Yala
The Wild South-East
Yala National Park
Leopards, elephants and sloth bears between the jungle and the sea.
About Yala
About Yala National Park
Yala is Sri Lanka's most famous national park, with one of the highest densities of leopards in the world. Open jeeps follow sandy tracks past lagoons, rocky outcrops and scrub jungle that runs down to the Indian Ocean.
Besides leopards you may see elephants, sloth bears, crocodiles, water buffalo, peacocks and more than two hundred kinds of bird.
Things to do
Moments in Yala
Go on a sunrise jeep safari
Look for leopards near the rock outcrops
Watch birds at the lagoons
Spend a night at a safari lodge near the park
Visit Kirinda beach and its temple
Your Ceylon, planned around you
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