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Spend a night in a buffer-zone tented camp at Yala National Park with two game drives, three meals and an English-speaking naturalist. Experience leopards, elephants and coastal lagoons with hotel pickup from Kandy included.
Spend a night in a buffer-zone tented camp at Yala National Park with two game drives, three meals and an English-speaking naturalist. Experience leopards, elephants and coastal lagoons with hotel pickup from Kandy included.
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Operated by Overa Tours · Tissamaharama, Southern Province
You arrive from Kandy as the sun thins over scrub and lagoon—an air-conditioned transfer eases the long road, but it’s the first glimpse of dry forest and distant water that shifts the mood. The campsite sits in the buffer zone to Yala National Park: canvas tents set on raised platforms, a communal dining fire where a BBQ is readied, and the low, constant chorus of insects that dares you to sleep.
easy.
2 days (48 hours).
Suitable for travelers in average fitness; most activity is vehicle-based with short walks at camp.
Yes—hotel pickup and drop-off from most centrally located Kandy hotels are provided in an air-conditioned vehicle.
Two game drives are included with jeep and entrance fees; timing is set by the naturalist to maximize wildlife sightings.
Tents are air-conditioned, on raised platforms and include basic amenities such as hot-and-cold water; bedding and toiletries are provided.
A valid passport is required for national park entry—bring it for checkpoints and registration at camp.
Yala has long been a mosaic of traditional human use—fishing and small-scale agriculture—now managed alongside protected wildlife zones.
Park management balances tourism and habitat protection; visitors should follow stay-on-track rules, avoid feeding wildlife and minimize night noise to reduce disturbance.
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