Ella & Yalla Weekend: Touchdown in Yala

After a long drive we finally made it to Yala! On the south-east coast of Sri Lanka and is regarded as the best safari in Sri Lanka. Many websites say that although it's not Kenya, Yala National Park is well worth visiting.
We stayed in another stunning hotel, which cost us each just £10 for the night! When we arrived at the hotel some of the group went to the beach for an hour or so before dinner however I was one of the people who just stayed at the hotel; my dodgy joints were feeling a little worse-for-wear after World's End!


We ate dinner in the hotel and headed to bed reasonably early as we were all absolutely shattered after the early mornings and then the hike. We were advised that the best time to go on safari was in the afternoon since it would be the hottest part of the day thus resulting in the animals all congregating near water holes. That then left us with the morning to fill. The prospect of getting to sleeping in, in a comfortable hotel room with AC was very tempting however Ashika, one of the PMGY the co-ordinators, phoned to tell us about another hotel nearby which had a swimming pool that we could use. So we got up the next morning early, albeit much later than the previous two mornings, and walked to the other hotel. The swimming pool was gorgeous so we relaxed in the sun and then ate lunch at that hotel before heading on our safari.

The hotel. The reception/dining area didn't have proper walls so spilled into the garden!

Hotel bedroom, I shared with Jenn and Hana again