Yala is a must visit place in Sri Lanka. However, you need to plan your trip in advance due to the location of the park. Tissy is also the closest, you can still take a bus from Galle (5 hours) or from Colombo (9 hours). Safari in the park is a JOY! Here it is quite possible to meet crocodiles, wild boars, buffaloes, mongooses, elephants, jackals, monitor lizards, monkeys just a few meters from the jeep. There were also all kinds of birds - peacocks, pelicans, herons, and other unidentified ones.→