Yala National Park
Yala, Southern/Uva Province
The island's most visited park and one of the best places on earth to see leopards.
WildlifeAdventureFamily
Area
Yala
Places to see
4
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Leopard safaris in Yala, birding at Bundala and the pilgrim town of Kataragama.
Travels well for
Also found in and around Yala: Culture · Wellness.
Top places in Yala
Grouped by what they are, biggest groups first — every place in Yala and the destinations inside it.
National parks
2 places
Bundala National Park
Bundala, Hambantota district
Ramsar wetland of lagoons and dunes: flamingos, crocodiles and quieter safaris than Yala.
WildlifeSustainable
Lakes
1 place
Tissa Wewa
Tissamaharama
Ancient reservoir in the safari base town, ringed by rain trees and fruit-bat colonies.
FamilyWellness
Temples
1 place
Kataragama Temple
Kataragama
Multi-faith pilgrimage complex sacred to Buddhists, Hindus and Muslims; evening puja is the time to visit.
CultureFamily
Destinations near Yala
Destinations inside Yala and the ones next door, biggest first.
- CityNearby
Galle
A living Dutch fort city of ramparts, boutique hotels and cafés, with Unawatuna's beaches next door.
7 places
Culture · Beach · Food
- AreaNearby
Mirissa
Whale-watching harbour, a crescent beach and Weligama's beginner surf.
5 places
Beach · Wildlife · Food
- AreaNearby
Bentota
Resort beaches and a river estuary an hour south of Colombo, with Bawa's gardens and turtle hatcheries.
4 places
Beach · Family · Luxury
Travellers on the ground in Yala
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Open South CoastTours that go to Yala
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No tours listed for Yala yet
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Open South CoastOperators who work in Yala
1 operator with a published profile — the ones who name Yala itself first, then verified accounts.
ABC Travels
Commercial tour operator listed on TripLogist · Powered by TripLogist
Verified by TripLogistRegistered business
Serves a wider area that includes Yala
Small-group Sri Lanka tours, guided in English, Sinhala and Tamil.
Specialises in
- Wildlife
- Culture
- Family
Service area
- Sri Lanka
- Hill Country
- Ella
The rest of this page
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Events & festivals
Coming soonDated festivals, processions and seasonal events in Yala — the ones worth planning a trip around.
Traveller reviews
Not plannedA review on TripLogist is about one place or about the business you booked with, never about Yala as a whole, so there is nothing to collect here. Each place has its reviews on its own Travel Pulse page, and the tours and operators above carry theirs.