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Leopard Safari Tour: Exciting Wildlife Experience in Yala National Park
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270 Ratings
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Embark on an exhilarating Leopard Safari Tour in Yala National Park. Experience the thrill of encountering wildlife up close and enjoy convenient hotel pick-up. Book now!
Embark on an exhilarating Leopard Safari Tour in Yala National Park. Experience the thrill of encountering wildlife up close and enjoy convenient hotel pick-up. Book now!
Duration:
14 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Yala National Park - We are one of leading tour service provider in Yala Since 1984. Park Gate is opens at 6 AM and we are ready to drive then.\n\nFirst Try is to get in to the park as one of first Jeeps. That will give us maximum opportunities everyday.\n\nEarly morning first 2 hours and the day end last 2 hours is the golden hours for the…
- Yala National Park - We are one of leading tour service provider in Yala Since 1984. Park Gate is opens at 6 AM and we are ready to drive then.\n\nFirst Try is to get in to the park as one of first Jeeps. That will give us maximum opportunities everyday.\n\nEarly morning first 2 hours and the day end last 2 hours is the golden hours for the leopard spotting.\n\nTherefore we will not waste our time with the common animals or birds within this time.\n\nAfter this Golden Hours we will change the driving style in to explaining process and stop by every single thing we see on our route.\n\nWithin this tours to Yala, Big 3 is Leopard, Sloth Bear & Elephants. Other than that Many other different animal like Crocodiles, Monkeys, Deers, Birds, Jackals, Mongoose…..\n\nMany people in there reviews mentioned that the Yala is very busy, I have to say this, We will not drive only the main road of the park. Over set of Toyota Hilux/Toyota Land Cruiser Jeeps are able to Drive any road in the park and we will.
What's Included
- Hotel pickup and drop-off included for ease of travel
- Travel in style in a Safari Jeep with a small group (max. 6 passengers)
- Professional driver/guide at your service
- Hotel pickup and drop-off included for ease of travel
- Travel in style in a Safari Jeep with a small group (max. 6 passengers)
- Professional driver/guide at your service
What's Not Included
- Park Entrance & Service Fee. (Sri Lankan Rupees 13,000/-, approx. 43 USD - Per Person)
- Park Entrance & Service Fee. (Sri Lankan Rupees 13,000/-, approx. 43 USD - Per Person)
Additional Information
Hotel Pick up is included from Tissa, Kataragama or Yala Area. We will pick you at the correct time as follows.\n\nMorning Safari Tour :\n\nTissamaharama/Weerawila Area - 5.00 AM \n\nYala/Kataragama/Kirinda Area - 5.30AM\n\nAfternoon Safari Tour :\n\nTissamaharama/Weerawila Area - 2.00PM \n\nYala/Kataragama/Kirinda Area - 2.30PM\n\nEntrance fee to be purchase at park entrance
Hotel Pick up is included from Tissa, Kataragama or Yala Area. We will pick you at the correct time as follows.\n\nMorning Safari Tour :\n\nTissamaharama/Weerawila Area - 5.00 AM \n\nYala/Kataragama/Kirinda Area - 5.30AM\n\nAfternoon Safari Tour :\n\nTissamaharama/Weerawila Area - 2.00PM \n\nYala/Kataragama/Kirinda Area - 2.30PM\n\nEntrance fee to be purchase at park entrance
Location
Yala National Park Office
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
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(270 Ratings)
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Nsnmadu
Mar 25, 2025
Fantastic day in Wild - Our safari was amazing. a leopard walked next to the car. The driver's name was Ishan and he did a great job. our safari was amazing. We recommend this experience to everyone.
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Dan
Mar 22, 2025
Great excursion - We were picked up from our accommodation on time and taken to the tour of the national park, as well as back again afterwards.
Our driver Ishan took good time and took us safely through the park. Very good transfer.
Unfortunately, we did not see leopards, but a herd of elephants crossed the road immediately in front of us.
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Wanderer25808514333
Feb 16, 2025
Yashara is excellent driver. Highly recommended - Yashara is excellent driver in park. He always trying to search leopards and after then showing other common animals. THANK YOU YASHARA
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Sybille
Mar 6, 2025
Excellent tour but better upfront information - The park was a very nice experience. We saw elephants, a crocodile, storks, deer etc. We were on the tour between 2pm to 6pm and just missed seeing one of the leopards despite the whacky race by the driver to get there. It was very busy and drivers appear to enjoy racing each other which personally I found a bit scary and disrespectful considering where we were. Overall we had a fabulous day though. As an improvement I would recommend for the tour operator to build in comfort breaks once outside the park. We left the hotel at 11.00 hrs and returned st 21.00 hrs. We had to insist for toilet break as well as stopping to purchase some food before homeward journey. For anyone signing up for the tour establish what the transfer times are and come prepared with a lunch pack.
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Jingpen
Feb 17, 2025
A long but great day seeing heaps of animals! - A good experience where we got to see the following animals…
- A Leopard
- Elephants
- Mongooses
- Lace Monitors
- White Water Buffalo’s
- Peacocks
- Crocodiles
And a range of different birds
Didn’t see a sloth bear but it depends for your luck on the day. We were lucky and got to see a leopard sleeping in a tree (see image attached).
However, seeing the leopard took 40+ minutes as Jeeps lined up from both sides of the road waiting to let their guests see the leopard for 5 or so minutes. Was very tiring especially given the early wake up.
Seeing the elephants was very cool as we were lucky enough to get super close to them.
PRO TIP: Make sure to tell your driver not to let the Large Male Elephant come to your vehicle as it will block the road and go through your vehicle to steal your things. No joke… luckily our driver just watched other people do it and we drove past and watched the torment 😅.
Also if you’re booking the half day, expect it to go over time. We were picked up at 4:50am and dropped off at around 11:15am. Had to rearrange pickup with our driver.
Overall great experience but go into it with low expectations as you’ll mostly be driving around taken for a drive with not much guidance.
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Mobile736410
Feb 10, 2025
.. - Fantastic.. great guide, he knew what he was doing. We saw a leopard hunting deer.. which was fantastic. Saw lots of elephants.. great trip
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Diyar_o
Feb 16, 2025
No more event - The tour could give specific information earlier that we could enjoy our day more. But unfortunately they sent a location through e-mail but when clicked the link there was written that it’s untrusted site, I tried to continue to see further ‘which is a risk but anyway’ then it was a restaurant’s address so I tried to call that restaurant and ask about meeting place but they said it’s just restaurant nothing with safari. We went to the national park’s entrance at 01.15 pm so had to wait under sun until 2.40pm. At the end the vehicle came and picked us. we started around 2.50 and finished 5.40 pm which is about 3 hours but I’ve paid for “4hours”. The yala national park is amazing place but I don’t think that I will recommend this tour company and I guess won’t book any further event through Viator.
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I5679hoalicer
Feb 15, 2025
Underwhelming safari - To be honest a very underwhelming experience for the price. Yes the views were beautiful but the animals you could barely see and unfortunately on our tour we didn’t see any elephants which I understand isn’t their fault. Another thing to be mindful of is that in addition to the $25 you pay, you have to pay 13,000 Sri Lankan rupees when you get there in cash. Definitely wouldn’t do it again and have done much better activities for less than half the price
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Jesse
Mar 5, 2025
Dead Fish and Petrol. A true wildlife Yala Safari - More Cars than animals. Stood still in traffic for more than an hour. Drivers don’t go off-road. Zero sense of adventure. They probably feed the animals so they would stand next to the road. It’s more like a visit to the zoo by car. Price is expensive compared to other activities in Sri Lanka.
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339jonasg
Feb 22, 2025
Bad experience - We should have been picked up outside our hotel at 5am. Unfortunately, there was still no one there at 5:15, so I contacted the organizer. Shortly afterwards, I received an email that our booking was cancelled and I was refunded... we had travelled all the way to Yala to visit the national park and were simply left standing for no reason after a previous confirmation of the tour. Not recommended... . The day was over...
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