Although the country is very small in terms of land area, when you travel to Sri Lanka you realize that the country boasts of a great diversity in habitats harbours with rich and diverse flora and fauna.

When you travel to Sri Lanka you will see that Sri Lanka makes a continuous effort to provide sanctuary to its beautiful and diverse wildlife. When people travel to Sri Lanka they discover the many wild life reserves, nature parks and sanctuaries established throughout the country. These are extremely popular with local visitors as well as those who travel to Sri Lanka from overseas.

If you want to experience a wild life safari when you travel to Sri Lanka, the Ruhuna National Park at Yala would be the ideal location. When you travel to Sri Lanka you will see that it is Sri Lanka's most popular wild life safari destination and is situated about 300 km from Colombo. When you travel to Sri Lanka you will see that the park is around 1250 sq km in area and provides sanctuary to leopards, crocodiles, elephants, deer, sambar, bears, wild bore, wild buffalo, and peacocks together with many varieties of birds including migratory birds such as flamingos. Those who travel to Sri Lanka observe that the Yala national park is unique in that it has many different habitat diversities such as dense jungles, lagoons and open park areas, a beautiful sea front and rocky outcrops.