67 baby elephants were born here. The orphanage was primarily designed to afford care and protection to the many baby elephants found in the jungle without their mothers. In most of these cases the mother had either died or been killed by the poachers. In some instances the baby had fallen into a pit and in others the mother had fallen in and died.There are only a few elephant orphanages in the world. Pinnawela has now become one of the bigger orphanages and is quite well known worldwide.
Day-19, 20- 2 nights, Negombo, (west coast), 20 m. drive to the airport from here
This orphanage was established in 1975 by the Wildlife Conservation Department in Sri Lanka, in a coconut estate in an extent of 11 ha.and by a river called 'Maha Oya' Here you see the world's largest collection of hand raised baby elephants of well over 40. The orphanage is not only a home for orphan elephants in the jungles of Sri Lanka but also functions as a centre for breeding elephants in captivity. The first baby elephant baby was born here in 1984, and it has the greatest herd of elephants in captivity in the world. Between 1975 and 2012, 67 baby elephants were born here. The orphanage was primarily designed to afford care and protection to the many baby elephants found in the jungle without their mothers. In most of these cases the mother had either died or been killed by the poachers. In some instances the baby had fallen into a pit and in others the mother had fallen in and died.There are only a few elephant orphanages in the world. Pinnawela has now become one of the bigger orphanages and is quite well known worldwide.
Negombo Beach Resort is the first largest and important town to the north of Colombo. 3.2 KMS from the Airport and 35 KMS to Colombo City. For centuries Negombo was a fishing village and even the present day. In the 16th Century, Portuguese developed Negombo in to an important trading Centre. Dutch captured Negombo in November, 1640. Negombo is called 'Little Rome' as there are hundreds of Roman Catholic and Protestant Dutch Reformed Churches. Today, this city and the surroundings are a famous tourist beach resort. Negombo is a very nice place to relax do many activities such as fishing angling, boating etc.
Farewell dinner at a restaurant on the 2nd night. Hosted by Sri Lanka Eco Tours