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Yala Safari

5 days
Start and end in Colombo
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4 traveler reviews
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Safari
Get up close with wildlife in the heart of nature
Partially Guided
Independent travel, featuring selected guided excursions
Guided in English
Group Size 1 - 10
Age range 5 to 89
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Highlights

  • Explore the historic Galle Dutch Fort
  • Discover moonstones at Meetiyagoda mines
  • Embark on a Maduganga river safari
  • Watch whales and dolphins at Mirissa
  • Experience a safari in Yala National Park

Itinerary

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  1. Introduction
  1. Day 1 Yala Safari
  2. Day 2 Yala Safari
  3. Day 3 Yala Safari
  4. Day 4 Yala Safari
  5. Day 5 Yala Safari
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  • Transport
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What's Not Included

  • Flights
  • Optional
  • Additional Services

Where You'll Stay

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Customer Photos

4.8
(46 reviews)

Number of tours

37

Age Range

1 to 90 years old

Response time

3 hours

Response rate

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Customer Reviews

  • V
    · January 20th, 2024
    My family and I thoroughly enjoyed our 5-Day Essential tour with Stelaranholidays. They went above and beyond to ensure a stress-free experience. The Yala safari was just one of the activities organized by Stelaranholidays. We also visited a turtle hatchery, went on a Madu River Safari, explored a Mask factory, toured a Spice garden, and visited the Galle Dutch fort. Whether it was cultural, religious, adventurous, beach-related, or nature-focused, Sri Lanka had it all. Despite being informed about the difficulties of the roads leading to the Yala safari entrance, our guide Chandana and our jeep driver Kumara skillfully navigated through, providing us with a fantastic and unforgettable experience. We saw bears, leopards, deer, elephants, and peacocks, thoroughly enjoying this tour. Throughout the tour, we experienced various aspects of Sri Lanka, always feeling safe, secure, and well-informed. Chandana, our tour guide, was a warm, intelligent, and sensitive individual."
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    Stelaran Holidays (Pvt) Ltd commented on this review
    Dear Vassili We are absolutely thrilled to receive your wonderful review and are sincerely grateful for taking the time to share your experience with Stelaranholidays. Your kind words have truly made our day! It was a pleasure to have you and your... Show more
    Trip date: January 2024
  • Yala Safari reviewer 2
    · January 19th, 2024
    For us, we are coming from Cyprus. One of our friends recommended contacting Stelaran Holidays directly. He provided us with the owner's number and suggested that we call and ask for him. Our friend has also shared your number with the owner, who will offer us special rates. Finally, we will arrive on 10th January 2024 at 6:30 am in Colombo. We chose a full-day safari, and our driver was Kumara. The park is beautiful and full of surprises. We spotted three leopards and several elephants, one so close to the jeep that we had to back up. There were also many other beautiful animals, including elephants, deer, peacocks, parrots, monkeys, buffaloes, mongooses, wild boars, crocodiles, marmots, monitor lizards, hares, jackals, numerous birds, and of course, a bear. Moreover, we saw another leopard right in front of us! We consider ourselves very lucky. We had lunch at the beach, which was really nice. The full-day safari is long, from 5 am to 6 pm, but it's much better because there are fewer cars in the park from 10 am to 3 pm. Kumara was knowledgeable about the park and careful when driving. Our guide was also very good.
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    Stelaran Holidays (Pvt) Ltd commented on this review
    Hi Madam We were delighted to receive and read your heartfelt review of your recent safari experience with Stelaran Holidays.Once again, thank you for choosing Stelaran Holidays. Your satisfaction is our greatest reward! Thank Sonali bender
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    Trip date: December 2023
  • Yala Safari reviewer 3
    · January 11th, 2024
    The park was close. Alternative smaller park adjacent to it was inadequate with no wildlife at all. And of course I was not notified before paying them full overpriced fee but just when I realized that GPS is showing different location and show them the evidence. They toured 8-9 km cummulative, And that was it. Another tourist bite and rip off.
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    Stelaran Holidays (Pvt) Ltd commented on this review
    Thank you for sharing your experience with us. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience you encountered during your recent visit to yala park. It's disheartening to learn that your expectations were not met. The recent heavy rain in Sri Lanka has... Show more
    Trip date: January 2024
  • Yala Safari reviewer 4
    · January 27th, 2020
    We saw many wild animals including a family of...
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    Stelaran Holidays (Pvt) Ltd commented on this review
    Thank you very much for leaving such a beautiful review on our page today! We at Stelaranholidays Travels, work enthusiastically in order to give you the maximum best as you wished and your happiness means everything to us! Hope to see you again at... Show more
    Trip date: September 2018

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Yala Safari
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  • J

    Jill

    Asked on March 9th, 2025

    Could you clarify on the exclusion of the safari jeep arrangement fee? will this be required to enter yala safari? Also the dolphin watchin as well? i guessing these are the two fees that is excluded but is part of your itinerary?

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    • Stelaran Holidays (Pvt) LtdOperatorWritten March 2025

      The safari jeep arrangements for Yala are optional and not included in the tour price. However, we can arrange them for you at an additional cost: Full-day safari (including lunch, snacks, jeep, and admission for two persons): $180. Half-day safari (including tickets, jeep, and admission for two persons): $95. A safari jeep is required to enter Yala National Park, as private vehicles are not permitted inside. Regarding dolphin watching, this is also an optional activity and can be arranged at $60 per person if you'd like to include it in your experience.

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    Dana

    Asked on May 14th, 2024

    Is there a cooling off period, I couldn't find the ts & cs

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    • Stelaran Holidays (Pvt) LtdOperatorWritten May 2024

      Yes, there is typically a cooling-off period for bookings, especially with tours. The cooling-off period refers to a period after making a booking during which the traveler can cancel the booking without incurring any penalties or fees.

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      Dana

      TravelerWritten May 2024

      I can't find the Ts and Cs, can you please advise length of cooling off period?

    • Stelaran Holidays (Pvt) LtdOperatorWritten May 2024

      Standard Cancellation Policy: Between 31 and 60 days - forfeit of deposit, Between 15 and 30 days - 25% of total ground arrangement cost, Between 08 and 14 days - 50% of total ground arrangement cost, 7 or Less than 07 days - no refund of total ground arrangement cost

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  • Vaccines
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    • Typhoid - Recommended for Sri Lanka. Ideally 2 weeks before travel.
    • Hepatitis A - Recommended for Sri Lanka. Ideally 2 weeks before travel.
    • Tuberculosis - Recommended for Sri Lanka. Ideally 3 months before travel.
    • Hepatitis B - Recommended for Sri Lanka. Ideally 2 months before travel.
    • Rabies - Recommended for Sri Lanka. Ideally 1 month before travel.
    • Yellow fever - Certificate of vaccination required if arriving from an area with a risk of yellow fever transmission for Sri Lanka. Ideally 10 days before travel.
    • Japanese B encephalitis - Recommended for Sri Lanka. Ideally 1 month before travel.
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