Yala National Park
Sri Lanka's largest national park and home to the world's highest density of leopards. Yala combines savanna, jungle, lakes, and ocean in one space where you can see elephants, crocodiles, peacocks, and — if lucky — the elusive leopard. Safari here is African-level, but two hours from the beach.
The Park
Geography
Yala is located in the island's southeast, bordering the ocean. 979 sq km is just the tourist-accessible portion (Block 1). The landscape is diverse: dry savanna, monsoon forests, mangrove swamps, lagoons, rocky outcrops.
Wildlife
The star attraction is the leopard (about 70 in ...
