Yala Safari Day Trip: Explore Wildlife and Experience Adventure in Sri Lanka
4.8
38 Ratings
Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia
Embark on a thrilling Yala Safari Day Trip in Sri Lanka. Witness leopards, bears, elephants, and more in the famous Yala National Park. Includes pick-up, drop-off, jeep safari, lunch, and more.
Duration: 12 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights

Yala National Park - This is the country’s second largest and most famous National park for locals and foreigners alike. Situated on the south-East coast of Sri Land it has an area of over 375 square miles. It is made up of five blocks of which two are open to visitors. The Ruhuna national Park and the Kumana bird sanctuary.These two parks are most important for conservation . It has a variety of eco systems ranging from moist monsoon forest to scrub jungle, fresh water wetlands ,and saltwater lagoon and marshlands. It is well stocked with a variety of wild life and is an important conservatory for Elephants ,leopards and Birds. It is known as the area with the highest density of leopard population in the world. Visitors can take a safari trip in the park which is an unforgettable experience. Within the park there are ancient monasteries ,which add to the parks attractions.

What's Included
  • Bottled water
  • All taxes, fees and handling charges
  • Pick-up & Drop-off
  • Lunch
  • Private Transportation with an English Speaking Driver-Guide
  • National Park Entry Fees
  • Safari Jeep
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Yala Safari Day Trip is organized by Bentota Travel Mart (BTM) for the tourists who stay in Wadduwa, Waskaduwa, Kalutara, Maggona, Beruwala, Aluthgama, Bentota, Kosgoda, Ahungalla, Balapitiya, Ambalangoda, Hikkaduwa, Rathgama areas and free pick-up & drop-off are included from these areas.

If anyone is looking to explore wild safari with witnessing Leopards ,Bears , Elephants & various kind of animals, then Yala National Park is the most identical and famous place for that. Yala wild safari is one of the popular day excursions in Sri Lanka.

Attractions & Activities

  • Yala National Park Jeep Safari (4 hours)

Inclusions

  • Free Pick-up & Drop-off
  • Private Transportation with English Speaking Driver-Guide
  • National Park Entry Fees
  • Safari Jeep
  • Lunch

Key Points

  • Tour Starts from pick-up points at 4.00am for Morning Safari & 9.30am for Evening Safari.

This is an All Inclusive package & No hidden costs.

  • This is a full package activity which includes entrance fees, activity charges, transportation and taxes for above mentioned activities & attractions.
Location
Mount Lavinia
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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(38 Ratings)
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Martasg6352em
May 3, 2024
Amazing wild nature meeting - The Yala National Park trip was great! Bentota travel Mart prepared the tailor made excursion for our family. Our driver Amila was very helpful and supported us if we needed anything. Also our Yala guide - Sudda tried very hard to shaw us as many animals as possible. We’ve seen most of the park habitats. We were first who saw elephants those day and there were just us! Nobody more! I recommend the Benota Travel Mart! Thank you Guys!
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515sarah
Mar 29, 2024
Easy to book & well looked after by driver. Saw more animals than we had anticipated - Really exciting day trip out from Bentota & even the drive there was inciteful. Our driver was so friendly & informative pointing out interesting sights & banana & tea plantations & palm oil trees. Great lunch stop off before being picked up by jeep from restaurant. We were lucky on our safari to see a leopard up a tree across the lagoon elephant family huge crocodile amazing birds plus much more. Very comfortable drive back in air conditioned car. Will definately book more trips through Bentota travel next time we are in the area. Thank you!@
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Torsten
Mar 13, 2024
Gladly again! - Actually, everything went wonderfully on the day trip, the journey there and back were problem-free, there was an excellent lunch, the tour and jeep driver were extremely friendly and committed! Unfortunately, all the leopards had the day off! What is a bit strange is the number of jeeps, around 260, which unfortunately do not all follow the park rules! Overall, a lasting experience!
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Emma
Mar 5, 2024
One full day of great experiences - One amazing day. Both drivers was great, both in Yala and transfer from Bentota. We left Bentota around 10am and was back 9pm. Perfect for us. Just before the safari we had a tasty lunch. No stress from the drivers. The safari was so cool we saw alot of different animals like elephants (including babies), buffalos, peacock, dear, crocodile, moneys etc. But no luck with the leopard. The ride is bumpy but that is expected. Had a bathroom break after ~2,5h
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Row1980
Feb 20, 2024
Leopards, Bears, and Crocodiles Oh My! - Ishan our Driver was polite and helpful and we felt safe with his driving. The safari was amazing and we managed to see so many wonderful animals, even a leopard towards the end. However the jeep we did the safari in was not overly comfortable especially given the terai. We were travelling. The safari guide/driver was brilliant and assured we were happy and saw as much as possible. My only criticism is of the Reserve itself, it was so busy with too many jeeps and often felt noisy and rushed to get the best view of something before other jeeps pushed their way in. Too many vehicles and visitors will ruin the reserve I feel.
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Nelen2019
Jan 16, 2024
Great safari, everyone should go - It was really great safari. The driver was skilled and know what he did. Thanks to him and good luck we had chance to see a leopard and a bear. They were really attentive to us.
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Leannetarr
Dec 22, 2023
Absolutely perfect trip! - Cannot recommend highly enough!!! Amazing experience with brilliant guides. Sam and his team at BTM are so lovely and have so much knowledge about Sri Lanka! Dinesh, our driver for two days, was such a lovely chap and took us to see turtles, mask museum, gem mine and many others along the way!
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F3726gemelissao
Nov 8, 2023
Amazing! - Highly recommend booking through Bentota Travel Mart! We had so many people offer us this trip as we were walking around and we were not sure what was legit, so glad we found this company online! Our driver picked us up on time and spoke good english, the safari was brilliant and such a great experience- very bumpy ride but lots of fun! The lunch provided was nice. Other people at our hotel said they had booked through other company and their driver had tried to pressure them to do more trips when they did not want to. It was so helpful to have a point of contact via Whatsapp who confirmed everything with us. Overall great day!
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Caimhe_m
Feb 28, 2024
So so safari - Lots of apparent random driving with no sharing of sightings with other drivers Dis not see a massive amount of animals - no leopards
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Darrylc402
Apr 28, 2024
Yala excursion - We took this trip from Ahungalla. The distance was far, but taxi provided was fine. Then we arrived at the restaurant to start the tour. The "Safari" vehicle was an old Ute with seats on the back, and covered. But the vehicle was old, and not at all comfortable. We went into Yala, and found sadly neglected roads. Sightings were a couple of elephants, some "buffalo" in the water, plenty of peacocks, a couple of "Bambi" deer and a mongoose. Then the driver decided to start a race to nowhere. The roads being bumpy provided no possibility of any exhilaration. Quite frankly, the Yala reserve is best passed on. Not worth the trip, and certainly not worth the rough ride. Cost was AU$600 for two of us. Madness.
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