Tissamaharama/ Yala National Park – are we still in Sri Lanka or is it Africa already?

Another day of getting up way before sunrise to increase the likelihood of seeing Leopards during our safari. And it was absolutely worth it!!! We saw almost everything one can wish for: water buffalos, mongoose, elephants and of course leopards. To be precise, a leopard mother with her cub wanted to cross the road and therefore walked a whole mile next to the street so that we could see them all the time. At some point they were only around 8 meters away. We were super impressed by her actual size and beauty.

It’s amazing how diverse Sri Lanka is. Let’s see how the beaches will be in the south west 😉

For someone who loves animals this part of our journey was very special – who could that be? 😉

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