Does Wadula Safari Yala have a pool?

Yes, this property has outdoor pool access.

Is Wadula Safari Yala pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

What time is check-in at Wadula Safari Yala?

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 9:00 PM. After-hours check-in is not available.

Does Wadula Safari Yala provide a shuttle to the airport?

Yes, there's an airport shuttle that runs on request. A fee of LKR 45000 per vehicle applies.

Where is Wadula Safari Yala located?

Situated on a lake, this guesthouse is within 6 mi (10 km) of Yala National Park, Kataragama Archaeological Museum, and Kataragama Temple. Sithulpawwa Buddhist Monastery and Sacred Bo Tree are also within 9 mi (15 km).

10/10 Excellent

Ebenezer

Sep 2, 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

The hotel and staff are amazing! They were so attentive to our needs and everything was so clean. The hotel had great communication with us through the Expedia app. We able to meet at a local temple for a late hour pick up. The drive in by jeep as the hotel is on the edge of the park! I can’t wait to go again!

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Vibeke

Jul 25, 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Place with a soul

Felt so taken care of the second we arrived. Went on a safari with the hotel and came back to a lovely dinner. The staff was excellent.

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Bineth

Mar 12, 2025

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Everyone was super accommodating, the food was excellent and the area is beautiful truly amazing spot.

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Chris

Mar 15, 2025

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The setting is beautiful with abundant wildlife. The food was superb as were the excellent staff. Highly recommended.

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Luc

Nov 19, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Great location for easy access to a Yala safari. The room was very clean, looked brand new. Great service ans the food was good!

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

yasmatti

Jan 8, 2025

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very nice for one night.

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Amit

Feb 24, 2025

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Very beautiful place. Very quiet, green and glorious forest around it. The lake next door is beautiful. The sunset from the restaurant was beautiful. One slight issue I found was big red ants in bathroom (didn't come to bedroom and didn't trouble when in bathroom but was concerning). Rest everything was fantastic. Dulaj and Chamita were wonderful hosts

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Alessandra

Oct 20, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

The room is a spacious cabin and it’s beautiful. There is a nearby lake where we saw wild water buffalo and wild peacocks. The food in the hotel is a little pricey but well worth it. The best vegetable curries I have eaten in Sri Lanka! This hotel is a hidden gem!

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Robin

Jul 21, 2023

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Amazing stay

Amazing experience. Had a great time - thank you :)

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Christina

Jan 28, 2024

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Amazing place👌

Amazing place👌 The rooms were so nice and clean, the service was great and friendly and also the food was good. A big recommendation from me🙏

Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Apr 16, 2025

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Great value in nature

Really nice place surrounded by nature and adjacent to a serene lake. Lots of birds to watch while sipping your tea on your private patio and even the odd visit from neighbhood monkeys. Rooms are clean, with ceiling fan and AC, with very few bugs/mosquitoes inside. The staff are incredibly helpful and kind. They also offer safari from 4 hours to full day at seemingly standard prices. We did a six hour private safari for 31K PP where we saw elephants, mongooses, loads of birds, and even (just about) a leapord. Food is good, simple, traditional vegetarian Sri Lankan cuisine. No fresh coffee and no alcohol served but seemed ok with others bringing their own. The biryani comes with the local buffalo curd which is delicious.

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Jan 13, 2025

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the safari was somewhat cool but overly crowded. very annoying

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ernest

Feb 3, 2024

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Ideal place to stay for Yala National Park

At end of a 4x4 dirt trail, the brothers have worked hard during difficult times to create a small high-end eco-friendly resort in the woods where monkeys play and peacocks crow. Recently built modern brick and plaster cottages with a/c face a lagoon lake with a property adjacent to Yala National Park. Service is excellent.

Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

Cristian

Dec 19, 2023

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Little slice of paradise

This was a great location. It was peaceful and secluded. Breakfast was served on the porch. It was delicious. Bed was a little firm.

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

meeka

Dec 21, 2023

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Excellent hotel

This place is wonderful. The 2 brothers really go all out to take care of you. They have a western menu and food is plentiful. The rooms sit in front of a surprise beautiful lake inside the park. Wifi and TV were not expected so glad to have, as well as a spacious bathroom with Toiletries. They picked us up in a tuk tuk and gave door service no where did they lack service. Really nice owners.

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Rick

Mar 24, 2019

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Very special and unique resort, with personalized touches. Beautiful villas in a peaceful pristine forested area near a lake and close to Yala National Park. The management was outstanding -- they went out of their way to surprise me with a birthday cake. The food prepared by their chef was delicious. The safari they booked was easily accessible to the park and made the adventure an exciting destination. We highly recommend Wadula Safari Yala as the place to stay when visiting Yala.

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

Sathish

Jun 30, 2025

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Amazing staff, excellent service

The accommodation is off-roads, 2-3 kms, needing a 4-wheeler drive (which the staff will pick you up on) to access. It is a bit remote, and takes a narrow dirt path, so I recommend arriving before dusk. The rooms are cute & comfy. There are telephone networks in the property, so Internet isn't an issue. While getting off the 4-wheeler safari jeep, I missed a step (my fault) and ended up spraining my ankle, hurting my ligament. My ankle was pretty swollen, and I needed help to hop to my cottage. I was pretty bummed out - but, the staff totally turned around the situation for me. - Chamit and Nisal immediately got us ice & first aid to reduce the swelling. - They arranged for me to see the nearest doctor (around 10 kms away). Chamit drove us to the doctor. The doctor didn't have an x-ray machine and Chamit drove us another 30 kms to the hospital with the nearest x-ray machine. Thankfully, I didn't have a fracture and it was just a ligament tear. Chamit drove us back 40 kms to the cottage. That night's dinner at our cottage was the best food I have ever eaten in Sri Lanka. I was able to go on the safari the next day and see peacocks, alligators, wild buffalos, monkeys, deers and leopard. The food packed by the staff for the trip was delicious. This story would have been us being stuck in forest land with a swollen ankle not knowing what to do - I deeply owe it to Nisal, Dulaj & Chamit for their calm, patience, kindness & hospitality and being a source of strength!

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Gipsy

Nov 24, 2023

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The whole experience with Chamith and Dulash was absolutely perfect, from minute 1. Chamit was in contact with us since we left Ella, just to make sure that we were OK and that our arrival to his place was without any incident. We hired 2 safaris, the first one on the day of our arrival and the second one on the next day. And, of course, everything was also perfect. The food they prepared for us was world-class, including breakfast and dinner. They were so warm that we felt at home. And of course, room was pristine when we arrived. Room and all of the rest was clean and neat. I would stay at Wadula 100 times if needed.

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Marina

Jan 20, 2024

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The best service in Sri Lanka! We stayed one night in this property in the middle of the jungle. The staff is amazing - from pick up, through check in and until check out, they treated us like nowhere in Sri Lanka. They prepared an awsame dinner, took us for an hour tour around the property to explore the wildlife, organized a wonderful safari for us and even brought us things we needed from the shop in the city! The room si super clean and you will find there everything you need. A couple of practical advices: inform the property before arrival so that they can pick you up. Your driver won’t be able to go that far with the car. Buy the things you need before checking in, going back to the city is not an option in the night. But, you will be privileged to enjoy the wildlife and the nature and see some of the most beautiful scenaries and animals just a couple of steps from your room!

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

Roger

Jul 25, 2025

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Spesiell opplevelse, me n OK.

Dette ble for oss et veldig spesielt opphold. Vi var ikke forberedt på å bo utenfor allfarvei. Det var kun mulig å spise på hotellet på en utendørs terrasse. Det var veldig stille der. Vi ble allikevel litt fanget av stedets buddhistiske eierskap med stillhet, vegetarmat, ingen alkohol. Tenkte dette ville fått meg til å mislike stedet, men det var ganske OK på en uventet måte.

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Nina

Mar 9, 2025

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The accommodation was lovely but there’s no where to sit just hard wooden seats. Also the pool wasn’t available. The staff pick you up 2km from the lodges as the road is bad but that means you’re limited in what you can do without a car.

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sunjum

Feb 28, 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Simon

Feb 26, 2025

Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Simen

Dec 30, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Opplevelsen i Wadula Safari var noe utenom det vanlige. Det er nok ikke stedet man reiser om man trenger et høyt tempo hele dagen, da det er ganske isolert. Men om man ønsker å ha et sted som man kan senke skuldrene å slappe av er dette helt perfekt. Eieren Dulaj sto til service hele tiden, og var hyggelig og svært imøtekommende. Han ordnet transporter, safari og andre ting vi ba om. Forbedringspotensialet i våre øyne ligger vel i at de ikke serverer kjøtt på restauranten, og heller ikke har en bar, så man kan få kjøpt seg et glass vin eller en øl. Dette løste han greit med å reise inn til byen for å handle inn alkohol for oss. Sengene var nok i overkant harde, så søvnen ble nok litt dårlig før en tidlig start på safari. Savnet også et par stoler plassert i resorten's egen lille oase som man kunne sittet å sett solnedgangen ved vannet med krokodiller og vannbøfler.

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jamie

Nov 10, 2024

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

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