Top 4 Hambantota Shore Excursions

1.Yala National Park Safari |From Hambantota Port (Shore Excursion)

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 61 reviews · from $75Our pick

From Hambantota Port, take a private 4WD Jeep into Yala National Park for about four hours. Your English-speaking driver doubles as tracker, with possible sightings of elephants, crocodiles, leopards, sloth bears, and many birds. Lakshan is one guide praised for careful driving and clear English.

“A trip to Yala is definitely worth it as a shore excursion. Our guide didn’t do much for us, however. When we got to the park, he didn’t point out wildlife, but stopped when we asked him to so we could take pictures of what we spotted. He wRead more”

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2.Yala National Park Safari from Hambantota port (Shore Excursion)

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 25 reviews · from $45Best value

Leave Hambantota Port for a five-hour Yala National Park safari in a private-feeling jeep capped at six people. Your English-speaking driver-guide handles the park roads while you watch for elephants, crocodiles, sloth bears, leopards, and birds. Park admission costs an extra $40 per person.

“Most friendly and fun tour. Just be aware if you’re on a cruise ship, the port is so large that you will may need a ride to the port exit gate to meet the guide. The tour met a bit earlier that the port shuttles were running but we were lucky somRead more”

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3.Yala Safari Tour from Hambantota Port (Shore Excursion)

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 20 reviews · from $58

Leave Hambantota Port in a private safari jeep for roughly four hours inside Yala National Park. A chauffeur-guide leads the search for elephants, leopards, crocodiles, birds, and more. Park entry, listed separately from the $58 tour price, is extra, and port delays can shorten your safari.

“Picked up from Hambantota port on time Brilliant safari with our guide. Very friendly and knowledgable. We were lucky to see a leopard, elephants, jackal, crocs, deers, mongoose, other animals as well as all the amazing birds. So beautiful and peaceful. Thank you!”

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4.Hambantota Port: Yala National Park Safari (Shore Excursion)

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 19 reviews · 5 hours · from $49

From Hambantota Port or a Hambantota-area hotel, you ride into Ruhunu Yala National Park in a 4x4 jeep for five hours of wildlife watching. Expect elephants, leopards, crocodiles, buffalo, birds, and coastal scenery. An English-speaking guide is advertised, but communication may vary.

“Provider did not show up. I was let down terribly absolutely devastated.”

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