Important Places in Sri Lanka
Yala National Park Sri Lanka
Yala National Park is located in the south eastern region of
Sri Lanka and extends over two provinces of Hambantota district
of southern province and Monaragala district in Uva province.
The entrance to the park is at Palatupana, 12km from Kirinda.
The distance from Colombo to the entry point of Palatupana is 305 km.
The gateway to Yala National Park is Tissamaharama.
A 20 km drive via Kirinda takes the visitors to the Palatupana.
At Palatupana, the well-designed visitor center provides the information to the
tourists and assign a tracker to all incoming vehicles.
The park provides jeeps with soft–tops which gives the opportunitiy to view wild life.
Dawn and dusk bring about the best timing for Safari tours in the Yala National Park .
Being located in one of the arid regions of Sri Lanka, the Climate of Ruhuna National
Park is usually hot and dry.
The mean annual temperature is 27 Celsius,
although in the dry season the temperature could go as high as 37 Celsius.
Map of Yala National Park
