ELLA → YALA SAFARI → Arugam Bay
Duration 9.5 hours | Live tour guide | Including Shuttle Service
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Start your morning in the emerald hills of Ella and finish with your toes in Arugam Bay’s famous surf breaks—without sacrificing a full day to travel. This one-way combo stitches together a dawn (or dusk) 3-hour game drive in Yala National Park and a stress-free east-coast transfer, giving you leopards and lagoons in the very same day.
Why This Route Is Unmissable
• Easy Ella/Bandarawela hotel pick-up—no taxis to bus stands.
• Prime-time Yala safari slots (dawn or dusk) for the best leopard odds.
• See elephants again along Lahugala “Elephant Road” en-route to the coast.
• Door-to-door drop-off anywhere in Arugam Bay or nearby surf villages.
• Save a whole travel day—turn the transfer itself into an adventure.
Highlights
A seamless Ella → Yala safari → Arugam Bay transfer that blends highlands, wildlife and world-class surf into a single, time-smart itinerary. Expect leopards, sloth bears, crocs and over 200 bird species during the 3-hour game drive before swapping jungle tracks for palm-lined coastal roads.
Includes
Professional driver/ guide
Highway tolls
Professional driver-guide (English-speaking)
Pick-up from Ella / Bandarawela / Wellawaya hotels
Drop-off at any Arugam Bay accommodation
Shared Toyota Hilux 4×4 safari jeep with individual seats (270° view)
Air-conditioned car or minivan with luggage space for transfers
Yala entrance & service fee (approx. USD 43 pp, payable in LKR)
Meals & drinks (add-on: picnic breakfast USD 8, lunch USD 10)
Ella pick-up, 3-hr Yala safari & Arugam Bay drop-off—leopards by dawn, surf by sunset. Book now!
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