Elephant Riding at Habarana, Sri Lanka

Habarana is a small city in the Anuradhapura District of Sri Lanka. The city is famed for its chain of high class tourist resorts.

Habarana is a popular tourist destination for safari lovers as it is the starting point for safaris in the nearby Habarana jungle and the Minneriya sanctuary which is heavily populated by elephants. Elephant back riding is also an attraction in this small city. Habarana is situated nearby to the ancient rock fortress and castle/palace ruin of Sigiriya and is situated on the main road from Colombo to Trincomalee and Polonnaruwa. The population of the city is expected to be in the area of 5000-10,000.

The area has some of the best hotels in the country and the greenary and wild life has added value, making the location attractive for tourists. ( Source : Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Habarana )

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[niederwil]

poor elephants, they are not made to  walk on hot streets and also not to carry people ... even they are forced to do that since centuries. and do not forget: all elephants are wild elephants. they only obey humans after a terrible and painful torture process ... "high class tourisme ..."

[Rebell86er]

fuck this shit.! i see just pure elephants!