The Most beautiful place of sri lanka is  Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage,It is situated northwest of the town of Kegalle, 90 km from Colombo and the ancient royal residence Kandy in the hills of central Sri Lanka. It was established in 1975 by the Sri Lanka wildlife department in a 26acre coconut property near the Maha Oya river. The orphanage was originally founded in order to afford care and protection to the many orphaned Elephants found in the jungle. As of 2004, there were 80 elephants.