The safari jeep operators at the Yala National Park carried out a protest campaign yesterday morning demanding unhindered access to the wildlife sanctuary, which is one of the country’s top most ...

As stated by Independent Safari Jeep Drivers Association, attached to Yala, there are over 1200 commercial safari jeeps operating at present. It is reported that the infrastructure at the national ...

Indiscipline among safari jeep drivers at the Yala National Park came to the fore, with an “accident” in which BBC Colombo correspondent Charles Haviland suffered a head injury last Tuesday. This is ...

Yala is Sri Lanka's most famous habitat for ... in the park after hours," Tharindu Jayasinghe of the Independent Safari Jeep Drivers' Association told the BBC. "On some days there are 500-600 ...

HOLIDAYMAKERS had a close call when a curious elephant poked its head into their safari jeep to look for food and ... while on safari in Sri Lanka's Yala National Park with his wife Julia.

Yala’s iconic tusker Gemunu has developed bad habits after being encouraged by visitors who tempt the animal with food and other tidbits. Gemunu comes to the road, stops Safari Jeeps and dips his ...

A post shared by chandika (@chandika_j) on Dec 17, 2017 at 10:46pm PST Even without its animals, Yala is beautiful. You’ll catch glimpses of beaches with rolling surf through the trees as you pass in ...

The purr of engines can be heard as safari jeeps prowl around the jungle; their exhaust fumes dancing on the dawn mist at Sri Lanka’s Yala National ... Our safari jeep does a U-turn, splashing ...

Passengers on a safari tour in southeast Sri Lanka ... a determined Gemunu standing in front of the jeep as it tries to pass through Yala National Park, before using his trunk to ransack ...

It was like any other day for Sri Lankan safari guide Priyantha (Pusa) Hettiarachige as he prepared to welcome guests to Yala National Park ... speechless when our Jeep ground to a halt and ...