Hambantota, Sri Lanka Photo Gallery
Rice fields with Tissa dagoba in the background.
Working in the rice fields, while the birds feast.
A village along the way.
Peacock feathers for sale. We saw plenty of peacocks this day, so we know these feathers came from the national park.
A family walking along the road. The women's dresses were so pretty.
Waiting to take off in our jeeps for the safari tour. There were quite a few of us. The guys standing around are our drivers.
We took a safari in Yala National Park. I love how the lettering in their language looks.
Water buffalo.
A big crocodile.
Gray Langur-Mother and Baby.
Gray Langur-sad that I couldn't set a better photo.
A view from the national park to the ocean.
A painted stork.
Sri Lankan elephants.
I love the baby elephant following his mom. The mom always stayed between us and her little one.
A big bull elephant who is coming straight at us, but went for a different jeep.
He has his trunk stuck inside the cab. I would not be that person taking a photo so close, but jumping for the back seat!
A water buffalo keeping cool.
White Lotus.
Peacock.
There were many peacocks in the national park.
Water buffalo.
Asian Green Bee-Eater.
A pond of lotus plants.
Sri Lankan Axis Deer.
More Sri Lankan elephants, which is what we mostly saw. Sadly, we saw no leopards which do have a big concentration here.
People swimming and washing in the stream beside the road.