Yala National Park is Sri Lanka’s most celebrated wildlife sanctuary and one of the finest leopard-watching destinations anywhere in the world and a full-day safari here is among the most thrilling wildlife experiences available in all of Asia. Departing early from your hotel to reach the park gates at opening time, your open-sided 4WD jeep and expert naturalist guide will take you deep into the park’s varied habitats – rocky outcrops, dense scrub, open lagoons and golden grass plains that meet the Indian Ocean – in search of Sri Lanka’s wildlife. Leopards, elephants, sloth bears, crocodiles, water buffalo and over 200 bird species are all resident within the park and the combination of expert guiding and optimal timing gives our safaris among the highest wildlife sighting rates of any operator working here.