Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage

Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage, is a captive breeding and conservation institute for wild Asian elephants located at Pinnawala village, 13 km northeast of Kegalle town in Sabaragamuwa Province of Sri Lanka. Pinnawala has the largest herd of captive elephants in the world.

Daily features of Interest at the Pinnawala Orphanage:

- 08.30 hours – Open to visitors

- 09.15 hours – Bottle feeding

- 10.00 hours – Herd leaving to the river

- 12.00 hours – Return from the river

- 13.15 hours – Bottle feeding

- 14.00 hours – Herd leaving to the river

- 16.00 hours – Return from the river

- 17.00 hours – Bottle feeding

- 17.30 hours – Ticket counters close

- 18.00 hours – Close to public