Inspirations of nature indeed always adorable. An example of it is Minneriya National Park in Sri Lanka. This national park in North Central Province of Sri Lanka. The finished area is actually dedicated to protecting Lake Minneriya and the surrounding wildlife. This unique Minneriya lake is built by the King Mahasen and it is of great historical value. This park is a feeding ground for the elephant population living in forests of Matale, Polonnaruwa, and Trincomalee districts. Minneriya National park forms one of the 70 Important Bird Areas. The park was declared a wildlife sanctuary in 1938 and a national park in 1997. This area is 88.89 km². The area is located in the dry zone of Sri Lanka and obtains an normal rainfall of 1,500–2,000 millimetres . The leading habitats of Minneriya are of numerous kinds, containing low-canopy montane forests, middle high-canopy secondary forests, scrublands, wild chena lands, grasslands, rocky outcrops, and wetlands. Plantations of eucalyptus and teak, established by the Department of Forest Conservation, can be seen within the park. Monocots and grass species include Bambusa bambos, Ceylon date palm , Imperata cylindrica, and Panicum maximum. There are Large numbers of elephants interested to grass grounds on the limits of the lake during the dry season. Also this park is a central habitat for the two endemic monkeys of Sri Lanka: purple-faced langur and toque macaque. Large herbivorous mammals such as Sri Lankan sambar deer and Sri Lankan axis deer frequent the park. Rare and compromised species such as Sri Lankan leopard and Sri Lankan sloth bear inhabit in Minneriya.
* Minneriya Safari
Highlight of your holiday by the Minneriya adventure safari. In Sri Lanka, there are few national parks where you can go on safari to watch for wild animals. Minneriya is special because of the wide range of areas and the number of elephants. Minneriya Jeep Safari is a one of the great activities and the safari can be customized at your choice from half day to full day both morning and evening hours. The drive through the woodland area is exciting in the jeeps and you can spot some wonderful trees and birds in this beautiful park. Obviously, this is a beautiful national park in number of elephants (maybe 300-400), deers and wild animals. While on your safari you can see the largest elephants group with cute baby elephants. Definitely, you can amazed at how many elephants saw and how close they came to the jeep. In this area apart from the elephants and can see a lot of bird life, different kinds of animals and a herd of water buffalo. Nature lovers should go there, you can enjoy the amazing view and feel the calmness of the environment with wildlife. If you would like, My travel partner can arrange your entire tour, all transportation service and safari with reasonable rates and good service.