If You Like - Sri Lanka - page 41

Making an offering to Buddha, Galle
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Wildlife
The island may be small but the animals are big, especially the herds of Asian elephants
that live inside and outside the national parks. Leopards and water buffaloes are just some
of the other creatures.
Yala National Park Drawing crowds like only a spotty big cat can, a leopard safari in Yala
National Park is a Sri Lankan highlight.
Uda Walawe National Park If you've ever wanted to see a wild elephant, you're unlikely to
find a better place to do so than this park.
Minneriya National Park Already a good place to see elephants and other animals, this park
is the site of 'the Gathering', when over 400 pachyderms gather in an awesome spectacle.