A short drive from Habarana will bring you to the Minneriya National Park, one of the best places for elephant safaris in Sri Lanka. Resort and hotel options within easy reach of this site will organise thrilling wildlife drives where you can witness these majestic animals; not to be missed is a chance to visit between June and September to catch "The Gathering" which sometimes features as many as 300 elephants congregating together! On your safari, you have a chance to see animals like the spotted deer, macaque, sloth bear, porcupine, wild buffalo and if you're lucky, leopard too.