Hiriwadunna, Sri Lanka
Karandupona-Rambukkna Road
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Such an amazing place to visit. The Elephant (Kumari) is totally free no chains no ride and the family and guides are so friendly. Highly recommended. Definitely I will visit again.
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It has been almost a year since my wife and I visited the Elephant Freedom Project on our honeymoon. It was one of the top reasons we decided to go to Sri Lanka as part of our trip in the first place - we were in search of an ethical elephant sanctuary we could support. The hosts were amazingly nice and you could see the true love they have for Princess, the elephant they were taking care of at the time (possibly still?). We went for a walk through the woods together and into a stream together, walking along side her the entire time. Truly magical. We met another awesome small group that went along with us, and all shared a delicious meal at the end. We have since donated towards their noble cause and will continue to do so having seen, first hand, the amazing work they are doing. Till next time!
Wish I could give more than 5 stars. This was the most amazing experience which I will treasure for the rest of my life. It is not catered to entertain tourists. They offer small groups of people the opportunity to interact with a rescue elephant and spend the day feeding, walking and bathing this magnificent elephant. I highly recommend this experience to people who genuinely care for the welfare of elephants.
So slightly mixed feelings here. Was an amazing experience giving an elephant a bath and then going for a walk and feeding it fruit. Elephant is rented so I am not 100% sure what all that means but kind of sad. For what we paid for was a great eperience and the elephant seemed hungry but happy. The lunch that was provided taste great. 3.5 stars. Cool experience but just didnt feel like the elephant was really that "free"
Great experience to interact for some hours with a fully adult elephant! We gave him a bath in the river near by, then walked him, and ended up in a paper recycling company, they make paper out of the elephants excrements... very interesting process
Absolutely outstanding. From the awesome experience spending time with Kumari doing things at her pace, to the great food and awesome information, an absolute must do if you truly love elephants.... No chains!
An incredible and beautiful experience! Walking, bathing and feeding the Ellie \u003c3 completely ethical and cruelty free. You can stay with the family - who are amazing! So warm and welcoming and feed your belly with wonderful Sri Lankan curries. Definitely a place to visit if you're in the country :D
We had an amazing time here! We did a half day in the afternoon. Staff are all friendly. Our guide was knowledgeable and the mahout and elephant (Nilame) looked like best friends. No chains in sight, and the mahout did not use a billhook during the time we were there. Our guide had great English, and taught us a lot about elephants and Sri Lanka in general. We would highly recommend this to any animal lover! You get to wash the elephant in the river and later go for a walk with the elephant, and feed him some food.
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