Yala Safari Tour from Hambantota Port

Embark on a private safari at Wilpattu National Park, Sri Lanka’s largest wildlife sanctuary. Spot leopards, sloth bears, elephants, and a variety of bird species on this immersive tour.

Duration: 7 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Hambantota - We’ll Pick you up from Hambantota Port for Yala Safari Tour.
  • Yala National Park - Yala National Park Safari Tour
What's Included
  • Hambantota Port pickup and drop-off
  • Driver/guide
  • Transportation in a Safari Jeep (maximum of 7 passengers per jeep)
What's Not Included
  • Entrance Fees
Additional Information

Book a safari, and meet your personal driver-guide at Hambantota Port. Head inside (own expense), board your private 4x4, and explore the dirt trails around the reserve, Sri Lanka’s biggest wildlife sanctuary.

As you explore, learn about the reserve’s geography and species from your guide, and scan the forests, grasslands, lakes, and brush. Keep your camera ready for sightings of leopards, usually spotted near the lakes, and sloth bears; and watch for elephants, deer, jackals, wild pig, and water buffalo.

Look, too, for wetland birds like Storks, spoonbills, and egrets, including migratory species (November-March), and perhaps spot reptiles like mugger crocodiles, monitor lizards, snakes, and the rare Indian star tortoise. Other species include pond and soft-shelled turtles, and varieties of butterfly like the Blue Mormon and Crimson Rose.

End of the adventure we’ll drop you back to Hambantota port.

Location
Hambantota Port
We'll pick you up from Hambantota Port
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Andrew_r
Feb 22, 2024
Great to See Wildlife - Our Guide could show us all Animals what we wanted to see. He spoke very good English and explained a lot. We got much more to see than we expected. We saw Elephants and much more.
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Andrew_r
Feb 22, 2024
Amazing Tour - Our driver/guide made this experience great. He was a very safe driver, we felt super comfortable, and he was very knowledgeable about the animals. He often stopped to point out things we had not seen - which was a lot! Overall, really happy, thought the safari was great value and would highly recommend to others.
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Andrew_r
Feb 22, 2024
Enjoyed Well!! - It was amazing to see wild elephants, even a mother and baby. I saw several other animals too. At the end of the tour apparently there was a leopard on a rock.
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Brian_b
Jan 17, 2024
Always reliable - Great organization Prompt very good instructions on where and when to meet for pick up Clean vehicles
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Nisansala_m
Dec 20, 2023
Fantastic excursion - Picked up from Hambantota port on time Brilliant safari with our guide. Very friendly and knowledgable. We were lucky to see a leopard, elephants, jackal, crocs, deers, mongoose, other animals as well as all the amazing birds. So beautiful and peaceful. Thank you!
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Myrnard_m
Mar 12, 2024
A crude safari better suited for younger more fit and thinner guests. - We traveled around the park finding many animals in their natural environs with the high light being a glimpse of a leopard. Would have enjoyed it more if the "guide" had given a bit of a description of what we were seeing.
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Kevin_b
Feb 14, 2024
Worthwhile but not great - A lot of hanging around, particularly at the bus to 4WD exchange point. The park needs to invest in better track maintenance with the US $45 per person entry fee, as the roads were the worst we have encountered on any safari across the Globe, meaning the main Leopard activity area was inaccessible and the journey was uncomfortable. We saw a decent amount of wildlife including a herd of Elephants, Monitor Lizards, Monkeys, Waterbufallo, Crocodiles and various exotic birds.
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Cynthiavitale42
Jan 20, 2024
Poor tour - Getting on jeep. No significant wildlife Guide very nice. No water Ride to game park from ship very long
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