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Yala National Park Safari

Yala Safari Yala National Park is located in the south eastern region of Sri Lanka and extends over two provinces of Hambantota district of southern province and Monaragala district in Uva province. The entrance to the park is at Palatupana, 12km from Kirinda. The distance from Colombo to the entry point of Palatupana is 305 km. Reaching and access the Yala National Park\The gateway to Yala National Park is Tissamaharama. A 20 km drive via Kirinda takes the visitors to the Palatupana. At Palatupana, the well-designed visitor center provides the information to the tourists and assign a tracker to all incoming vehicles. The park provides jeeps with soft –tops which affords better opportunities in viewing wild life. Dawn and dusk bring about the best timing for safari tours in the Yala National Park


Climate at Yala National Park Being located in one of the arid regions of Sri Lanka, the Climate of Ruhuna National Park is usually hot and dry. The mean annual temperature is 27 Celsius, although in the dry season the temperature could go as high as 37 Celsius.The main annual rainfall is during the North east monsoon from November to January while unpredictable inter-monsoonal rains occur in March or April. February is a driest month, but the main dry season spreads from June to October. Wildlife at Yala National Park Of all the National Parks in Sri Lanka, Yala National Park affords the greatest opportunities to sight the Sri Lanka’s broad variety of wildlife: colorful painted stork in troops are seen perched at the shores of lagoon where the crocodiles too have chosen to doze off; lovely fantailed peacocks in their resplendent blues and greens parade about amidst the woods where monkeys hang, leap and chatter; in the bush jungle are the Elephants; crossing the tracks and wandering off into the thorny scrub jungle is the star attraction of the park: the leopard.


Bit of Yala National Park A total of 32 species of mammals have been recorded. The threatened species are sloth bear (Melursus ursinus), Leopard (Panthera pardus) kotiya, elephant (Elephas maximus), water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis), Wild boar (Sus scrofa), spotted deer (Axis axis ceylonessis), sambar (Cervus unicolor) and golden jackal (Canis aureus).


Entrance fees to the site's / Safari jeep & tickets / Train tickets etc.. not included to the total price. you can be paid me, or directly to the ticket office at the site. But if you prefer to have Complete package feel free to make an inquire. All the tour Packages are consisting travelling and accommodation with breakfast. You can customize the tour as you preferred. we are always flexible with you requirements of the journey in practical conditions. You are a unique individual with your own tastes and desires, and we have recognized that not everybody enjoys the same thing. This is exactly why we offer the option of custom-designing your own holiday. We have the expertise and know how to design a holiday package that will incorporate your preferences and exceed your expectations. You can decide and plan your remarkable holiday and travel according to the satisfaction, through an island of small miracle High season supplement can effect for accommodation charges on August / December / January month's