Yala National Park Wildlife Safari/ Game Drive

Embark on an immersive jeep safari experience in Yala National Park with Ajith Safari Jeep Tours, Sri Lanka’s best-rated operator. Encounter Asian elephants and the elusive Sri Lankan leopard while enjoying eco-friendly and sustainable operations. Join us for a memorable and exceptional safari adventure!

Duration: 14 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Yala national park - Embark on a thrilling wilderness adventure into YALA National Park, home to the world’s most concentrated population of leopards!
    Sri Lankan leopard is a leopard subspecies native to Sri Lanka. YALA boasts approximately a hundred individual leopards.

We aim to be in the YALA National Park in the first two hours of the day…

What's Included
  • Experienced Driver cum Guides, licensed from the Wildlife Department of Sri Lanka
  • Bottled water
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off (if option selected)
  • Lunch
  • Ajith Safari Office is the meeting point - Ajith Safari Jeep Tours, No414, Debarawewa, Tissamaharama
  • If you’re staying in a place beyond given area, we can arrange pickup with extra charge….
What's Not Included
  • On request - Sri Lankan picnic breakfast - 8USD P.P. (Hopper & Egg Hopper, Coconut & Sini Sambol)
  • Entrance Fees - Yala national park - 13,000LKR Per Person
Additional Information

Explore breathtaking wilderness of Sri Lanka with Ajith Safari Jeep Tours. We’re the only Sri Lankan safari operator mentioned both in Lonely Planet and the number one provider on Trip Advisor for more than a decade.
With our team of experienced driver-guides and committed tour designers, we offer a range of safari packages to suit every interest &…

Location
Ajith Safari Jeep Tours - Yala Safari Operator
This is the office of Ajith Safari Jeep Tours. No 414, Debarawewa, Tissamaharama, 82600, Sri Lanka. Please search our office "Ajith Safari Jeep Tours" in google maps and get the location.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Lois_v
Jul 3, 2025
Amazing!! - We had a super experience with Dilan and Jenneki! They raced through the park to find leopards and always made sure we had the best view on every animal. We saw every animal we wanted to see and the guides could answer all our questions about the animals. It was a wonderfull day and I would definetly recommend a safari with them to all of my friends!
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Jose_v
Jul 1, 2025
We have afternoon Safari... - We did afternoon Safari and our driver was well informed where there was something to see. Eventually saw elephants, jaguar, toucan and crocodiles
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Explorer08608279266
Jun 27, 2025
Good experience and skilled driver - The driver was accommodating and was trying to help us find the animals. Request for Janaka and have a good time watching the animals. The highlight would be the elephants in close up view.
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Avishek_a
Jun 21, 2025
Amazing experience - Highly recommended, we enjoyed so much, on time and very helpful. The jeep driver showed us all the animals in yala national park and was very prompt. Must visit.
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Vishwas_a
Jun 4, 2025
Great Experience with Naja! - Naja was amazing. We were picked up from the hotel on time and reached the Yala Entrance before 6am. The first 2 hours were for spotting the leopards and Elephants. We kept looking for 1 and Naja got an information from a fellow chauffeur spotting a leopard. He drove to the spot as fast as possible and there we saw a beautiful leopard resting by the road. Post a short coffee break, we saw the king of the Yala National Park - Lucus(the leopard). I personally feel a well connected safari guide is needed and Naja seems to be one. He gets information about animals on time and is aware of the place well. We saw 2 leopards, 4-5 elephants, wild buffaloes, monkeys, monitor lizards and many birds. I would highly recommend!
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Lucywm7909hg
May 27, 2025
Good safari tour - Ssasanka was a very good guide, saw lots of elephants. Recommend afternoon booking for quieter. Very informative and knew lots about the animals. Easy pick up from hotel.
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Toonv344
May 15, 2025
Wonderful and exciting safari with Naja - Had a wonderful safari with Naja! Great knowledge of the different animals in the park. Very motivated to get you to the most exciting animals the park has to offer. Couldn’t have asked for more on this safari!
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Charlottekq8136wu
May 7, 2025
Amazing experience - saw so many different animals! - We went on the morning safari with Ishan and I would 10/10 reccomend! He picked us up from our hotel in Tissamaharama at 5am, we also picked up some passengers from another hotel, then we drove to the park. The park opened at 6am and we saw so many elephants, water buffalo, many species of birds and even leopards! Ishan’s expertise was amazing, and thanks to him we were able to see leopards in a very uncrowded spot! We would recommend only a half day safari as this was plenty of time to see many different types of animals!
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Marinabd3171as
May 13, 2025
Guide very efficient - A very good safari overall. Guide did not say much, but he tried for sure to take us to every single place. We could see all animals we wanted, he made an effort for sure. I would recommend doing the evening safari, I think its better option and less hot than morning. Would definitely recommend going with this company
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Jonathan_b
May 6, 2025
The whole experience was... - The whole experience was very disappointing. We booked a tour with ajith safari tours and it stated explicitly that we get a Toyota Hillux, but that was not the case. The tour also stated that we would be getting an professional, English speaking driver. This was also not the case. The driver could only say the names of some of the animals, but every question resulted in a smile followed by silence. There was a ranger in the car on tha way to yala, so we assumed he would be joining us for explanation, but he left when we arrived. Our driver stood still for about 2 hours of the 4 hour tour to try to spot a jaguar, but he didn't ask or tell us anything about what we should be looking for and asking him resulted in being shushed that we needed to be silent. He only seemed to be very enthousiastic to stop for pictures of monitor lizards, animals which you already see plenty of on the island. Furthermore there seemed to be a problem with the shock absorbers. All other cars were passing us all of the time, because if our driver tried to go a bit faster, the car would shake uncontrollably. All in all we left the park not amused and cannot recommend this experience to anyone. We would appreciate it very much if something can be arranged regarding the costs we've paid.
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Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).