Please be ready cold. It is open space jeep please bring warm clothes.

And also bring some food and drink.

Yala national park - srilanka 's most visited wildlife reserve.

To avoid disappointment it's important to understand what yala is and what it isn't - if you expect vast herds of elephant and other large materials, with leopards dangling from every tree, you will inevitably be disappointed.

The park s dry - zone landscape is strictly beautiful especially when viewed from the vantage points offered by the curious rock outcrop which dot the park. From these dot the park. From these you can look out over a seemingly endless expanse of low scrub and trees dotted with brackish lakes next to the dune- covered coastline particularly magical from situlpahuwa , at Yala s Northern end.

In additional the park wildlife has its own distinctive charm with huddles of colourful pinded storks perched on the edge of lagoon between the supine shapes of dozing crocodiles; fan - tailed peacocks kicking up clouds of dust while monkey chatter in the treetops; or the incongruous conjoined sight of elephants marching sedately through the Bush while rabbits scamper through the undergrowth .

The park most famous residents are its elusive leopards, but you will be very lucky to see one .

Much more visible are the residents elephant, Best seen during dry season from season from junvery to May. When they come to drink it the parks various lagoon.

Other residents mammals include samba and spotted deer , wild boar , wild buffalo, macaque and langur monkeys sloth bears, jackals , mongoose, pangolins , porcupine, wild boar, rabbits, and ( rare) wild cats. There also plentiful crocodile, though the fact that you are confined to your vehicle .