Yala in November - December

 Month of  November and December are  the best time of year to spot Yala’s leopard cubs.Leopard subspecies such as Panthera Pardus Kotiya, sloth bear, wild elephants, deer, crocodiles and numerous species of birds can be seen during this period. Yala can be reached after about 300km from Colombo along the southern coast or traveling through scenic beauty of Ratnapura and Monaragala districts (via Udawalawa).Accommodation is not difficult in and around Yala; reservation of park bungalows and camp sites can be done only through the Department of Wildlife Conservation.