Where to see
Elephas maximus
Udawalawe National Park leads · 23 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting an Asian Elephant during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Udawalawe National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 2 | Yala National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 3 | Bandipur National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Nagarhole National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 5 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 6 | Wilpattu National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 7 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 8 | Minneriya National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 9 | Manas National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 10 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 11 | Periyar National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 12 | Mudumalai National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 13 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 14 | Royal Bardia National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 15 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 16 | Way Kambas National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 17 | Bandhavgarh National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 18 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 19 | Royal Manas National Park | 🇧🇹 Bhutan | |
| 20 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 21 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 22 | Taman Negara National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 23 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
Udawalawe National Park
In Udawalawe National Park, Sri Lanka, about 90% of wildlife watchers report an Asian Elephant sighting on a given day, the highest of the 23 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Yala National Park and more
After Udawalawe National Park, the next-best odds of seeing an Asian Elephant are in Yala National Park (Sri Lanka, about 90%), Bandipur National Park (India, about 80%) and Nagarhole National Park (India, about 80%). Outside Asia, the best option is Khao Yai National Park in Southeast Asia (about 60%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are September to July in Udawalawe National Park (about 90%), January–February, April, June–July and September–November in Yala National Park (about 90%) and April–May, September and December in Bandipur National Park (about 90%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report an Asian Elephant on a given day. Each park's Asian Elephant page has the full month-by-month chart.
