Embark on Sri Lanka’s most iconic wildlife adventure on this full-day safari into Yala National Park – home to the world’s highest density of leopards and a cast of wildlife that includes Asian elephants, sloth bears, mugger crocodiles, spotted deer, wild boar, jackals and over 200 species of birds. Departing before dawn from your hotel, you will arrive at the park gates for the magical early morning hours when the animals are most active and the light is for photography. Your experienced tracker-guide will navigate the park’s varied terrain of scrub jungle, open grassland, lagoons and coastal dunes, using decades of local knowledge to find the best sightings of the morning. With a packed breakfast enjoyed in the wilderness and an afternoon session that offers further opportunities before the park closes, a Yala safari is an experience of excitement, wonder and proximity to wild nature that is unlikely to be forgotten.