En route to Wild Coast Tented Lodge from Ceylon Tea Trails, stop midway at the Udawalawe National Park, which cares for orphaned elephants – many of whom are calves.
Experiences
Udawalawe elephant adventure
Wild Rescue
Return to the Wild
The Elephant Transit Home (ETH) runs a successful rescue and rehabilitation program, providing care for orphaned elephant calves with minimal human contact, before returning them to the wild when they are ready.
Things to note
- The experience is exclusive to a single booking party/group/couple.
- We advise guests to book this experience with their ranger a day prior to the excursion.
- The restroom facilities at the site are public, but relatively clean.
- Time to location: Two and a half hours
- ETH feeding times : 1030, 1430 and 1800 hrs.
- A visit ‘behind the scenes’ to meet the vets caring for injured animals can be arranged with prior notice outside peak times.
- A visit to the Mankada Pottery Centre can be arranged at an additional cost. The Mankada Pottery Centre is an initiative by the MJF Charitable Foundation, and was set up to support and empower marginalised communities living on the periphery of the Udawalawe National Park in south-eastern Sri Lanka.
