Experience Yala

Lying within the South-Eastern dry zone, the Yala National Park is the most popular destination for game-watching in Sri Lanka. Its landscape and topography range from dense scrub jungle, to open plains and rocky outcrops which provide habitat to 45 mammalian and 215 bird species.

Lepard Yala National Park Wildlife in Sri Lanka

Trip Ideas

Bundala National Park

Bundala, a RAMSAR wetland, is renowned as one of Sri Lanka's best bird watching locations- with migratory greater flamingoes, whistling teal, gargeny, Asian openbill, painted stork & black headed ibis

Kiri Vehera

The Kiri Vehera takes its name from its gleaming white structure which stands 95-feet tall. During his 3rd visit, Lord Buddha delivered a sermon here.

Buduruvangala Rock Carvings

The Buduruvagala rock carvings gives us a glimpse of Mahayana buddhism, as opposed to Theravada buddhism, and dates back to the late Anuradhapura period.

Lunugamvehera National Park

Lunugamvehera National Park links the Yala National Park and the Uda Walawe National Park, providing an important corridor for elephant migration.

Tissamaharama Raja Maha Vihara

Tissamaharama Raja Maha Vihara lies on the shores of the Tissa Wewa on ground consecrated during the third visit of the Buddha together with 500 arahants.

Holiday Experiences near Yala