Yala National Park Private Safari: Adventure in Sri Lanka's Southeast Wilderness

Embark on a thrilling private safari in Yala National Park, Sri Lanka’s southeast wilderness. Explore the park’s natural beauty, spot wild animals, and enjoy the stunning sunrise or sunset views. Book now!

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Yala National Park - Meet at the gate of Yala National Park at 5:30 am or 2:30 pm to begin your safari adventure. Yala National Park is one of the preeminent spots in Sri Lanka to view a broad variety of wildlife. Admire fan-tailed peacocks in the woods where monkeys leap and chatter. There are 32 species of mammals in the park, including…
What's Included
  • Experienced Driver and Tracker
  • Complimentary Pickup/Drop-off within 5 KM of Palatupana Gate
  • Refreshments including Water
  • Exclusive Private Safari Jeep (Up to 6 Passengers)
What's Not Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off if outside of 5km of park entrance gate
  • Entrance fees
  • Meals
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Embark on an adventure in Yala National Park, situated in southeastern Sri Lanka. Travel in a soft-top Jeep and marvel at the park’s natural beauty with the roof open. Witness the sky come alive at dawn or transition to dusk, based on your preference, while spotting wild animals. This full-day, morning, or evening excursion includes hotel pick-up and…

Location
Palatupana
Cancellation Policy

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

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Annesh7391kw
Jan 7, 2026
Yala national park safari - We did the afternoon safari from 2-6pm and it was a great experience. We saw a leopard, elephants, water buffalo, deer, peacocks all in their natural environment. Whilst there were quite a few tours operating at the same time, the safari did not feel intrusive. Four of us including 19 and 21 yr old went and this exceeded all our expectations
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Seaside623895
Jan 1, 2026
Yala full day safari - The booking was easy with Lakpura and changing the pickup point was no problem.Thej 2jeeps were modern with experienced driver/trackers.Because of heavy rain during the drive did not see many animals.The whole visit was well organized and the wait at the entrance was only 15 minutes due to online booking. Thank you Mewan Maduranga
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Rakesh_m
Dec 25, 2025
Money well spent - Well worth the the $, our guide/driver knew all the spots where we could catch a glimpse of Elephants and Leopards etc.
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Mallumasala
Nov 1, 2025
Super experience. - Excellent !! Loved it. Would recommend to all to try and use it. Loved seeing elephants and deers and peacocks ...wonderful experience
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777kikir
Sep 19, 2025
Safaritour Yalapark - It was a beautiful experience. The ride to the park, the private jeep ride through the park and the return ride were perfectly arranged! Our driver of the jeep has done his utmost ok to make our safari tour as fun and special as possible. I would recommend it to anyone!
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Michael_s
Mar 10, 2025
Ok - Excelente tour - Guide waited for us even if we were running late; was trying to show as many animals as possibe
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Maddiedurnell
Dec 13, 2024
Incredible Day in Yala National Park - We recently did the full day safari at Yala National Park and are so glad we booked via Lakpura. We had friends that did it through another company and had a terrible time. Our driver, Galappaththi from Panchi Safaris, was amazing, such a lovely guy. He clearly loved showing off the animals and the park. He got just excited as us when we spotted something, despite doing safaris for 15 years. I lost count of all the animals we saw throughout the day and we rarely felt crowded, despite the amount of jeeps around, thanks to Galappaththi. We just had the best day and didn’t want it to end
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Mathurat2018
Oct 9, 2025
Jeep Safari Yala National Park - It was interesting, but very few animals seen. We haven't seen any leopards. It is best to go there after rain.
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Em19031998
Apr 24, 2025
Yala safari - The safari was very nice, traveling in a car like this was a more than satisfying experience! The driver was on top. Unfortunately we saw that very few animals (not even leopards...) I know that it does not depend on the driver but it impacted our safari, maybe next time!!
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Carolyn_m
Jul 17, 2025
Great expectations - I booked this Safari trip online via Viator which was confusing because I thought it included the travel from our hotel to the Safari Park but it didn’t the 12 hours that I booked was just for being in the Safai park. I asked the operator to reduce the time to 4 hours. Luckily they refunded me part of my expenses. The Safari itself was a little disappointing. The animals were so far away there were far too many Safari jeeps. I had to tell the driver to slow down because of the rough tracks and to speak to the driver I had to knock on his window for him to wind it down and I could talk to him. The marketing of the experience and the national park is excellent but in reality it’s a money pit but I guess that money pit goes to keeping out the developers. I would recommend it to keep the environment from development.
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From $30
up to 6 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).