Yala National Park Safari: Wildlife Experience in Sri Lanka's Second Largest Park
3.9
7 Ratings
Hambantota
Embark on a thrilling wildlife adventure in Yala National Park, Sri Lanka's second-largest park. Spot the elusive Sri Lankan Leopard, observe wild elephants, and marvel at the diverse birdlife.
Duration: 5 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights

The safari will take you on a short game drive through the wilds of Yala. With a variety of natural habitation types and their rich ecology, you will not lack wonders to feast your eyes upon. From elephants to leopards, and from crocodiles to sea birds, you will be able to immerse yourself in experiencing the sensations of raw nature with all the proper safety measures.
You will be travelling in a rough terrain (4WD) game vehicle. The safari takes serious consideration of your safety and therefore, with regards to the wild elephants and other larger wildlife, and while the vehicle may stop at intervals, it is strongly advised that you do not descend from your jeep for safety purposes (especially when coming upon lone elephants, which may get aggressive when disturbed). You are also asked to follow the advice of your safari guide at all times during the safari.

Points of Interest

  • Hambantota Port Main Entrance Road
What's Included
  • Entrance tickets to Yala National Park.
  • Port pick-up and drop-off service.
  • Complimentary water bottle per person.
  • 3-hour Jeep safari adventure in Yala National Park.
  • Expertise of an English-speaking safari driver and tracker.
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks.
  • Gratuities (optional).
  • Expenses of personal nature.
Additional Information

(SKU: LK81IQ0200) Embark on a thrilling wildlife adventure in Yala National Park, which ranks second in size among Sri Lanka’s national parks. Seize the opportunity to spot the elusive Sri Lankan Leopard. Marvel at roaming wild elephants. Keep your binoculars at the ready to distinguish the multitude of water birds nesting in the sanctuary. Absorb the pulse of the wild through the vibrant patterns and activities of the animals you encounter.

Location
Hambantota Port Main Entrance Road
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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868gracer
May 2, 2024
Great jeep safari in Yala National Park - The driver who met us at the port and took us to meet the safari guide was great. The safari guide was skillful in finding the animals for us to see. We were extremely pleased with the experience from beginning to end. Thank you for a wonderful experience!
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Escape13245
Jan 17, 2024
Great excursion. Highly recommend. - Everything went very smoothly. Easy pickup from Gate 2. Oceania shuttle brought us out to the gate. One hour AC bus ride to 4x4 pickup site. We were in large 4x4 by ourselves. A tour guide came aboard at entrance of the park. He was excellent. We got to see elephants, warthogs, water buffalo, mongoose, boars, jackals, monkeys, various deer, many exotic birds. Time in the park is about 2-3 hours. Overall, a very well organized excursions.
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Margaret
Dec 10, 2023
Beautiful Yala National Park - We really wanted to see the infamous Sri Lankan leopard so took the trip to Yala National Park. We were collected in an air conditioned minibus from the port entrance, and driven aprox 30 minutes to meet the jeep vehicles that would take us the last part, and into the Park. The route was full of cows on the roads, and drivers dodging them. The whole journey was about an hour. We saw a land monitor, buffalo’s, mongoose, jackal, roe deer, and spotted deer. We also saw too many birds to count, but did see a beautiful kingfisher. We also saw the large paw prints of the elusive leopard, but unfortunately didn’t see him. The tour was over very bumpy tracks, which a lot were waterlogged, as there had been heavy rain. This independent tour was much better value than the one offered by the ship. The open jeep vehicles could take 6 people, but there was only us two in ours. We were really glad we did the tour, and our guide really did his best to show us as much as he could.
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Derek
Feb 28, 2024
Great Animal Spotting. - Our cruise ship docked at Hambantota and visiting Yala is pretty much the no 1 attraction from there. We had a great experience and saw countless wild animals and birds. After a medium sized bus from the port we were all split up onto jeeps. There are 6 seats in the jeep and we had a jeep on our own with a driver who was good at spotting the animals and pointing them out. His English was limited so sometimes we didn't know what he was saying but it wasn't a problem. Once into the park and after a surfaced section of road it becomes a very undulating and bouncy ride on a network of rough tracks. Getting into the rear of the jeep and coping with the very bumpy ride was ok for us but would not be for older or people with back problems. Would have given 5 stars but our driver lost track of time and we were 45 minutes late getting back to the bus. Not our fault but the other bus passengers were not amused. Would recommend having binoculars to get the best of the day but many animals including elephants were right beside the jeep.
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Discover48395330962
Dec 17, 2023
An adventure in the wildlife park 😁 - Some confusion about pick up point but when we got to the national park it was good. The ride on back of the pick up was an adventure. We saw so many animals and managed to see a large female elephant with 1 month old baby. Big saving on booking with the ship as well so an all round great day.
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Chrisbl4266wv
Mar 4, 2024
badly organised and dissapointing - We received a text the day before changing the time of our trip from 1pm to 8am. not a big problem. They said they would be waiting for us when we got off the ship, they did not say we had to get to the dock gate (approx 5 minute drive). We then sat in bus for 45 minutes whilst they waited for other people presumably who did not have the correct joining instructions. Approx 1 hour drive to destination. If you want to see birds, water buffalo, deer, crocodiles back and an elephant behind bushes this trip is for you. No sign of leopard. The place was rammed with safari trucks. Our driver was good a spotting what we saw.
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Kim_m
Feb 16, 2024
Will not recommend. - Highly unorganized. No bathroom breaks. For hours in the cars. Wasted a lot of time for ride share. Had we been picked up in time. We would have seen more animals.
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