The Department of National Zoological Gardens is eager to unveil it’s another flagship project for the nature lovers and pleasure hunters browsing the down south of Sri Lanka. A 500 acre drive through Safari Park, the first ever Safari Park in Sri Lanka.
The Hambantota Ridiyagama Safari Park is divided into several sections holding different animals found worldwide. The park has a 16-acre service station, a 35-acre lion enclosure, a 54-acre Sri Lankan Elephant enclosure and 80 acres for herbivorous animal species of the world. Around 22 species of animals including African Lions, Zebras, Giraffes, Bactrian Camels, Arabian Oryx, Lechwe, Indian blue Bulls, African cape Buffaloes and large birds such as Ostriches are found in the park.