what you don't show is the riduclous traffic jam of jeeps racing around calling each other on GSM's and scaring the wildlife. I just asked our driver to stop by a quiet waterhole and watched birds, amazingly a leopard walked up, then of course the driver got on the phone within a minute or two the hundresds of other jeeps arrived. Yala =despoiled too many jeeps !
@wilfwilliams: Sorry to hear about your bad experience williams, but luckily i have rarely come across the traffic that you describe. it's probably because i always go to Sri Lanka in end of February or beginning of June, and avoid the holiday season crowd. and on top of that i also i make sure i go to yala during a week day, so i avoid the local crowds as well. AND on top of that, i always do early morning safari, which means i enter the park at 6am. :)
well, yes, you can, leave Mirissa in the morning, get there by lunch time, have lunch and start an afternoon safari around 3pm (it's useless trying before 3pm, its too hot and all animals hide in the shade) and if you are lucky, you can come across a leopard coming out to drink water. I have seen more leopards during the early morning safari though. (6am at the park entrance)
I went to Yala last 5 th of April.I was there 3 days at Heenwawe bungalow.for the 3 days we saw 6 Leopards. We had an awesome days.Heenwewa bungalow is a really good place to see Leopards.There were 3 Leopards around Bungalow and we saw 3 Leopards near our bungalow.:) Yala is my favorite place in Sri lanaka :)
@mylkyemily We saw three leopard..One sleeping on the tree, one was confronting an elephant, and one just walk casually in front of our Land Rover. and that happen within 2 hours. . heheheh... Just came back and it was excellent, the camp was nicely set, seen tons of animal, and went home missing Yala and the great friendly guides and drivers. AAAAA++++++++ for Yala National Park...
thank you Daphne & Oliver. yes, we were very lucky too. but only on the third day, the first two days we didnt see much, but i wouldnt leave the park until i saw leopards :) so we kept going back until we finally did :)
Fantastic video !
I went there last week and i saw only one leopard walking along the road!
I think the one who doesn't like this video is only jealous!
Guido from Italy.
Guysimpsons77 3 weeks ago
@Guysimpsons77:
Grazie mille Guido. :)
ShawnLandersz 3 weeks ago
What is the name of the music?
dayananDKZ 1 month ago
what you don't show is the riduclous traffic jam of jeeps racing around calling each other on GSM's and scaring the wildlife. I just asked our driver to stop by a quiet waterhole and watched birds, amazingly a leopard walked up, then of course the driver got on the phone within a minute or two the hundresds of other jeeps arrived. Yala =despoiled too many jeeps !
wilfwilliams 1 month ago
@wilfwilliams: Sorry to hear about your bad experience williams, but luckily i have rarely come across the traffic that you describe. it's probably because i always go to Sri Lanka in end of February or beginning of June, and avoid the holiday season crowd. and on top of that i also i make sure i go to yala during a week day, so i avoid the local crowds as well. AND on top of that, i always do early morning safari, which means i enter the park at 6am. :)
ShawnLandersz 1 month ago
nice video..
Is it possible to spot leopards on a day trip from mirissa to yala & return?
skshamshir1 2 months ago
@skshamshir1 Thanks :)
well, yes, you can, leave Mirissa in the morning, get there by lunch time, have lunch and start an afternoon safari around 3pm (it's useless trying before 3pm, its too hot and all animals hide in the shade) and if you are lucky, you can come across a leopard coming out to drink water. I have seen more leopards during the early morning safari though. (6am at the park entrance)
ShawnLandersz 2 months ago
amazing country
ilovewathsala 3 months ago
Great pictures!
FunnyHolidays 3 months ago
Luv the leopards!
Benderrr111 6 months ago
@ shawnLandersz R u from Sri Lanka or..? If you like you can get more information from Wild life Department of Sri Lanaka :D
RainizLove4U 11 months ago
@RainizLove4U yes i am Sri Lankan, but living in Italy. i will definitely get information from the wildlife department. thanks :)
ShawnLandersz 10 months ago
I went to Yala last 5 th of April.I was there 3 days at Heenwawe bungalow.for the 3 days we saw 6 Leopards. We had an awesome days.Heenwewa bungalow is a really good place to see Leopards.There were 3 Leopards around Bungalow and we saw 3 Leopards near our bungalow.:) Yala is my favorite place in Sri lanaka :)
RainizLove4U 11 months ago
@RainizLove4U wow really? i never heard of this bungalow. i will look it up asap.
ShawnLandersz 11 months ago
Beautiful, we were there last month and we saw "only" one leopard :)
Dutchlatino1 1 year ago
Im goin here this Sunday... hehehe... I'm flying from malaysia... hope its as good as it look like here... heheheh thanks for the preview...
mylkyemily 1 year ago 2
@mylkyemily We saw three leopard..One sleeping on the tree, one was confronting an elephant, and one just walk casually in front of our Land Rover. and that happen within 2 hours. . heheheh... Just came back and it was excellent, the camp was nicely set, seen tons of animal, and went home missing Yala and the great friendly guides and drivers. AAAAA++++++++ for Yala National Park...
kelvinhenry9 1 year ago
@kelvinhenry9 that is awesome!!! very very lucky! i cant wait to go back there as well
ShawnLandersz 1 year ago
Děkuji, moc hezké, byl jsem tam a chci ještě jednou.
qapo2 1 year ago
@qapo2 i have no idea what u wrote :(
ShawnLandersz 1 year ago
@qapo2 Thank, much handsome, was am there and I want again.
qapo2 1 year ago
@devsahan indeed :)
ShawnLandersz 1 year ago
Nice work mate Love those leopards, i'm definitely homesick after watching the video
hda29 1 year ago
@hda29 thanks :) same here.
ShawnLandersz 1 year ago
@ShawnLandersz Děkuji, moc hezké, byl jsem tam a chci ještě jednou.
qapo2 1 year ago
this vid makes me miss home
thamoja 1 year ago
@thamoja same here
ShawnLandersz 1 year ago
Great video... I'm especially impressed with the leopard shots... very clear, good shots... thanks for posting!
Juscz 1 year ago
@Juscz Thanks! :)
ShawnLandersz 1 year ago
thank you Daphne & Oliver. yes, we were very lucky too. but only on the third day, the first two days we didnt see much, but i wouldnt leave the park until i saw leopards :) so we kept going back until we finally did :)
ShawnLandersz 2 years ago
wow! you've got some great footage yourself too! kind regards, Daphne & Olivier from The Netherlands
daphneenolivier 2 years ago
The best part was the scene with the Cheetas/Tigers. Tamil Tigers are coming, hiding and will attack.
wickralive 2 years ago
Kanaya: The pictures were taken with a Canon 400D with a 100-400mm lens :)
(the videos were done with the Casio Exilim Pro HD video camera.)
ShawnLandersz 2 years ago
what is the camera that you have used to take still images
kanaya123 2 years ago