Yala national Park

Yala National Park

Yala National Park is located in the south eastern region of Sri Lanka and extends over two provinces of Hambantota district of southern province and Monaragala district in Uva province. 

The entrance to the park is at Palatupana, 12km from Kirinda.
The distance from Colombo to the entry point of Palatupana is 305 km. 

Yala  is the most visited and second largest national park in Sri Lanka.         
The gateway to Yala National Park is Tissamaharama. 

Yala was designated as a wildlife sanctuary in 1900, and, along with Wilpattu was one of the first two national parks in Sri Lanka, having been designated in 1938.
The park provides jeeps with soft–tops which gives the opportunitiy to view wild life.

The park is best known for its variety of wild animals.
It is important for the conservation of Sri Lankan elephants, Sri Lankan leopards and aquatic birds.

Yala National Park gives the best opportunity to witness Sri Lanka’s broad variety of wildlife.

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