Booking fee
The booking fee includes the costs of booking your tickets such as charges for payment processing. It also covers the provision of our customer care center for processing your order, and all charges imposed by our suppliers.
* This tour requires at least one of the following per booking: Adult, Senior
Yala National Park is a huge area of forest, grassland and lagoons bordering the Indian Ocean, in southeast Sri Lanka. It’s home to wildlife such as leopards, elephants and crocodiles, as well as hundreds of bird species. Inland, Sithulpawwa is an ancient Buddhist monastery. Nearby caves contain centuries-old rock paintings. Southwest, Magul Maha Viharaya also has ancient Buddhist ruins. Both are pilgrimage sites.
Private transportation
WiFi on board
Bottled water
Air-conditioned vehicle
All Fees and Taxes
Lunch
Departure Point
Traveler pickup is offered
Yala National Park, Sri Lanka Receive an early-morning pickup from your hotel in Hikkaduwa and drive for three hours to the entrance of Yala National Park. You’ll enter the park in the early morning hours to beat the crowds and to scout for animals when they’re at their most active. Spend the day searching for Yala's collection of Leopard elephants, crocodiles, birds, and various species of exotic plant life. You’ll transfer back to Hikkaduwa in the afternoon, arriving back at your hotel around 4pm. 720 minutes
Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Public transportation options are available nearby
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
David_S
07 May 2022
Driver didn’t say a word nor explain what was happening (even after the police pulled him over!!) He swerved between lanes for no reason. Aquaplaned at one point and have us whiplash when he slammed on the brakes for a speed bump…and never said sorry!! Horrendous driving. Didn’t feel safe.
Yala keep driver rushed around, overtook every vehicle and was clearly in a rush to cover the park and get rid of us. No water was offered either.
Wouldn’t recommend
Tereza_S
27 Feb 2022
Absolutely perfect organization of the trip. Driver picked up us on agreed time and we enjoyed morning safari a lot. Guide always spot animal around and we were also lucky to see leopard and many crocodiles. I can recommend, thank you for this amazing experience!
Barry D
25 Feb 2022
We were picked up from our hotel approximately 4 30 am,then taken to yala for our safari. There we met up with our designated driver,who drove us to the entrance of the park,to begin our tour.we then sat with our guide for the day on a vehicle akin to what they used filming jurassic park!we then encountered numerous animals and birds along the way,from crocodiles and monitor lizards, to jackals ,deer and wild boar.we had resigned ourselves to not seeing an elephant, then lo and behold,a large male appeared between the foliage at the side of the road, and put the finishing touch to a fabulous day..many thanks to our eagle-eyed guide,who's spotting capabilities were second to none, our driver who had to negotiate some really difficult terrain, and our driver who took us back to hikkaduwa through some quite atrocious weather conditions.
This tour in
Sri Lanka
is organized by
Holiday Walkers Sri Lanka
We always double-check the availability with our local partners for each booking. Even though this is usually a swift process, it can take up to 24 hours. Once this process is completed you will receive your voucher or ticket by email. If our local partner is not able to confirm your booking we will offer you the best possible alternative. If the new date and/or time doesn’t fit your itinerary, we will reimburse the full amount paid.
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