Pinnawala: Why You'll Love This Destination
Pinnawala is a small village built almost entirely around one attraction: the Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage, founded in 1975 to care for orphaned and injured elephants, now home to one of the largest captive elephant herds in the world and a popular stop between Colombo and Kandy.
See feeding times, the river bathing session and visiting tips in the Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage guide.
Twice daily, the herd is walked to the nearby Ma Oya river to bathe, one of the orphanage's most popular viewing moments.
Pinnawala's location just off the main highway makes it a natural half-day stop for travellers moving between Colombo and Kandy.
See feeding and bathing times in the full Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage guide, or visit the smaller Millennium Elephant Foundation near Kegalle.
