i spent 6 months in sri lanka and did all the touristy things,and yala west was one of them. we stayed in a cheap hotel in one of the towns that organised their own jeep safari to yala west. it really doesnt matter where you stay because if you stay in one of the towns near yala west almost every hotel runs their own safari package (and the prices are very competitive). We did the safari between 4 of us so it worked out quite cheap, plus we had resident visas which means when you go to tourist attractions you pay the local price instead of the tourist price (there is a big difference). we set of a 5am and prepared our selves for a 12 hour jeep ride. it gets hot throughout the day, you feeluncomfortable and tired because it is so long but it is one of those things you could quite happily do opver and over again. Its a good idea to take some binoculars because some of the animals dont get to close to the road, so you need these if you want a good look. we were really lucky when we went because we saw one of the tusker elephants and they are not always around on view. we also saw aligators,water buffalos and lots of birds infact we saw so much i cant even remember!! during the middle of the day the animals so further inland for shade so you wont see much and this is when you will probably stop for lunch. we stopped for lunch near the coast and had a lovely dip in the sea near an old abandoned fishing village. i highly recommend thisplace for proper safari experience on the cheap!
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