Yala National Park safari tours offers wildlife viewing amidst ancient rock temples. Magnificent scenery along the rugged Sri Lanka South East Coast. Ruhunu Yala National Park in south east Sri Lanka, 300 kms from Colombo, was established as a wildlife game sanctuary. Hence our Site Map name Yala Safari Park. Not all the huge 1000 sq kms area, divided into blocks, is open to visitors. A range of jungle, beaches or scrubland Yala habitats punctuated with enormous rocky outcrops shelter diverse wildlife. Yala boasts high leopard concentrations, although seeing leopards requires luck. Where to stay whilst touring Yala Safari Park in the deep south? Our UK directors stayed overnight at all 5 hotels reviewed. Select luxury hotel accommodation by the sea at the Yala Safari Village Hotel , Peacock Beach.  Or in interior five star Rosen Renaissance Hotel. or Elephant Reach . The cheap Tissamaharama Rest House offers suite accommodation but is poorly maintained.  Use travelogues to visit ancient temples at Kirinda,  Situlpawwa and Tissa . End your armchair tour of our picture galleries of Yala Safari Village, Rosen Renaissance, Tissa Rest, Kirinda Temple,, Kataragama and Tsunami Legacy.