Tissamaharama, Sri Lanka
Got up at 4.30 in the morning to go to Yala National Park. The hotel provided a really nice breakfast pack to take with us. The jeep picked us up (cost about $35 - 4500rps - for about 6hrs) and it took 30mins to get to the gate of the national park. A very bumpy open air experience! A park employee jumped onto our jeep - I think to keep an eye out for any tour operators that may be doing the wrong thing. Turned out to be a bonus, cos he was a fantastic spotter. W...