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The Ultimate Yala National Park Safari Guide (2025 Updates): Leopards, Luxury, and Laws
Are you planning a trip to the "Leopard Capital of the World"? In 2025, Yala National Park remains S...
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Beyond the Safari How Your Visit Protects Yala’s Leopards and Elephants
Discover how ethical tourism supports the Department of Wildlife Conservation (DWC) in Yala. Learn t...
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Yala National Park Safari: What International Travelers Are Searching for in 2024-2025
Sri Lanka's tourism sector is experiencing an extraordinary revival, with over 2.2 million visitors ...
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Yala National Park Safari 2025: The Honest Guide to Costs, Leopards, and Avoiding Crowds
If you are currently planning your Sri Lanka itinerary for 2025 or 2026, you have likely heard the c...
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Yala National Park Safari 2025: The Ultimate Guide to Reopening, Fees, & Leopard Spotting
Are you planning a trip to Sri Lanka’s wild heart? As of late 2025, Yala National Park remains the w...
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Yala National Park Safari Guide (2025): Leopards, Costs & Expert Tips
If you are planning a trip to Sri Lanka, Yala National Park is likely at the top of your bucket list...
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The Ultimate Traveler's Guide to Yala National Park, Sri Lanka: Wildlife, Safaris & Leopard Secrets
Discover everything international travelers search about Yala National Park: best safari times, leop...
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Is Yala National Park Worth It? The 2025 Honest Guide to Leopards, Costs, and Crowds
Worried about Yala crowds? Our 2025 guide reveals the best time to visit, exact safari costs, and ho...
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Yala National Park Safari 2025: The Complete Guide to Leopards, Costs, and Avoiding Scams
Planning a Yala safari? Discover the best time to visit, exact entrance fee breakdowns, and how to s...
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Ultimate Guide to Yala National Park Safari: Leopards, Best Times & Insider Tips (2025)
Ultimate Guide to Yala National Park Safari: Leopards, Best Times & Insider Tips (2025) Are you pla...
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Ultimate Guide to Visiting Yala National Park in Sri Lanka
Ultimate Guide to Visiting Yala National Park in Sri Lanka By Jessie Moore 12th February 2024 Visi...
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Yala National Park Photography Tour
Sri Lanka leopard safaris in Yala national park remain one of the best big cat experiences found in ...
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A guide to Yala National Park, Sri Lanka’s best safari destination
Looking to do a jeep safari in Yala National Park? Here’s my guide to Sri Lanka’s best safari destin...
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WHERE TO STAY IN YALA NATIONAL PARK
TISSAMAHARAMA (TISSA) Just twenty minutes from Yala’s main gate, Tissa is the park’s traditional ju...
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When it came to planning our trip to Sri Lanka, going on safari was top of the list! I’d never se...
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WHERE IS YALA NATIONAL PARK, AND HOW TO GET TO THERE
Yala is located in the southeast region of Sri Lanka, between the powerful Indian Ocean on one side ...
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Into the Wild: Exploring Yala National Park, Sri Lanka
🐘 What Makes Yala Special? Spanning over 979 square kilometers, Yala National Park is Sri Lanka’s ...
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Yala Safari Sri Lanka The Ultimate Wildlife Adventure
Yala Safari Sri Lanka: The Ultimate Wildlife Adventure Sri Lanka is a paradise for wildlife lovers,...
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The end of the morning safari
After breakfast, it was time to continue the safari, and the rest of the morning didn’t disappoint. ...
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Rest of the morning
We continued exploring different corners of the park, and the wildlife just kept coming. We saw grac...
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Spotting a Sloth bear
As soon as we entered the park, we began spotting some of Yala’s more common residents—spotted deer,...
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Our Yala Safari Experience
The Morning Adventure Begins We joined a shared morning safari with a cool group of three other tra...
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How to get to Yala National Park
The gateway to Yala National Park is the small town of Tissamaharama, often called Tissa for short. ...
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Wildlife in Yala National Park – What You Might See
Yala is a vast and diverse reserve made up of lowland woodland, open grasslands, wetlands, lakes, an...
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Understanding Yala National Park
Yala National Park is divided into five blocks, but only three are currently open to the public. In ...
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Best time to Visit
The best time to visit Yala National Park depends on what you’re hoping to see and experience. Each ...
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Cost & Safaris
As mentioned above, there are 3 types of safaris you can choose from in Yala National Park: Morni...
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Yala National Park – The Wildlife Paradise of Sri Lanka
Amidst the wilderness of Sri Lanka, where nature thrives in its purest form, Yala National Park stan...
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YALA NATIONAL PARK HISTORY
Yala’s story as a protected reserve stretches back more than a century. Home to a diverse array...
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