Safaris located in towards the country, include those at Udawalawe and Yala. You can do full-day or half day trips. You can hire jeeps (4WD open-top) and a guide is a must who will join you at the starting point. Both Udawalawe Safari Park and Yala Safari Park are open from 6am to 6pm. You can see leopards, elephants, monkeys, reptiles including crocodiles, birds and more.

Yala National Park has beaches, scrubland and jungle areas. Visitors are allowed to visit and are guided along the designated areas. Yala has a high density of leopards in the world, seeing them needs a bit of patience, and these animals are in the endangered list of animals.

Udawalawe Safari Park is located in the dry zone, and is famous for elephants and as a bird watching area. It is in higher ground than Yala, Uda Walawe Reservoir within its expanse. You can camp out and enjoy as well.