Field Accommodations:Depending on the number of participants volunteers will be stationed at one of two field sites operated by the SLWCS for the wild elephant conservation project and in a hotel at Pinnawala for the Captive Elephant Management Training Program.

The Ambassador’s Lodge Field House:This field house can accommodate up to 12 individuals and any vehicle can access the field house.  The field house is only 15 minutes from the entrance to the Wasgamuwa National Park.  The house is situated on a scenic hill overlooking a lake and the Knuckles Mountains.  The house is very spacious, open to the outdoors and has lots of room.  It has two modern bathrooms with flush toilets, showers and sinks.  There are five bedrooms sectioned off for privacy and they are situated around the two communal social areas of the house.  The rooms have comfortable beds for 2 or 3 people to share. Electric fans, mosquito nets, pillows and clean bed-sheets are provided, but please remember to bring your own towel. All meals will be prepared for the visitors at the field camp and vegetarians and vegans can be catered for.  Clothes can be hand washed at the base.  Most GSM phones with Dialog and Mobitel Sri Lanka service providers will work around the project base camp.  WiFi is available at an additional nominal fee.

The Irriyagaha Field Camp:Access to this site is only by 4WD vehicle and it is 30 minutes from the entrance to the Wasgamuwa National Park. The field site is located in a shaded property adjacent to the buffer zone of the Wasgamuwa National Park.  Massive trees shade the property and perennial spring flows through the campsite.  There is a large dormitory-style lodge with sleeping facilities for 16 people. The campsite has a central dining/meeting shed, a kitchen, a series of modern toilets separated for men and women with showers open to the sky.  There is Dialog and Celltel GSM coverage at certain points in the property.  All meals are prepared at the field camp and vegetarians and vegans can be catered for.  Clothes can be hand washed at the base.  There is no electricity in this site and it uses solar power.