A visit to Yala National Park is a journey into the heart of the wild with a chance to witness the beauty and diversity of nature in its purest form. It is a place where the spirit of adventure and ...

The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) of the British government has lifted their advice against British tourists visiting certain areas of Sri Lanka, opening up Yala National Park in the south of ...

It was like any other day for Sri Lankan safari guide Priyantha (Pusa) Hettiarachige as he prepared to welcome guests to Yala National Park on 26 December 2004. The famed natural site was brimming ...

We drive on bumpy trails through scrub land, ironwood, Ceylon oak and tea trees, and rocky outcrops interspersed with water bodies. Iridescent kingfishers swoop down in the waters, rose-ringed ...

COLOMBO October 29, 2017 — The World Bank today released a statement clarifying media reports on World Bank’s position on the management of Yala national park. The Bank has indeed raised the ...

Yala National Park, on the southern coastline of Sri Lanka, is one of the nation’s most popular parks, home to dense populations of both Asian elephants and leopards, as well as nearly 100 types of ...

Perched at the edge of civilisation in Sri Lanka, where the wild heart of Yala National Park kisses the rhythmic, crashing waves of the Indian Ocean, lies Uga Chena Huts. This enclave, shrouded by the ...

Sri Lanka’s Yala National Park can proudly claim some of the most awe-inspiring leopard sightings in the world, but it’s not just the big cats that prove reason to explore this wild and fascinating ...

RARE Sri Lanka alleges that park’s conservation efforts undermined by political interference Yala Jeep Owners’ Association alleges that decision was made under Minister Vijitha Herath’s administration ...