Yala National Park

Yala, the country's most visited national park, is famed for its wildlife, and with Sri Lankan elephants and leopards on display, the national park is a treat to visit. Yala, located in the country's far south, offers a diverse ecology to appreciate as the terrain changes before your eyes from sandy beaches and thorn trees to grasslands and monsoon forests.

With a large number of elephants and one of the greatest densities of leopards in the world, travelers should be able to view these beautiful creatures when visiting the park. In Sri Lanka, history is never far away, and a variety of ancient civilizations formerly flourished in the Yala region. Today, the pilgrim sites of Sithulpahuwa and Magul Vihara in the park continue to draw a large number of pilgrims each year.

Location: Southern and Uva Provinces, Sri Lanka