著名的孤儿和受伤大象保护区，是世界上最大的圈养大象群的家园，每天两次的河浴是观赏大象的最佳地点。

概述

Pinnawala 大象孤儿院在 Maha Oya 旁边的椰子园里照顾孤儿、受伤和流离失所的野生大象。它以其庞大的牛群而闻名，它们每天两次步行到河边，在浅滩里洗澡、戏水和社交，而游客则在岸边观看。喂养课程，包括用奶瓶喂养小牛，是另一个亮点。它是岛上最受欢迎的野生动物景点之一，也是科伦坡和康提之间最受家庭喜爱的停留地。

历史

The orphanage was established in 1975 by the Department of Wildlife Conservation, initially at Wilpattu, to provide sanctuary for orphaned and injured wild elephants. In 1978 it moved to its present 25-acre coconut plantation beside the Maha Oya at Pinnawala, where it began a captive-breeding programme and grew into the largest herd of captive elephants in the world.