Yala Avian Eye Safari

If you look for a unique experience, this is the right place! Great hospitality and private safari with an experienced guide who loves what he’s doing. We really enjoyed our family vacation at Yala Avian Eye Safari and will definitely come back!

Staying at Bhagya's place felt more like visiting good friend ! the family is very nice and kind. Food was great! Bhagya took us for safari twice and it was amazing, we were the totaly alone and we saw leopard twice ! He is great with finding animals. In free tim mean time we always had great talks and relaxed time at the property. we for sure will come back !

I stayed at Yala avian eye safari, it was awesome. There is a great tour in the national park, and we saw bears, monkeys, elephants and crocodiles, and plenty of other animals. The homestay is awesome as well, with a great wi fi, awesome cold drinks in the fridge, and even coffee making machine etc. The mother is my favourite chef in Sri Lanka, and entire experience is brilliant and air conditioned! Highly recommend this to everyone this is my third visit, Feels like home to me, I’ll be coming back again!

This was the best experience i had so far in sri lanka. The food is amazing, the safari is without al the crowds, is very local, and private for a good price. Also guide is really friendly and takes you 10/10 recommended it!!

Bhagya and his family are truly lovely people. They'll make you immediately feel like home but still respect your need of privacy. The room is well equipped and has an A/C, a great shower and a comfy bed. Bhagya's mum is a great chief and she prepared delicious breakfasts and dinners. The whole family take care about the environment and animals, which is soooo great! We went twice on a safari with Bhagya and can really recommend to do safaris with him. He spotted so many animals, which we'd never have spotted. We saw a great variety of species and even had the chance to see a leopard. Bhagya takes care of the animal welfare, so he is turning of the engine to not stress the animals and you'll find yourself listening to the wildlife sounds. Bhagya also took us to a nearby river, which was such a great experience. It was really relaxing and so much fun. If you plan to visit Yala Nationalpark, please come here and experience this little place of paradise.

Lovely family homestay and private Safari tours. Bhagya has built a lovely place perfect for experiencing the quieter Northern side of Yala. We hear the main south entrance is getting super crowded and full of jeeps. So we looked for a place to do Safaris from the North entrance. Also more convenient if you're coming from the Ella direction (or continuing in that direction?) We did two Safaris (about 4 hours each), evening and morning. We were able to see a bit of the elusive Leopard during the evening safari. If take the safari from the main entrance you may have a better chance of seeing more of the Leopard because all the guides can spot an call each other, but again you'll be surrounded by other jeeps. Here we were 4 at most and all the rest of the time completely our own. Bhagya certainly has an Avian eye and helped us spot so many different types of birds, which Yala is also famous for. On the morning safari we saw the Crocodiles in the lake. Evening from about 2:15pm to 6:15 and morning 5:45 to 9:45. Bhagya's mom also cook an amazing dinner and breakfast making this perfect way to experience Sri Lanka. Very fair prices and entirely run by Bhagya and his family. Best of luck and continue what you're doing.