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
  • Entrance fees to the YALA National Park. (Sri Lankan Rupees 11,000/-, approx. 37 USD - Per Person)
  • On request - Sri Lankan picnic breakfast - 8USD P.P. (Hopper & Egg Hopper, Coconut & Sini Sambol)
  • Breakfast
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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165iselinb
Feb 9, 2025
Amazing afternoon Safari - My partner and I had an absolutely fantastic experience on our afternoon safari in Yala National Park. Everything about the trip was perfect – from the breathtaking sunset to the incredible variety of wildlife we encountered. Our guide and driver, Ishan, was amazing! Not only was he super friendly and knowledgeable, but he also took us to less crowded areas, allowing us to enjoy the park without feeling surrounded by other safari jeeps. Thanks to his expertise, we got up close to elephants, crocodiles, eagles, buffalos, and many more animals. The absolute highlight of our trip? We spotted a leopard – twice! Seeing such a majestic creature in the wild was an unforgettable moment. We were also lucky enough to witness a massive elephant climbing a rocky hill – something we never expected to see! Overall, this was one of the most memorable experiences of our travels. If you’re visiting Yala, we highly recommend booking a safari with Ishan – you won’t regret it!
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Feb 8, 2025
Brilliant guide, incredibly lucky to see a leopard - Had a great day with Ishan. We saw a sleeping leopard, loads of elephants extremely close, an owl, and many other animals. Really enjoyed the trip. Ishan was an excellent guide, great English, very knowledgeable about the park and animals (in particular the birds!) and an infectious laugh. Ishan knew where to go to see the animals we wanted to see. Would definitely recommend. Thanks again, Ishan
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Izawouters
Feb 5, 2025
Unforgettable day - Naja has made for an unforgettable day. He treats the environment and the animals with respect, which is very important to us. He also explains the behaviour of the animals. Lunch was excellently organized. We enjoyed the rice and curry. After this there was room to relax. Tip for the break: bring a rug/beach towel so you can sit or lie down. During our safari we saw 2 leopards, 3 elephants, 2 lip bears, 2 crocodiles, lots of water buffalo and various reptiles and birds. This safari is highly recommended in our opinion!!
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Trip26255039586
Feb 2, 2025
Eventful full-day Yala safari with Ishan - We booked a full day safari in Yala online. Their website was easy to navigate. Ishan was our driver and guide. He punctually picked up at the hotel in the morning, He even drove us to the ATM, cause we did not have enough rupees on us to pay the park entrance fee. We understand wild animals can never be guaranteed to see. So we kept our expectations low, as always and hoped for the best. Fortunately Ishan, with his 13 years experience in the park, was able to skillfully navigate the park to locate most animal species you can find in Yala. So, we were able to see not just elephants, crocodiles, lizards, bisons, deers and a whole book of birds but we were lucky to spot the king of Yala - leopard. Ishan even provided us with books on mammals and birds. Overall we were very happy with our experience and we will hold great memories of this place and our guide. Thanks, Ishan!
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Britt
Jan 31, 2025
Book this tour if you want to go to Yala. We saw al lot of animals and also the leopard. - Through Reisjunk.nl came to this tour. Really 5 out of 5 stars. We were picked up at our hotel between 5 and 5.15 as agreed. We were with 3 others (so 5) in the jeep. Perfect. Once he arrives at the park he quickly goes to get tickets and we can enter the park. We spotted the leopard 3x and also many beautiful other animals. Elephants, crocodile, buffalo, birds etc. We secretly went for the leopards. Although of course you don't know if you will encounter them because it is still a park. He can really ride like the best (even in his reverse haha) thank you for this great morning!
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351nilanthar
Jan 29, 2025
Yala Safari - It was raining a lot but with Ishan we had a great day. He knows where the animals live and explains a lot. When the Elephants want to walk over the road to the other side we had the best spot! Really recommend this tour and guide!
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S7815jheddyb
Jan 28, 2025
Great Jeep Safari, respectful to the animals, professional driving and nice tourguide facts - Amazing Safari experience today, Ishan is a great 4x4 driver and knew exactly where to look for the animals (Buffalo, Elephants, Crocodiles, Birds.. and we were lucky to have a surprise encounter with a leopard, because our driver recognized the warning call of the spotted deer! Full day, left very content.
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John_doe_1976
Jan 25, 2025
Great afternoon safari with Ishan - We had a wonderful safari yesterday, despite the rain at the beginning. This was mainly thanks to our driver and guide Ishan. He knew the best places to observe animals. The highlight was a herd of elephants crossing the road at arm's length in front of the jeep. My tip: if you book with Ajith Safari, ask for Ishan!
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Scenic55057186349
Feb 2, 2025
Beautiful scenery, but lack of organisation ruined the experience - Beautiful nature but we lost an hour of the excursion when we got stuck with the car in a waterhole and did not get up. Poor communication between the drivers so many cars just went past us as they did not have proper equipment on the cars to pull us up. Luckily, we finally got help from another car that pulled us up then the safari was pretty much over for us. When we left the nature reserve, the driver drove like a fool without us being in a hurry. We unfortunately missed to see the elephants that we had hoped for.
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Tom_t
Feb 3, 2025
Overpriced, overrated, rushed and inpersonal - What should cost 75 USD, cost me 200 USD as park entries were not included in the price. Even for 75 USD this agency wasnt worth the effort. The driver never introduced himself. We learned hardly anything about the flora, fauna or even the park itself. On top of everything this agency is rudely overtaking other safari cars, in the chase of finding animals first. Revving the engine and driving ridiculously fast. This agency is not passionate about showing and preserving the beautiful nature. They are simply milking the cow of fast tourism. Please don't do what I did. My advice would be to not pre book anything but find local guides who give a sh*t about what they are offering. Or better go to a different National Park in Sri Lanka. This is Overrated and overpriced
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