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Yala Safari: Unique Wildlife Experience
5.0
34 Ratings
Hambantota
Discover Yala’s wildlife with our cruise-friendly safari from Hambantota Port. Spot leopards, elephants, and rare birds with expert guides. Book now.
Discover Yala’s wildlife with our cruise-friendly safari from Hambantota Port. Spot leopards, elephants, and rare birds with expert guides. Book now.
Duration:
6 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Yala National Park - Embark on an exhilarating wildlife journey with a guided safari at Yala National Park, starting right from Hambantota Port. After being picked up at the port, enjoy a picturesque drive through charming rural villages and verdant landscapes before entering Yala in a comfortable 4x4 safari jeep. An expert tracker will guide you…
- Yala National Park - Embark on an exhilarating wildlife journey with a guided safari at Yala National Park, starting right from Hambantota Port. After being picked up at the port, enjoy a picturesque drive through charming rural villages and verdant landscapes before entering Yala in a comfortable 4x4 safari jeep. An expert tracker will guide you through the park’s prime zones, tracking animal footprints and calls to locate wildlife. During the 3–4 hour safari, you might encounter leopards, elephants, crocodiles, sloth bears, deer, buffalo, and lively monkeys. Yala also hosts over 200 bird species, including eagles, peacocks, hornbills, and vibrant kingfishers. The park’s varied scenery—lagoons, grasslands, rocky outcrops, and forests—provides breathtaking photography opportunities. After a brief refreshment break, continue exploring new paths before safely returning to Hambantota Port with a guaranteed on-time arrival.
What's Included
- All Transportation
- Well experienced driver-guide
- Bottled water
- Snacks
- Pick up and drop off from Hambantota Port/ Hambantota Hotels
- Safari jeep
- Binocular
- All Transportation
- Well experienced driver-guide
- Bottled water
- Snacks
- Pick up and drop off from Hambantota Port/ Hambantota Hotels
- Safari jeep
- Binocular
What's Not Included
- Entrance fees
- Entrance fees
Additional Information
What sets our Yala Safari from Hambantota Port apart:
Enjoy a cruise-friendly, stress-free wildlife adventure with assured port pickup and timely return—ideal for travelers with limited shore time. Choose from small-group or private 4x4 jeeps, accompanied by expert English-speaking driver-trackers and a naturalist guide to enhance your chances of seeing…
What sets our Yala Safari from Hambantota Port apart:
Enjoy a cruise-friendly, stress-free wildlife adventure with assured port pickup and timely return—ideal for travelers with limited shore time. Choose from small-group or private 4x4 jeeps, accompanied by expert English-speaking driver-trackers and a naturalist guide to enhance your chances of seeing leopards, elephants, and rare birds. Our jeeps are designed for photography, offering clear views, and we provide chilled refreshments, adaptable timing to align with ship schedules, and community-friendly park fees that aid local conservation. Reserve now for a high-probability, seamless, genuine Sri Lankan safari experience.
Location
Hambantota Port Main Entrance Road
We will be at port entrance with name board of our company.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
5.0
(34 Ratings)
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Navigator59986800071
May 18, 2026
Great experience!! - They picked me up at the hotel, offered me breakfast, and most of all we saw 3 leopards on the half day tour! The guides were amazing and professional, 100 % recommended!!!
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Piperf2026
May 13, 2026
Excellent full day safari - We did a full day tour. Our driver was excellent and went above and beyond to have us see as many animals as possible. We saw leopards, elephants, antelope, water buffalo, mongoose, crocodile, black bear, goana, deer, peacock, and other birds. The lunch was delicious. There were breaks for breakfast and lunch at the beach. It is a very long day but we are glad we did it as we only saw leopards after 3:30pm. Highly recommend
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D2789nkjennyt
May 11, 2026
Yala national park - We had a great day with Yala Kings Safari. We saw every different type of wildlife in the park and our guide had a very good eye for spotting the animals and birds. He obviously knew the areas in the park where we were most likely to have sightings.
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Johnck331ki
Apr 1, 2026
Great Safari - Thank you to the Yala Kings Safari for a great day out.
The safari was great, especially Ranga our driver, he was excellent at spotting all the animals.
Yala Kings were great from start to finish, booking was easy Tharindu made sure everything was ready and gave clear instructions regarding costing and timings etc.
I’d highly recommend using Yala Kings Safari.
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964vincentp
Mar 28, 2026
Our Safari trip - We had an amazing experience with the safari, the driver and the staff that arranged the safari were excellent . Guiding us every step. We were able to spot all the animal and had great time during the trip. Would highly recommend it .
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Stevenwelker
Mar 19, 2026
Couldn't ask for more! - We did two half day safaris with Yala Kings and had a great experience! Our driver Dinindu was knowledgeable, patient and helped us to see everything we wanted including leopards, elephants, monkeys, crocodiles, deer, water buffalo and so many birds! I love photography and Dinindu spotted so many amazing birds and helped get us into position for great shots. We loved just being in nature in Yala and Dinindu made sure we had lots of time away from other jeeps and just on our own taking in the sites. Highly recommend!
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Mayjunetravel
Mar 19, 2026
Amazing safari experience!!! - We had an awesome safari experience with Yala Kings! We did two half days (one morning and one afternoon) which worked perfectly for our family of 3 (2 adults plus 8 year old). Our driver Dinindu was very knowledgeable about all of the animals and in particular the birds. He was very patient with my husband taking lots of photos and helped out by positioning the jeep for great lighting and spotted so many birds we never would have seen. We saw two leopards on our final day and many great elephant encounters - my daughter's favourite. Highly recommend Yala Kings and Dinindu for your safari experience!
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Venture496698
Mar 19, 2026
Wonderful Experience - There is a saying...You can't schedule nature! What you can do is do everything right and hope she cooperates! This company did everything right! Timely pick-up at our lodge, all arrangements were seamless. Our drivers worked their buttons off to show us every creature that was active...Pointing out creatures that were barely visible to our eyes until they patiently showed us. Always willing to stop for photography and positioning for the best possible angles. Although the leopards decided to hide from us on our safari, we commend our guides for their above-and-beyond efforts.
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Imogenfrost
Mar 9, 2026
Wild ride!! - Get ready for a wild ride!! We had two amazing safaris where we saw EVERYTHING. Sanjee spared no time getting us into the best viewing spots, we saw elephants, sloth bears, leopards (!!), the lot! Couldn’t believe how lucky we were. Highly recommend these guys for your Yala safari.
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Rick_g
May 10, 2026
Ok but not great - Generally good. Ride to Yala park was long. Had to wait two hours after we got to safari start place to start safari. Had a snack that was ok. When paying for it with USD a big hassle on perfect notes to pay. Very frustrating. Saw a good assortment of animals.
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