Tours/Hambantota/Private Yala Safari Day Trip & Exclusive Beach BBQ Dinner
Viator · Private tour

Private Yala Safari Day Trip & Exclusive Beach BBQ Dinner

4.9(13)Hambantota1 hour
VIATOR4.5(2)TRIPADVISOR5.0(11)

Description

Experience a private Half-day tour to Yala National Park, where you may see leopards, bears, elephants, deer, crocodiles, and many more wild animals. Afterwards. relax on a private beach for a couple of hours and enjoy a 4-course barbeque dinner and a glass of wine by the warming light of a bonfire.

Tour Options

Pick up from Kataragama hotels
  • Kataragama Pickup included
Pick up from Tissamaharama
  • Tissamaharama Pickup included
Pick up from Yala
  • Palatupana Pickup included
Pick up from Hambantota
  • Hambantota Pickup included

Itinerary

180 min

2:30pm: Get picked up by a Safari jeep from your hotel in Tissamaharama or Yala and drive to Yala National Park for an exciting game drive. Yala is known to have one of the highest leopard densities in the world, and its elephant herd consists of between 300-350 animals. This is the best park in the country to observe and photograph leopards, elephants, and mammals such as Sloth bears, Black-naped hare, Spotted deer, Sambar, Hanuman langur, Toque monkey, Stripe-necked and Ruddy mongoose, Wild boar, and Golden jackal.

180 min

6:15pm: Travel to a private beach near Yala National Park for an unforgettable evening. Spend couple of hours relaxing on the beach accompanied by an included bottle of wine. The beach is located in a private area and dinner is set up only for your group. 7:00pm: Enjoy a 4-course BBQ dinner in front of a roaring beach bonfire. 8:30pm: Leave the beach and proceed to your hotel. 9:00pm: Arrive at your hotel.

Highlights

Wine – one bottle per couple or per two people
Hotel pickup and drop-off
4-course barbeque dinner
Service of a qualified Naturalist

What's included

Included
Wine – one bottle per couple or per two people
Hotel pickup and drop-off
4-course barbeque dinner
Service of a qualified Naturalist
Not included
Gratuities

Pickup Locations & Times

All hotels and places in Tissamaharama, Yala, Kataragama and Hambantota

Traveller Ratings

4.9
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Important Information

  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
  • Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required

Reviews(13)

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michellemP6391SO
April 23, 2024
This was Awesome, highly recommend

This was a great tour, pickup was on time to Hotel, travellled out to Yala, a couple of stops one included our driver buying us water and snacks for the journey which was expected but very much appreciated. We saw lots of animals on our tour, this was the kids favourite adventure on our holiday to Sri Lanka. The beach BBQ was a highlight for me, the food was great, slightly over catered I thought but was great after an arvo Jeeping around, well worth the $$$

Operator response

Thank you for your wonderful review! We're delighted to hear that you had a great tour experience with us. It's fantastic to know that the timely pickup and the thoughtful gestures from our driver made your journey enjoyable and comfortable. We're thrilled that the kids loved seeing all the animals in Yala – it truly is an adventure! We're glad the beach BBQ was a highlight for you and that you enjoyed the delicious food. Your feedback about the catering is appreciated, and we'll take it into account for future tours. Thank you for choosing our tour and for sharing your positive experience. We look forward to welcoming you and your family on another adventure in Sri Lanka!

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mani10ray
January 31, 2020
Safari

The dinner location could be better. The access path and location wasn’t the best we imagined. Food was also ok.

Operator response

Thank you for taking the time to share your recent experience with Beyond Escapes. We value your feedback and the most generous compliments on our service and we are so glad that we were able to provide you an exceptional service. And also, we are very happy that all our efforts have been successful in making your day tour memorable and enjoyable.

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Mark M
July 28, 2019
Couldn’t recommend it more highly!!!

Incredible experience. If you want something just that little bit more special then don’t go past this. Absolutely loved the experience. The driver was fantastic, the guide was fantastic, the food and the guys on the beach were fantastic. From what we could see at the park there’s not a huge difference between the tour operators and let’s face it, it’s a reasonable way to go to Yala to do the safari, so the extra BBQ on the beach turned it into an amazing experience. We even saw an elephant on the way to the beach after leaving the park. Definitely worth it

2 people found this helpful
Operator response

Dear Sir, Thank you for sharing your feedback regarding your memorable tour! Also, thank you for the kind words regarding the service.We are glad that we were able to provide you an exceptional service. We always try to improve the quality of the service that we offer. For that, these kind of appreciations are very important to us. Thank you very much again and we hope that you will consider us for your next trip! Best Regards.

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MissMischief
March 10, 2019
BBQ under the stars on the beach - a joy

As part of a bigger trip to southern Sri Lanka, we three enjoyed an afternoon touring the Yala National Park. Picked up promptly from our hotel the trip to and from the park, was in itself, an enjoyable part of the trip. The park, whilst busy, presented us with a range of animals including peacocks, jackals, mongoose, water buffalo, and crocodiles. The highlight, however, was seeing a family of elephants playing in a waterhole. What a treat! The driver was pleasant and friendly and a welcome stop for snacks at the beach broke the tour in two. Dinner on the beach is exactly as it sounds - a full three course home-cooked meal (we added an extra element of complexity as we're all vegetarian!) under the stars with decent wine and beer included. The team were efficient, friendly, professional and accommodating. The trip back to our hotel was punctuated with more sightings of elephants outside the park and the driver skillfully dodged wandering tortoise, wild cats and rodents along the country roads. Highly recommended as an adventure in itself.

Operator response

Dear Client, Thank you for giving us a perfect rating and for recommending our company to other travelers. ! We are so glad to hear that you enjoyed your tour with us. We “Beyond Escapes” aims to provide a truly unique experience, and we are thrilled that we were able to exceed your expectations. We look forward to welcoming you back to our country in the future. Thank you

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183anu
March 6, 2019
Safari

February, we went on a safari at Yala national park. Its so nice to spend 3 hrs inside the jungle with my bunch of friends. In the evening, there was a BBQ dinner on beach. Wooow its awesome.. This is a one thing you can do when you in Sri Lanka. Beyond Escapes is a good tour plannig company .. Highly recommend for you all..👍

Operator response

Dear Client, Thank you for giving us a perfect rating and for recommending our company to other travelers. ! We are so glad to hear that you enjoyed your tour with us. We “Beyond Escapes” aims to provide a truly unique experience, and we are thrilled that we were able to exceed your expectations. We look forward to welcoming you back to our country in the future. Thank you

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Sanduni B
March 5, 2019
Memorable Tour @ Yala

We wanted to visit Sri Lanka, because Sri Lanka is the most beautiful country. On arrival to SL we wanted to do safari. So Team Beyond Escapes helped us to arrange a better safari at Yala NP. It was amazing, and also BBQ dinner on beach was the best experience which I ever had im my life. Thank you very much Beyond Escapes & our guide who always with us during the tour.

2 people found this helpful
Operator response

Dear Guest, we appreciate your positive feedback about our company. We do take pride in catering to our guests’ needs the best way we can. If you’re traveling to Sri Lanka again soon, don’t hesitate to contact us. Thank you

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396dhanush
March 5, 2019
Amazing tour

The traveler who prefer to nature, this is the best tour for you. In this tour I got lots of experience of wild life of Sri Lankan’s national parks during these 6 hrs. During this safari, i captured a lit of wild animals such as elephants, leopards, deers, monkeys and much more. Our guide was a very helpful and knowledgeable guy. After that safari, BBQ dinner was unforgettable moment. we were really enjoyed. I recommend this tour because you can get unforgettable experiences through out this tour..

Operator response

Dear Client, Thank you for giving us a perfect rating and for recommending our company to other travelers. ! We are so glad to hear that you enjoyed your tour with us. We “Beyond Escapes” aims to provide a truly unique experience, and we are thrilled that we were able to exceed your expectations. We look forward to welcoming you back to our country in the future Thank you

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Aaliya F
March 5, 2019
Had a great trip. :)

Had a Great Trip😀 Had a great trip booked via Beyond Escapes. The booking process was very professional and quick. Everything was well organized. Also our guide very nice guy. Safari at yala national park and BBQ dinner was amazing. Highly recommend this tour...

Operator response

Dear Client, Thank you for giving us a perfect rating and for recommending our company to other travelers. ! We are so glad to hear that you enjoyed your tour with us. We “Beyond Escapes” aims to provide a truly unique experience, and we are thrilled that we were able to exceed your expectations. We look forward to welcoming you back to our country in the future Thank you

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kalpa2019
March 4, 2019
Amazing Yala...

It was a great day ....our guide was very experinced person & he did his best to make our trip to a best one... That was amazing. We were lucky to see many kinds of animals in our great safari.. BBQ dinner is the other moment we love mostly. It was a lovely evening.. It was well organized & they cared about our privacy... It was a lovely evening for both of us. I would highly recommend this trip to people who wish to see wild life of yala & BBQ night with your partner... Inviting all to see the beauty of this majical island...

1 people found this helpful
Operator response

Dear Client, Thank you for giving us a perfect rating and for recommending our company to other travelers. ! We are so glad to hear that you enjoyed your tour with us. We “Beyond Escapes” aims to provide a truly unique experience, and we are thrilled that we were able to exceed your expectations. We look forward to welcoming you back to our country in the future Thank you

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399ashikas
February 27, 2019
wonderful Tour

Thank you very much your effort, Team Beyond Escapes. It was a wonderful tour which I ever had. Our guide was very knowledgeable and friendly man. We were very lucky to see variety of wild animals during our safari. It was a unforgettable moment. After safari, BBQ dinner on beach made me surprised and the sky was beautiful at night. 🙂 I was highly recommend Beyond Escapes for all your touring needs of Sri Lanka.

2 people found this helpful
Operator response

Dear Client, Thank you for giving us a perfect rating and for recommending our company to other travelers. ! We are so glad to hear that you enjoyed your tour with us. We “Beyond Escapes” aims to provide a truly unique experience, and we are thrilled that we were able to exceed your expectations. We look forward to welcoming you back to our country in the future Thank you

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