Sri Lanka · PRIVATE CAR DAYS IN YALA
Good private car days in Yala fill up weeks ahead and the great ones go first. Below: the 11 to book early, what each includes and how they differ.
Door-to-door transfer from Galle or Mirissa to Ella plus a 3-hour Yala safari in an open-topped jeep with wildlife spotting chances.
“The tour was great! Our guide Sasanka took us to the best places in the safari, we saw a lot of elephants and one leopard!!”
Transfer from Ella with a safari in Yala and Udawalawe, timed for active wildlife, plus hotel pickup and drop-off in the south.
“Sasanka was perfect guide and driver. We had great time seeingg lots of animals. Great experience. Thank you!”
A private Yala National Park safari with an experienced driver-guide, hotel pickup, and a Big 3 focus on leopards, elephants, and sloth bears.
“We are still stunned about the great time we recently had in Maliths camp.”
Ella to South Coast transfer plus a Yala National Park safari, with an English guide, wildlife photo stops, and air-conditioned comfort.
“Vishwa was a great guide. That was fantastów experience. Recommend this tour for everyone.”
Ella to Yala leopard safari, Ravana Falls, Mirissa beach, Galle Fort, and Unawatuna. AC transfer, 4x4 safari, from $29.
“Después de haber hecho varios safaris en Sri Lanka, debo decir que el de Yala me ha resultado un poco decepcionante en relación calidad-precio. Aunque tuvimos la suerte de ver un leopardo, la experiencia se sintió más como una persecución caótica que como una oportunidad para apreciar la fauna en su entorno natural. Estuvimos más de una hora esperando entre jeeps para poder verlo, y cuando finalmente llegó nuestro turno, apenas se distinguía al animal entre las rocas. Entiendo que en un safari no hay garantía de ver animales, ya que están en libertad. No obstante, hubo falta de equilibrio: el recorrido estuvo completamente centrado en encontrar al leopardo, sin…”
Transfer from Ella to the coast with a Yala National Park safari stop. Door-to-door pickup, open-jeep wildlife spotting, 3 hours in Yala.
“There are no questions about the transfer. But the safari was terrible. I was on another jeep safari - to Khurulu and it was like night and day. And it's not that the weather got bad and there were no animals - it happens. But the jeep driver is inexperienced, he didn't stop when he should have and he stopped when he shouldn't and where he shouldn't. He just drove past three herds of deer, not even letting us take a photo, but for a few minutes he showed us... a rooster! Which every grandmother of ours has in her yard. We saw a monitor lizard, two crocodiles, a female…”
South-coast pickup to Ella with a Yala or Udawalawe safari, open jeep wildlife spotting, and drop-off included, from $90.
“The transfer was easy, and the van was great!”
Door-to-door transfer from Ella to Arugam Bay with a guided Yala safari. Open-topped jeep, 3 hours in the park, wildlife spotting.
“Tikiri was a great driver, we loved the safari”
Private Yala safari in a modern 4x4 with an experienced guide, golden-hours timing, flexible hours, and picnic lunch on full-day trips.
“Superb Company to vist Yala Park. They're experts in ingnore the traffic and drive in private areas of the park, which giving feeling wild life. Good Jeeps. Earliest starting company. We saw Leopard and Elephants too in our Leopard Safari.”
Yala National Park jeep safari from Colombo with air-conditioned transfer. Spot leopards, elephants, crocs and birds with hotel pickup.
“Dilan was excellent and provided great service. I felt safe and had a great time during the journey. I enjoyed it alot! Thank you Dilan once again!”
Yala National Park safari from Colombo with transfer by air-conditioned vehicle and Jeep, aiming for leopards, elephants, crocs, birds.
“It was a wonderful experience. The driver was on time, courteous and helpful to me throughout the ride making sure that I was comfortable. The Safari driver ensured that we had a good wildlife viewing experience taking us through the jungles in a wild, bumpy and extremely fun ride. We saw elephants, samba, deer, birds, peacocks and peahens, mongoose and many crocodiles. The leopards were elusive and we were not lucky enough to get a glimpse. i would highly recommend this adventure to anybody who loves wildlife.”
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