Comments on: Yala, Sri Lanka: Home to the Best Leopard Spotting on the Planet!

By: Laurel

Laurel — Sun, 05 Dec 2021 19:21:32 +0000

In reply to Malindu. @Lamindu, oh that's really too bard to hear. Thanks for the tips!

By: Malindu

Malindu — Mon, 11 Oct 2021 05:20:11 +0000

Yala is truly a beautiful park and not only is it the best for seeing leopards on earth but has some of the largest ever. I have seen leopards countless times on safaris and always manage to see at least one. However overcrowding is becoming a real issue and i would recommend either going on weekdays or trying out some other parks in the country. Wilpattu and Kumana national park are emerging to be very good contenders for Yala with amazing sightings themselves with the additional benefit of having no crowds, i prefer visiting them. Yala block 5 is another option which is rarely visited too. The mountain park Horton Plains is also gaining quite the reputation for leopard sightings, also with the added benefit of the leopards there being immense in size due to much larger prey and very cold climate so give it out a try and fingers crossed to spot a Giant Phantom King of the Cloud Forests

By: Malindu

Malindu — Mon, 11 Oct 2021 05:13:45 +0000

In reply to Laurel. Nope the situation is getting worse and sometimes even 700 jeeps enter the park. I would recommend going on weekdays or taking a tour to the much less visited wilpattu or kumana national park which also have amazing leopard sightings and are just shy of Yala. The only real benefit in Yala is the fact that each leopard is individually known and has its own personality which can be interesting too see.

By: Laurel

Laurel — Tue, 26 Feb 2019 14:48:02 +0000

In reply to Alberto. @Alberto - Thanks so much for sharing your experience. Glad that you had a wonderful day.

By: Alberto

Alberto — Tue, 26 Feb 2019 01:34:17 +0000

We took a 12 hours safari knowing that there are too many jeeps trying to find a leopard during the morning (that day we were about 200 jeeps) we saw beautiful wildlife and landscapes and a perfect view of a leopard one hour before we left the Park. So, I recommend the full day safari at Yala Park. This safari has a lunch stop from 12:00 to 14:00 at the beach.

By: Arshad Nihaz

Arshad Nihaz — Mon, 31 Oct 2016 11:10:31 +0000

@David – Please do get in touch with us to arrange a wonderful safari experience on your visit to Sri Lanka. You can contact me on info@leopardtrails.com or text 0094777800030.
Look forward to hearing from you.
Kind regards.
Arshad Nihaz

By: Laurel

Laurel — Mon, 31 Oct 2016 10:31:34 +0000

In reply to David. @David - Lucky you, I've never seen a leopard in Africa, which is why I was thrilled to see them in Sri Lanka. I hope the driver situation has changed since I was in Sri Lanka, as they were definitely disturbing the leopards when I was there.

By: David

David — Sat, 29 Oct 2016 14:07:58 +0000

Wow. That looks incredible. I saw a few leopards in South Africa earlier this year, and will visit Sri Lanka in January 2017. I hope I can see one, although I would be very disturbed if the drivers were behaving inappropriately. In the end, the most important thing is to know that the animals exist there in peace.

By: Laurel

Laurel — Sun, 14 Aug 2016 19:01:51 +0000

In reply to Pamela staley.

@Pamela – Sorry to hear that you had such a negative experience. I agree that wildlife watching is done more respectfully in Africa than it is at Yala, and I’m really hoping that Yala implements some enforceable policies that consider the leopards’ welfare.

By: Laurel

Laurel — Thu, 12 May 2016 13:40:16 +0000

In reply to Jamie.

@Jamie – I spotted them both in the morning and the afternoon, although if it’s hot outside, they may be more difficult to see, as they’re more likely to be sleeping in a tree.