Yala National Park to be closed during September

Sri Lanka’s best known nature reserve, Yala National Park will be closed for the visitors during the month of September due to dry weather condition, the Department of Wildlife Resources Conservation said.

During the month the park officials will renovate the visitors’ bungalows. The park is normally closed for tourists during the dry season, from September 06 to October 07.
 
According to the Department, there are 62 sanctuaries, 22 wild life parks, three high conservation parks, and five natural conservation parks in the island and visitors’ bungalows in all other parks have now been renovated to provide additional facilities to the visitors.