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Yala National Park
N 6°28.539', E 81°27.364'
2012-02-02
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There are more than two dozen national parks in Sri Lanka, but the most famous of them is Yala. A lot of animals live on the area of 1,000 square kilometers. The most valuable find for a photographer is, of course, a leopard. Unfortunately, we didn't see it, but searched a lot:) Despite this fact the impression of the park is very positive.hotels ), you can also stay in the park in a bungalo (hotels ). We stayed in Tissamaharama (22 km from the park) near the lake. A jeep took as from the hotel and brought back. It's not difficult to find a jeep in Tissamaharama.
Jeeps are both old and new. ©Yuriy Buriak
Buffaloes ©Yuriy Buriak
Sometimes elephants are on the road, you have to wait until they give way. ©Yuriy Buriak
This white bird has a symbiosis with buffaloes, they are together everywhere. ©Yuriy Buriak
Elephant family ©Yuriy Buriak
Quick mongoose ©Yuriy Buriak
It is possible to pat a buffalo :) ©Yuriy Buriak
There are many elephants in the park. ©Yuriy Buriak
A sparrow decided to fight with his reflection. ©Yuriy Buriak
Active sparrow ©Yuriy Buriak
Find a rabbit :) ©Yuriy Buriak
Very big elephant ©Yuriy Buriak
Some animals don't come close and stay at a distance of about 50 meters. ©Yuriy Buriak
Eagle? ©Yuriy Buriak
The elephant is bathing. ©Yuriy Buriak
Deer are everywhere in the park. ©Yuriy Buriak
:) ©Yuriy Buriak
With a baby ©Yuriy Buriak
Peacock ©Yuriy Buriak
You have to be very careful, animals are everywhere. ©Yuriy Buriak
Mongoose ©Yuriy Buriak
Crocodile ©Yuriy Buriak
Peacock ©Yuriy Buriak
Fox ©Yuriy Buriak
Deer on the ocean shore ©Yuriy Buriak
Elephant mountain ©Yuriy Buriak
Find a crocodile ©Yuriy Buriak
Buffaloes ©Yuriy Buriak
Lazy hog ©Yuriy Buriak
Local heron ©Yuriy Buriak
Memorial on the tsunami strike site ©Yuriy Buriak
Bee eater ©Yuriy Buriak
Evening swim ©Yuriy Buriak
Lonely elephant ©Yuriy Buriak
Buffalo family ©Yuriy Buriak
Buffaloes ©Yuriy Buriak
There's a lot of monitor lizards in Sri Lanka. ©Yuriy Buriak
Tsunami strike site ©Yuriy Buriak
Local herons ©Yuriy Buriak
Deer reach out for high branches. ©Yuriy Buriak
We pass through a buffalo herd. ©Yuriy Buriak
Heron ©Yuriy Buriak
Ceylon jungle chicken, the national bird of Sri Lanka ©Yuriy Buriak
Monitor lizard is taking a sun bath. ©Yuriy Buriak
Night was falling, I took a picture of an elephant with a flash... ©Yuriy Buriak
The elephant obviously didn't like it, so it broke a small tree and ran after our jeep. ©Yuriy Buriak
There are not only animals but also beautiful flowers in the park. ©Yuriy Buriak
Pink lotus flowers ©Yuriy Buriak
Cactus ©Yuriy Buriak
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Companies that organize safari tours in Yala:http://www.yalasafaritours.blogspot.de/ http://srilankayalasafari.com/ http://www.yalahotel.com/yala_safari_tours_reservations.html http://yalasafariholidays.com/jeep_safaris.html http://www.yalawild.com/ http://www.aliyasafari.com/ Colombo it is about 7 hours by car. Taxi cost starts from $150. You can take a direct bus that goes about 9 hours or with a change in Matara. There is a train from Colombo to Matara and bus from Matara to Tissamaharama that goes about 2 hours. There are day tours to Yala from the hotels on the south coast. A taxi from Mirissa or Unawatuna will cost $50-70. One more option is to come from the area of Ella/Nuwara Eliya (a bus runs from the town of Wellawaya).
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Location : ------------ 1 - Far beyond the settlements, you must spend minimum a day 2 - Near the small town, you need to walk long distance 3 - Can be reached only by car 4 - A small town with a poor public transport 5 - Outside the settlements, but with excellent transport links 6 - A small town with excellent transport links 7 - Medium-size city 8 - Suburb of the capital or major city, the ability to reach by public transport 9 - Big city 10 - Capital
Impressions : ------------ 1 - No point in visiting 2 - Boring, wasted time 3 - You can visit, if you have a lot of free time and nothing better to do 4 - A lot of things, but not so interesting 5 - It seems to be interesting, but hard way to spoil the impression 6 - There is something interesting, but the rest is not worth the attention 7 - Probably interesting, but for everybody 8 - Very cool, but difficult to see everything and long-distance trails 9 - Very cool, but there are similar facilities in other locations 10 - Very cool, this is not anywhere else
Number of tourists (weekend afternoon) : ------------ 1 - Crowds, impossible to see everything normally 2 - A lot of tourists, a long wait 3 - A lot of tourists, the organization is lame 4 - A lot of tourists, but good organization 5 - There are many tourists, but they are concentrated in one place and you can walk freely 6 - Many tourists everywhere, but the large space is compensated 7 - The average number of tourists. To photograph, you must wait 8 - Tourists are, but they do not interfere 9 - There are few tourists 10 - You are alone
State : ------------ 1 - Only title left 2 - Dull ruins 3 - On restoration 4 - The picturesque ruins 5 - Have not been restored, the state is poor 6 - Partially destroyed, but the rest of the normal state 7 - Have not been restored, good condition 8 - OK, but it is possible to make better 9 - Looks good from the outside, partial repair inside or without repair 10 - In excellent condition, well-groomed area
Picturesque (for the photographer) : ------------ 1 - - 2 - - 3 - Horrible background, normal pictures only from the top 4 - wires and cars do not allow make normal photo 5 - Interfere with foreign objects 6 - In the city, but more or less normal photo can be made 7 - Beautiful, but you can take pictures with just one point 8 - Very nice, but you can only shoot at a certain time 9 - Very nice, but hard to get to the good weather or permanently interfere with tourists 10 - Very nice, but occasionally interferes with the weather or tourists
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Our rating - 7.20
Location : ------------ 1 - Far beyond the settlements, you must spend minimum a day 2 - Near the small town, you need to walk long distance 3 - Can be reached only by car 4 - A small town with a poor public transport 5 - Outside the settlements, but with excellent transport links 6 - A small town with excellent transport links 7 - Medium-size city 8 - Suburb of the capital or major city, the ability to reach by public transport 9 - Big city 10 - Capital
Impressions : ------------ 1 - No point in visiting 2 - Boring, wasted time 3 - You can visit, if you have a lot of free time and nothing better to do 4 - A lot of things, but not so interesting 5 - It seems to be interesting, but hard way to spoil the impression 6 - There is something interesting, but the rest is not worth the attention 7 - Probably interesting, but for everybody 8 - Very cool, but difficult to see everything and long-distance trails 9 - Very cool, but there are similar facilities in other locations 10 - Very cool, this is not anywhere else
Number of tourists (weekend afternoon) : ------------ 1 - Crowds, impossible to see everything normally 2 - A lot of tourists, a long wait 3 - A lot of tourists, the organization is lame 4 - A lot of tourists, but good organization 5 - There are many tourists, but they are concentrated in one place and you can walk freely 6 - Many tourists everywhere, but the large space is compensated 7 - The average number of tourists. To photograph, you must wait 8 - Tourists are, but they do not interfere 9 - There are few tourists 10 - You are alone
State : ------------ 1 - Only title left 2 - Dull ruins 3 - On restoration 4 - The picturesque ruins 5 - Have not been restored, the state is poor 6 - Partially destroyed, but the rest of the normal state 7 - Have not been restored, good condition 8 - OK, but it is possible to make better 9 - Looks good from the outside, partial repair inside or without repair 10 - In excellent condition, well-groomed area
Picturesque (for the photographer) : ------------ 1 - - 2 - - 3 - Horrible background, normal pictures only from the top 4 - wires and cars do not allow make normal photo 5 - Interfere with foreign objects 6 - In the city, but more or less normal photo can be made 7 - Beautiful, but you can take pictures with just one point 8 - Very nice, but you can only shoot at a certain time 9 - Very nice, but hard to get to the good weather or permanently interfere with tourists 10 - Very nice, but occasionally interferes with the weather or tourists
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Visitor's rating - 0.00
Location : ------------ 1 - Far beyond the settlements, you must spend minimum a day 2 - Near the small town, you need to walk long distance 3 - Can be reached only by car 4 - A small town with a poor public transport 5 - Outside the settlements, but with excellent transport links 6 - A small town with excellent transport links 7 - Medium-size city 8 - Suburb of the capital or major city, the ability to reach by public transport 9 - Big city 10 - Capital
Impressions : ------------ 1 - No point in visiting 2 - Boring, wasted time 3 - You can visit, if you have a lot of free time and nothing better to do 4 - A lot of things, but not so interesting 5 - It seems to be interesting, but hard way to spoil the impression 6 - There is something interesting, but the rest is not worth the attention 7 - Probably interesting, but for everybody 8 - Very cool, but difficult to see everything and long-distance trails 9 - Very cool, but there are similar facilities in other locations 10 - Very cool, this is not anywhere else
Number of tourists (weekend afternoon) : ------------ 1 - Crowds, impossible to see everything normally 2 - A lot of tourists, a long wait 3 - A lot of tourists, the organization is lame 4 - A lot of tourists, but good organization 5 - There are many tourists, but they are concentrated in one place and you can walk freely 6 - Many tourists everywhere, but the large space is compensated 7 - The average number of tourists. To photograph, you must wait 8 - Tourists are, but they do not interfere 9 - There are few tourists 10 - You are alone
State : ------------ 1 - Only title left 2 - Dull ruins 3 - On restoration 4 - The picturesque ruins 5 - Have not been restored, the state is poor 6 - Partially destroyed, but the rest of the normal state 7 - Have not been restored, good condition 8 - OK, but it is possible to make better 9 - Looks good from the outside, partial repair inside or without repair 10 - In excellent condition, well-groomed area
Picturesque (for the photographer) : ------------ 1 - - 2 - - 3 - Horrible background, normal pictures only from the top 4 - wires and cars do not allow make normal photo 5 - Interfere with foreign objects 6 - In the city, but more or less normal photo can be made 7 - Beautiful, but you can take pictures with just one point 8 - Very nice, but you can only shoot at a certain time 9 - Very nice, but hard to get to the good weather or permanently interfere with tourists 10 - Very nice, but occasionally interferes with the weather or tourists
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