Pinnawela is approximately 80 km northwest of Colombo and 40 km west of Kandy. The elephant orphanage is one of the most visited tourist attractions in Sri Lanka. On the island you love elephants very much. Here elephant babies who have lost their mother or injured elephants are delivered to raise them with human help. Today, the resulting herd counts over 70 elephants, making it the largest herd of domesticated elephants in the world.
The highlight of each day is to watch the many pachyderms feeding in the morning and then bathing in the river. In Pinnawela approximately 110 employees look after the elephant herd. About 15,000 kg of feed is needed daily. The elephant orphanage of Pinnawela is funded by tourism and the government.
