Monkey Kingdom

We start the morning field session of the Monkey tour at 6am with a team briefing that will introduce you to the world of the primates in Polonnaruwa. First species you would encounter would be the majestic Hanuman or the Grey langur and a small troop of very active and gregarious Toque macaques. You watch them wake up and follow them closely for a small part of their day while they venture out to feed and interact socially with each other as well as the other species and other animals and even humans. We enter the Polonnaruwa Archeology grounds and Nature Reserve which is our study area for the macaques and the langurs around 7.15am once the tickets are bought from the Central Cultural Fund ticket office for all foreign guests.

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