Destination guide

Yala

Sri Lanka’s best-known national park, with one of the highest densities of leopards in the world, plus elephants, crocodiles and birds.

Last reviewed 18 October 2026

Photographed on a Pearlisle safari, Yala

What to see.

Stay: 1 night Best: February to July; usually closed a few weeks in Sept–Oct

Morning and afternoon jeep safaris.

Herds at the water holes.

Peacocks, eagles and painted storks.

A sacred town nearby.

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