Ridiyagama Safari Park
The Origin Ridiyagama Safari Park
Ridiyagama Safari Park is operated under the Department of National Zoological Gardens and is located in the Ambalantota Divisional Secretary’s Division in Southern Sri Lanka.
Spanning 500 acres, the park was officially opened to the public on 18th March 2016. Since its opening, it has rapidly grown into one of the leading tourist attractions in the southern region and is expected to become one of Sri Lanka’s most prominent eco-tourism destinations.
Park Zones
Currently, visitors can explore animals across the following zones:
🦁 African Lion Zone
🐘 Asian Elephant Zone
🦌 Herbivore Zone
🐾 Small Animal Zone
Each zone is designed to provide a naturalistic environment, ensuring both visitor engagement and animal welfare.
🐘 Asian Elephant Zone
🦌 Herbivore Zone
🐾 Small Animal Zone
Each zone is designed to provide a naturalistic environment, ensuring both visitor engagement and animal welfare.
Upcoming Developments (By 2028)
The park is continuously expanding, with several exciting additions planned:
🐆 Cheetah Zone
🐆 Sri Lankan Leopard Zone
🐍 Reptile Park
🎠 Children’s Park
🏕 Camping Ground
All major development activities are scheduled for completion by 2028, enhancing the park’s eco-tourism and conservation capacity.
🐆 Cheetah Zone
🐆 Sri Lankan Leopard Zone
🐍 Reptile Park
🎠 Children’s Park
🏕 Camping Ground
All major development activities are scheduled for completion by 2028, enhancing the park’s eco-tourism and conservation capacity.
Main Objectives
The Ridiyagama Safari Park operates with the following core objectives:
• Animal Welfare – Ensuring high standards of care and habitat management
• Wildlife Conservation – Protecting endangered and threatened species
• Education & Research – Supporting scientific studies and public awareness
• Visitor Experience – Providing safe and engaging wildlife encounters
• Government Revenue Generation – Supporting national economic growth
• Local Community Development – Creating employment and livelihood opportunities
• Animal Welfare – Ensuring high standards of care and habitat management
• Wildlife Conservation – Protecting endangered and threatened species
• Education & Research – Supporting scientific studies and public awareness
• Visitor Experience – Providing safe and engaging wildlife encounters
• Government Revenue Generation – Supporting national economic growth
• Local Community Development – Creating employment and livelihood opportunities
Conservation & Breeding Center
As Sri Lanka’s premier ex-situ wildlife conservation authority, the Department of National Zoological Gardens has established an Animal Conservation and Breeding Center within the park.
This center focuses on:
• Breeding threatened and endangered species
• Establishing wildlife reserves
• Supporting long-term biodiversity conservation initiatives
This center focuses on:
• Breeding threatened and endangered species
• Establishing wildlife reserves
• Supporting long-term biodiversity conservation initiatives
Animal Diversity
Visitors are offered the opportunity to observe a wide variety of animal species distributed across multiple zones, making the safari experience both educational and immersive.
🦁 African Lion Zone
🦌 Herbivore Zone
🐅 Bengal Tiger Zone
🐘 Elephant Zone
🐾 Small Animal Zone
Ticket Prices
| Local Children (Under 12) | Rs. 236.00 |
| Local Adults (Over 12) | Rs. 590.00 |
| School Children (Group of 20+) | Rs. 118.00 |
| Foreign Children | USD 8.85 |
| Foreign Adults | USD 17.70 |
| Foreign Children (SAARC) | USD 5.90 |
| Foreign Adults (SAARC) | USD 11.80 |
Special Programmes
Bird feeding
Elephant feeding
Pets Zone
Fish therapy
Open butterfly garden
Watching lion cubs
Photography for special occasions (Wedding photo shoot, Pre-shoot)
Hosting birthday parties
Department of National
Zoological Gardens
120 Anagarika Dharmapala Mawatha,
Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia Sri Lanka
Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia Sri Lanka
Mon – Sun: 8:30 am – 5:00 pm
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