Many of you have commented on the price difference for locals and foriegners to enter the Zoo. Please note that in most developing countries this is the case. In India for example foriegners have to pay INR750/- (About US$15)to see the TAaj Mahal, where locals pay merely INR15/-. The locals are charged accordingly to the local majority earning/income capacity and... more

I visited the zoo on the 13th Jan 2009. First off, the entrance fee is ridiculous. They charge 50 Rupees for a local and 2000 Rupees for tourists (+500 rupees if you want to use a camcorder). I was born in Sri Lanka, as were my family, but have lived in the UK for 30+ years. They still wanted to... more

If your sensitive, don't go. One or two aspect are well done. The aquarium for example. But in the main, very cramped cages. Chained and distressed elephants. The promise of new elephant facilities dates 03, but little evidence of progress. Will; hopefully, follow up with photos. more

We were recently in Sri Lanka and wanted to take our 1 1/2 year old to the zoo. When we got there the lady selling tickets asked us where we were from. We told her that we were from the US and she said that it would be 1,000 Sri Lankan Rupees for each of us and 500 Sri Lankan... more