Big Game - Yala By Eco Team

Great glamping site with a brilliant safari trip. Ask for MJ to guide you in the park, he was excellent - knowledgeable, engaged and discreet. It rained heavily while we were there but it didn’t dampen our spirits. Highly recommended!

Amazing stay and hospitality at the Big Game Yala Camping stay. Special thanks to our safari guide MJ (Mirindu) who was a superb host and guide for our safari. His skills to identify the location of animals within the jungle were too good. Would visit back surely to spot some leopards (dint get to spot them) but overall a fantastic experience. Once again thanks to the staff of this place for making it memorable for us. Cheers. Until next time 😀

Great glamping camp in the middle of nature in Yala around 15 mins to the national park - peaceful and remote it is everything you want to truly enjoy the wildlife and nature experience. We stayed two nights, which was perfect but could have easily stayed longer. The tents were super comfortable- even providing an electric fan, super clean and waking up to the sounds of monkeys above our tent was the best. Staff are so friendly - nothing is too much trouble. The food was delicious, they catered to us vegetarians and served around a campfire under the stars. We did say we would have loved to have had a little more Sri Lankan style cuisine for the dinners, but appreciate some people prefer more westernised cuisine and it was still delicious. So no complaints but possibly something for them to consider offering. The best part is the wildlife experiences they offer… we did the evening walk around the local rice fields and lake and it ended up just being myself, my husband, Aruna (naturalist) and another Yala team member which was quite special as we got to spend time learning about the area and enjoying the peace and quiet. Scenery was beautiful and we got to see so much wildlife - birds, insects, monkeys and even a little snake as well as plants, flowers and a lovely sunset - we ended up being out for nearly 2.5 hours! The nighttime walk was also really great - it is shorter (approx. 30 mins) but you do see a different view you usually would not - such as sleeping lizards, birds and frogs and beautiful firefly shows. We did a full day safari with Aruna - we recommend not just going for the big things and although we saw leopards and elephants which was amazing, the birds and other animals are so special too and it was nice to take the time to learn and watch the animals at a lovely pace. The camp prepared a delicious packed breakfast and lunch for our day too. What we loved the most aside from how much we saw and learnt is the respect Big Game has for the park and wildlife and how conscious of their impact on this is - both at the site and when out on the walks. A special mention to Aruna who we got to spend so much time with, his passion and knowledge was infectious and he made our trip that extra special. We loved our stay and would recommend to anyone wanting to experience Yala as it should be, with nature.

The camp ground has a nice setup with a dining tent and lounge area. The food was pretty good overall but vegan options were limited for dinner. The safari was the best part with well maintained jeeps and a guide. Not a fan of the bathroom in the tent, it is hard to ignore the smells in a small tent

Manager Nalin and his team left no stone unturned to make our stay a comfortable and memorable one .It’s the fasting season and all arrangements made to make fast in the early hours of the morning with Micheal at 4am in the morning. 4 beds tent.