Big adventures in Sri Lanka

Even if you grew up reading Babar the Elephant and watching Disney’s Fantasia, nothing can truly prepare you for the surreal spectacle of more than 150 elephants feeding in Kaudulla National Park in Sri Lanka.
It’s called “The Gathering.” During the local dry season, Sri Lankan elephants – the largest Asian variety, weighing up to 5,400 kilograms – congregate on lush, muddy plains near wide lakes to eat grass. Mothers and babies roam alongside big bulls, swing