Sri Lanka | Is the Elephant Orphanage worth visiting?

This place mainly adopts baby elephants that are homeless, seriously injured in traps, separated from the group and lost, injured or sick due to war. The orphanage has been established for more than 30 years and has adopted nearly a hundred elephants. Here you have close contact with the honest and cute elephants, The main attraction is that you can see groups of elephants rushing to the river to bathe. 【Sri Lanka Elephant Orphanage】 📍 Address: B199, Rambukkana 71100, Sri Lanka ⏰ Time: 08:30-17:30 Elephant 🛀Time: 10:00-12:00 am | 14:00-16:00 pm 🎫Ticket: 2500 rupees/person 🔔Tips: 1️⃣ There is a separate fee for bathing elephants 2️⃣ Do not feed bananas to baby elephants 3️⃣ There are many private elephant parks near the elephant orphanage, be careful not to be fooled 4️⃣ If you encounter an elephant on the road and take pictures, you may be charged. Say hello in advance. If time permits, you can stay or eat at the Elephant Hotel by the river (the hotel environment is average) If you only eat and take photos in the swimming pool, there is a separate fee, so please plan ahead. The camera position for taking pictures of internet celebrities [swimming pool | on the steps | on the edge of the steps].