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Close and easy to visit Bundala National Park- Hambantota, Sri Lanka

Bundala National Park is just as close and easy to visit from the town of Tissamaharama as Yala National Park. The difference? Well, at Yala there was a gridlock of jeeps to watch the leopard sleep on the rock. At Bundala we did not see half a dozen other jeeps our entire visit. We did [...]

December 23, 2011 / No Comment / Read More

Elephant Reach Hotel – Yala,SriLanka

November 24, 2011 No Comment

The newest luxury hotel Elephant Reach located in Southern most point of Sri Lanka is only 265 km drive from capital city of Colombo , which is owned and managed by Lanka Hotels & Travels (Pvt) Ltd. This unique nature resort spreads in 4 acres of land and consists of 21 chalets which are built [...]

Journey to Yala National Park-Tissamaharama -Orange Coconuts, and People Talking

October 23, 2011 No Comment

We left the island’s south-south-west coast a little before one o’clock with our only goal to make it to any hotel in Tissamaharama (Tissa, for short) outside Yala National Park before five the next morning. It was the one real event we had planned (read: paid out the nose for, in advance) — a hired [...]

Yala National Park is one of the largest national parks in Sri Lanka,

September 20, 2011 No Comment

Everytime we go to Sri Lanka, Yala is always on the list of places to visit. Getting lost in nature, and seeing so many beautiful creatures free in the Wild is a lovely experience. Yala National Park is one of the largest national parks in Sri Lanka, and is also known to have the world’s highest [...]

How to Access to Yala National Park

September 20, 2011 No Comment

There are three regular routes from Colombo. Along the coast via Gall, Matara, Hambantota, Tissamaharama (Approximately 182 miles/ 293 km) Via Avissawella, Rathnapura, Pelmadulla, Embilipitiya, Hambantota, Tissamaharama (Approximately 176 miles/ 284 km) Via Avissawella, Rathnapura, Pelmadulla, Udawalawe, Tanamalwila, Tissamaharama (Approximately 146 miles/ 235 km) From Udawalawa to Tanamalwila road is closed from 06.00 p.m. to [...]

Biodiversity and Wildlife -Ruhunu National Park

September 20, 2011 No Comment

Yala has the world’s highest concentration of Leopards and undoubtedly the best known attraction of the park. Yala has well over thirty leopards, probably the highest density anywhere in the world. Your best chance to see a leopard is generally early in the morning and then again at dusk. There are good number of Asian [...]