There are estimated more than 100 leopards living in block 1of yala National Park,and yeah you guys are correct it’s very unethical the way jeep drivers behave in the park specially when it comes to leopard sightings😔 the officials must band the use of mobile phones inside the park for the betterment of the wild life,plus the maximum speed that you can drive inside the the park is 50kmph anything beyond that is against the law.
🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽 for highlighting not just the unbelievable wildlife in Yala but also the side we don’t usually see in the travel vlogs - the crazy amounts of jeeps vying for a glimpse of one leapard. I hope this episode will bring about some much needed regulations for sustainable tourism so these usually shy elusive creatures can live stress free in their only habitat on the island. Very grateful to The Budgeteers for speaking up for the majestic elephants in chains used to entertain tourists, and also for the wild ones being fed just for a photo op. They in turn become a nuisance and we know what happens next. This was by far my very favorite episode of your travels in SL. 🙏🏽
So far, my wife and I are loving this series (not surprising, we loved 1-3, Morocco, etc as well).Wishing you much success with the Budgeteers and many safe travels.
I love how you feel ethically strange about this experience. It is so true.. we desperately seek to see animals and often people forget animals need space. I'm glad you got to see a leopard. And your morals make me love this channel so much more.
My daughter used you guys as an example of how wonderful platonic male/female friendships can be to her dad yesterday. Thanks for being such fun and healthy role models for my teenagers! I'd be proud as heck if my kids enjoyed adult life as much as you 3 seem to!
It's incredible see that how you guys isnspire others on saving nature and to feel and live on the moments in the nature. love that and wishes to keep it up..
this was the kinda video i was talking about showing people the right way and also showing the real side to youtube , the baby elephant sooo cute !!!! well done another great episode.
Truly an honest review. U guys are doing a great job..very entertaining video. I am now feeling bit sad as i have a feeling that ur Sri lankan tour is about to get over and we will have to wait for ur next tour.
I really really wish there will a DAY majority of Sri Lanka have a sensible "common sense" mindset like you guys have 💖💖hope that DAY will come before its too late and no wild life is left to be preserved 😊😊 THANK YOU for speaking up on "reality" 💯💯
Been saving the episode for Monday nights and loving it. That was a perfect episode showing two sides of the story. The animals are beautiful, but I agree its to many vehicles crowding them. Thank you for sharing the truth. Wish you three a gorgeous week and happy dreams as you rest your head.
There are other National parks less visited by tourists. Yala and udawalawe are mostly crowded. Anyway honest review. Lot to learn for SriLankan tourism promoters. Best traval documentary. Can't wait to see the next adventure episode. Love you guys.
Great video! I love your series. I’m going to Sri Lanka end of November and I am collecting tips. I will probably choose less frequently visited parks. The idea of putting in your video images of the lonely leopard and right after that this massive group of jeeps around was very impressive and showing the truth. Thanks for the video
Thank you for expressing your frank views on how visitors / visits to the park should be managed. THat is far better than blind praise. Thank you for visiting my country too.
Another great episode, love the effort you guys put and the improvement from bali to Sri Lanka in your videos looks incredible. just give paddy some sunscreen guy looks as pink as a strawberry. And for a latina your English was just amazing..... xD
Lotsa long Activities in one episode... U guys didn't seem to be tired man... Amazing... I loved the slow motion u put in the end... Super beautiful... With low light sun set vibes in picture... And the music too very relaxing... Amazing Safari experience... One must do when they visit Shri Lanka..^^,
yea there were a lot of trucks all converging on one leopard but I didn't see anyone stopping the leopard from leaving and going into the bush if it was upset by it, in fact, your video shoed it rolling on its back, with most cats that is a sign that they feel comfortable
Epic video 👌 Think both sides. Those drivers are doing their best to serve you better. Be happy that you guys saw one wild cat. Thanks for visiting my country.
Instagram vs. reality af ....I appreciate your raw material a lot! Nonetheless, as I said before I just have to go to Sri Lanka, what a beauty and everyone seems so authentic and lovely
Yala as become a tourist hotspot but the way you took to Jaffna was inside wipatu national park which less srilankan had taken trail.om it.. enjoined your episodes guy's Cheers 🥰🙏🥃
Interesting video. The budgeteers always have some amazing content and I don't miss any. I also follow "Around the world in AB ways"- insightful, upcoming, budding vlogger. He also has some great content.
Loving this series guys, so helpful. I'm off to Sri Lanka in November for a month, I had already planned to go to Udawalawe rather than Yala and the video confirms it. BTW hiring a tuk tuk too for the month, if I get Zeta I'll send you a pic :-) Thanks for all your hard work. K
I first came across you guys in Series 2. I binge watched it & loved it. While I enjoyed the adventures on the road, my only criticism was that it didn't really show the locations very well. It was mostly about hitchhiking: more about the route than the destination. Series 3 rectified that shortcoming. Series 4 is even better!!
Another beautiful episode. 8000 more for the silver play button. Fingers crossed. !!!! And again thank you guys for putting out the ugly aspect of these wild parks. As you guys correctly mentioned there are several wild life sanctuaries here in SL. Yala and Minneriya(Elephants) are the ones mostly plagued by the safari jeep menace. There had been one or two incidents where these magnificent creatures were hit on the park roads and killed. I think There are laws limiting number of jeeps that can enter park on a day currently. But the speed limit laws must be also looked at seriously and ways to implement them practically. Thanks guys!!!
Just watched your video in MEXICO from two years ago and we love what you guys are doing! When are you guys coming overs to South America. WE are doing what you guys are doing as well and we've done it through out COLOMBIA and we're heading to ECUADOR in a few days and we plan to do hitchhiking towards Quito. We hope that we can meet somewhere on this side of the world and travel and take videos together! Safe travels lads
Most travel vlogs only show the highlights of their trips and would definitely not have show all the pick-ups around the leopard. This honest perception is what I appreciate of the Budgeteers. Thanks for another great episode!
Well there is a strict regulation for speed inside national parks. The speed should be 25kmph and of you exceed the fine is 25000 for a truck or 15day ban to enter the park. Some parks are very strict and they have cameras to monitor the speed. If you guys are still in srilanka visit Wilpattu National Park. You will see many leopards 🐆 and bears 🐻 and 10times less jeeps. Also Visit Minneriya or Wasgamuwa park where if you are lucky you will see more than 100 elephants together
The safari scène with the lepard, ow yeah had myself the same situation back in 2005 when we visited Tanzania Africa. We did some safari drives in the early morning and once the radio got Hot, all trucks and jeeps did the same unethical thing. And whith a video edit, sound or just a picture/photo, it does not tell the whole story. So thanks for showing how it realy goes. Anyhow thanks for this amzing episode as always, and C Ya in the next one 🙌🍻🍻🍻
I never knew that Sri Lanka is has WILD Life.... strangely enough to see a leopard on an island ..... There is NO WILD creature on any Islands on Solomon Islands.... It was informative episode...... Thanks Regards from Solomon Islands
Day Night Riders Sri Lanka is one of the 25 biodiversity global hotspots. There’s a wild amount of wildlife 😊 The leopard, Panthera Pardus Kotiya, is endemic to Sri Lanka.
Great vid, as always ( I can assure you that you won't see a jaguar. Lina, you'd need to go back to Central or South America for that). the crowd of cars at the leopard sighting. The same thing happens all over the African parks.- mostly.
Thanks for the video. My honest opinion on Yala and the overcrowding situation. Its a catch 22 when it comes to the overcrowding. Most national parks, from Maasai Mara in Kenya to Ranthambore in India all are open parks which allow quite a number of visitors to the parks to come and enjoy the beauty of its wildlife. Now yala is the most popular national park in Sri Lanka, for many reasons, and the chances of having sightings of wildlife especially leopards being number 1. So being open to the public, many local and foreign vistors flock to the park to get their chances in seeing these elusive animals. Now at a sighting in this video its actually much less than when its full peak season where its insane. The issue is this. All visitors who come want to catch a glimpse of a leopard, and the drivers are pressured to show them. Now the problem is sightings are rare and only one or two sightings happen per day. This means of course there is a large crowd wanting to see these beautiful cats. Thing is if visitors feel the experience itself is somewhat bad as there are so many jeeps in line to watch, then the only solution is to limit the number of jeeps entering the park per day and jack up the price to match the potential revenue the park will get per person to make it a high end exclusive experience. This of course is ideal for wildlife as well as to promote high end tourism. but this would mean thousands of visitors are going to be left out, plus thousands of people left unemployed due to hotels, jeep services and guest houses having to close down. The sad reality is these protected habitats now need to bring in some worth monetary wise to justify its protection. Hence its a catch 22 situation.
Thank you for the honesty.I understand the excitement of seeing these beautiful animals but I also think that there should be a limit to number of cars to be let in the park.
Yes, indeed. We hope the parks change their rules. It will make everything better. Less tourists but a better experience for animals and the park visitors 😊
There are plenty of leopards in parks like Wilpattu and Kumana. I was so distressed when I visited Yala too, the way it's managed is completely wrong. Thank you for your honest review, it's so important to put it out there, because it puts the onus on the Wildlife Department and park management to change things for the better.
It will be interesting to see how they deal with becoming social media celebs. I mean, we all want them to succeed but now they'll have a bigger budget. Maybe they'll just go upscale a bit and do a budgeteers episode on hoe to rent a cat in the Bahamas for $3k a pop.... etc. Go up and down the budget scale and still show people in each budget range how to get the most bang for their buck. But this video shows that they are ready to go to the next level based on the absolutely amazing video quality and editing shown here, plus the whole damn story backing it up. They just need to own their success and have Paddy out there in front talking about the actual costs of doing higher budget trips, lower budget trips, and everything in between.
Yes you can't camp on top of ella rock since Ella is a tourist hub but there so many other amazing places that you can get the camping experience in Sri Lanka
You guys are lucky to take those amazing shots. It is like you pass the degree and got the certificate no matter what hardships you have undergone to achieve the results. It will long last. But seeing your programme wild life people in Sri lanka will take some steps to improve situations.
Spot on about the yala trucks. we had the same ex few years ago, it was too crowded and feel sad for the animals, was hoping the situation got improved but it still hasn't :(
Hey Guys brilliant as always well done 👍 just my two cents regarding the Leopard sighting. I was a professional safari ranger in South Africa for 14 years and worked in lots of private game reserves, all of which were run very ethically and ensured that the animals well being was never compromised. Possibly Yala Park needs to be sent some feedback to ensure that the animals well being is maintained and the parks image in the public eye. We only ever had 3 safari jeeps in a sighting and we kept a safe and ethical distance from the animal being viewed as to not stress the animal in any way. Speed limit is a huge worry besides the dust I saw your driver leaving behind for other poor guest to eat it’s dangerous and reckless as well small birds, reptiles and animals are killed. I would love to see a wild Asian leopard after spending years tracking, photographing and viewing their African cousins however after seeing what you experience am a bit reticent now. Thanks again am pumped for Sri Lanka after your awesome series well done 😊🙏💪
Wooow thats so interesting. Thanks so much for commenting! We would've loved to have you along on that safari 😁 Your points are really valid. Thank you. The Sri Lankan nature is fantastic so I hope you can still visit Sri Lanka, and see that asian cousin of your african leapord yourself. it still has lots of other national parks so enough wild animals to track and spot. Yala is just too popular since its close to the southern beaches. Hopefully things improve 😊🤞
21:30 yala clearly is the most famous national park to see wildlife, but if your goal is mainly to see elephants minneriya & kawudulla is the best spot ,even though they’re similarly filled with jeeps :/ cuz of the larger open area it’s less congested
Just been to Arugam/potuvil and saw elephants so close in the wild. Thank you for highlighting what really happens at yala national park, def will not be doing a safari there!!!!
hahaha we had the same situation in Kruger Nationalpark. Leopard was in the bushes and nearly impossible to spot. Such a shame, would have loved to see them in action, such great animal. You lucky to spot one so well but yeah all the cars, it isnt a great feeling. We were also a bit disappointed with Kruger, and would probably always recommend a smaller less crowded park too. We will consider this on our next safari.
Thank you for your nice tip and gratitude for the Safari's guide. His smile made my day. Thank you for your ethical consideration on the elephant and leopard. Btw, I do really want to learn from the Leopard about how to stay calm before a wild crowd.
Never knew our immediate neighbor was so beautiful.. Love from India..
stop littering and polluting, save nature and forests.
appreciate bro
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Thank you bro. You are most welcome to Sri Lanka. actually you can find more details on Yala www.travellersrilanka.com/yala-amazing-wildlife-sanctuary
❤ and thanks from Srilanka
There are estimated more than 100 leopards living in block 1of yala National Park,and yeah you guys are correct it’s very unethical the way jeep drivers behave in the park specially when it comes to leopard sightings😔 the officials must band the use of mobile phones inside the park for the betterment of the wild life,plus the maximum speed that you can drive inside the the park is 50kmph anything beyond that is against the law.
Thanks for that info 💜💜💜
Yohan Desilva actually the speed limit is 25kmph and they have set up vehicles with cameras now.
dinupa oh is it?but I didn’t see any cameras on jeeps
Yohan Desilva they do it on wilpattu everyday it seems.
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🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽 for highlighting not just the unbelievable wildlife in Yala but also the side we don’t usually see in the travel vlogs - the crazy amounts of jeeps vying for a glimpse of one leapard. I hope this episode will bring about some much needed regulations for sustainable tourism so these usually shy elusive creatures can live stress free in their only habitat on the island.
Very grateful to The Budgeteers for speaking up for the majestic elephants in chains used to entertain tourists, and also for the wild ones being fed just for a photo op. They in turn become a nuisance and we know what happens next. This was by far my very favorite episode of your travels in SL. 🙏🏽
Thanks so much 💜💜💜
So far, my wife and I are loving this series (not surprising, we loved 1-3, Morocco, etc as well).Wishing you much success with the Budgeteers and many safe travels.
I love how you feel ethically strange about this experience. It is so true.. we desperately seek to see animals and often people forget animals need space.
I'm glad you got to see a leopard. And your morals make me love this channel so much more.
This may be my favorite video EVER! Good job guys
Cheers 💜
Mine to! 👏🏻
That leapord is so beautiful and exotic....😍😍😍😍you guys are lucky to witness him 🐆
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My daughter used you guys as an example of how wonderful platonic male/female friendships can be to her dad yesterday. Thanks for being such fun and healthy role models for my teenagers! I'd be proud as heck if my kids enjoyed adult life as much as you 3 seem to!
Wow! 💜
I LOVE HER! hahaa tell her lina sends her a big hug and that i say having guy friends is the best!
The editing is amazing! Love this series
Cheers Sarah 💜
Thanks for visit pearl of Indian Ocean..Srilanka 🙏
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Oyalath balanawada heee
T W W. You both are the local no 1. Budgereres trio are the world no 1
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Nice vlog . Every sri Lankan peoples are support you...your very famous in sri Lanka .😋we.are.wanting your another vlogs 😍❤
Thank you very much for bringing the wonder of Sri Lanka to the world
Srilanka is the "pearl of Indian Ocean ".it's an amazing country. Ayubowan ❤❤❤
It's incredible see that how you guys isnspire others on saving nature and to feel and live on the moments in the nature. love that and wishes to keep it up..
Thank you, we try our best 😊🙏
this was the kinda video i was talking about showing people the right way and also showing the real side to youtube , the baby elephant sooo cute !!!! well done another great episode.
Nice one again guys.Hope you enjoyed wildlife in Sri Lanka..Good luck guys..yearning for next episode.
Only just discovered this guide and I’m loving 🥰 it so much. You guys are amazing and a pleasure too watch.
watched all the ads fully as you promote our tourism nicely ! Thank you for your great work. we love you all!
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Truly an honest review.
U guys are doing a great job..very entertaining video.
I am now feeling bit sad as i have a feeling that ur Sri lankan tour is about to get over and we will have to wait for ur next tour.
Three more weeks 💜
Thank you so much for coming to my country and spreading the value of it to the world.
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I really really wish there will a DAY majority of Sri Lanka have a sensible "common sense" mindset like you guys have 💖💖hope that DAY will come before its too late and no wild life is left to be preserved 😊😊 THANK YOU for speaking up on "reality" 💯💯
You guys are doing great coz showing both sides.
Loved the video. 😊
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@@TheBudgeteers OMG you guys replayed 🤩🤩😭
Btw love your content 🖤 Waiting for your next video 🙏🏼😉🙏🏼🖤
Been saving the episode for Monday nights and loving it. That was a perfect episode showing two sides of the story. The animals are beautiful, but I agree its to many vehicles crowding them. Thank you for sharing the truth. Wish you three a gorgeous week and happy dreams as you rest your head.
There are other National parks less visited by tourists. Yala and udawalawe are mostly crowded. Anyway honest review. Lot to learn for SriLankan tourism promoters. Best traval documentary. Can't wait to see the next adventure episode. Love you guys.
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Its been a while but I've just caught up with all your adventures and its a massive shout out to the Budgeteers!
Cheers Nick 💜💜💜
I’m loving the series! 🔥
JC Aboyte series*
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keep up the good works...Our beautiful Country ❤🇱🇰
Great video! I love your series. I’m going to Sri Lanka end of November and I am collecting tips. I will probably choose less frequently visited parks. The idea of putting in your video images of the lonely leopard and right after that this massive group of jeeps around was very impressive and showing the truth. Thanks for the video
You can visit Kumana national park , you will see plenty of other animals too unlike Yala
Guns & Roses Roses thanks a lot! I will put it on the list
Lahugala is a one of best places to spot elephants with almost zero toutists or even locals
I think you guys are very lucky. Because, I've been to Yala National Park 23 times. But I've only spotted a leopard twice.
Wow we must be very lucky indeed!
Even me I never seen any lepord so far
Great video. Big National Parks in Sri Lanka. Beautiful Elephants, tiger and leopards. U all look awesome
Thanks 🙏
No tigers in sri lanka☺ just fyi
@@TheBudgeteers your welcome guys
@@sujankavinda8977 ok
Thank you Epic adventures..scenic country. enjoyed it very much...safe travels..
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Thank you for expressing your frank views on how visitors / visits to the park should be managed. THat is far better than blind praise.
Thank you for visiting my country too.
Another great episode, love the effort you guys put and the improvement from bali to Sri Lanka in your videos looks incredible.
just give paddy some sunscreen guy looks as pink as a strawberry.
And for a latina your English was just amazing..... xD
hahahahahahahahah! thank you so much!
Lotsa long Activities in one episode... U guys didn't seem to be tired man... Amazing...
I loved the slow motion u put in the end... Super beautiful... With low light sun set vibes in picture... And the music too very relaxing... Amazing Safari experience... One must do when they visit Shri Lanka..^^,
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yea there were a lot of trucks all converging on one leopard but I didn't see anyone stopping the leopard from leaving and going into the bush if it was upset by it, in fact, your video shoed it rolling on its back, with most cats that is a sign that they feel comfortable
Yeah as we say, the leopard didnt seem stressed.
But the leopard is breathing in so much exhaust fumes
yes but its not good that it DOESNT shy away from humans. its a wild animal. it shouldnt be that comfortable.
exactly
Epic video 👌 Think both sides. Those drivers are doing their best to serve you better. Be happy that you guys saw one wild cat. Thanks for visiting my country.
We agree
Instagram vs. reality af ....I appreciate your raw material a lot! Nonetheless, as I said before I just have to go to Sri Lanka, what a beauty and everyone seems so authentic and lovely
100%
Yala as become a tourist hotspot but the way you took to Jaffna was inside wipatu national park which less srilankan had taken trail.om it.. enjoined your episodes guy's Cheers 🥰🙏🥃
Interesting video. The budgeteers always have some amazing content and I don't miss any. I also follow "Around the world in AB ways"- insightful, upcoming, budding vlogger. He also has some great content.
helpful info and bringing awareness of some important issues thanks again x
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Loving this series guys, so helpful. I'm off to Sri Lanka in November for a month, I had already planned to go to Udawalawe rather than Yala and the video confirms it. BTW hiring a tuk tuk too for the month, if I get Zeta I'll send you a pic :-) Thanks for all your hard work. K
hahahahahah yes! we hid a sticker under her front seat!!!! enjoy xx
Y'all have been all OVER that island. I'm never disappointed. Great video
thank you so much!!! glad youre enjoying it!
love ur content.....thanks for bringing out the elegance in Sri Lanka.....All the best Budgeteers
I first came across you guys in Series 2. I binge watched it & loved it.
While I enjoyed the adventures on the road, my only criticism was that it didn't really show the locations very well. It was mostly about hitchhiking: more about the route than the destination.
Series 3 rectified that shortcoming. Series 4 is even better!!
Another beautiful episode. 8000 more for the silver play button. Fingers crossed. !!!!
And again thank you guys for putting out the ugly aspect of these wild parks. As you guys correctly mentioned there are several wild life sanctuaries here in SL. Yala and Minneriya(Elephants) are the ones mostly plagued by the safari jeep menace. There had been one or two incidents where these magnificent creatures were hit on the park roads and killed. I think There are laws limiting number of jeeps that can enter park on a day currently. But the speed limit laws must be also looked at seriously and ways to implement them practically.
Thanks guys!!!
Thanks a lot 💜
Just watched your video in MEXICO from two years ago and we love what you guys are doing! When are you guys coming overs to South America. WE are doing what you guys are doing as well and we've done it through out COLOMBIA and we're heading to ECUADOR in a few days and we plan to do hitchhiking towards Quito. We hope that we can meet somewhere on this side of the world and travel and take videos together! Safe travels lads
Most travel vlogs only show the highlights of their trips and would definitely not have show all the pick-ups around the leopard. This honest perception is what I appreciate of the Budgeteers. Thanks for another great episode!
Cheers Pieter :)
Love your love and appreciation of Sri Lanka
Well there is a strict regulation for speed inside national parks. The speed should be 25kmph and of you exceed the fine is 25000 for a truck or 15day ban to enter the park. Some parks are very strict and they have cameras to monitor the speed. If you guys are still in srilanka visit Wilpattu National Park. You will see many leopards 🐆 and bears 🐻 and 10times less jeeps.
Also Visit Minneriya or Wasgamuwa park where if you are lucky you will see more than 100 elephants together
we did go to mineriya! so nice! its in one of our earlier episodes!!
As always awesome volgs .. awaiting for u r next volg..♥️♥️
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The safari scène with the lepard, ow yeah had myself the same situation back in 2005 when we visited Tanzania Africa. We did some safari drives in the early morning and once the radio got Hot, all trucks and jeeps did the same unethical thing. And whith a video edit, sound or just a picture/photo, it does not tell the whole story. So thanks for showing how it realy goes. Anyhow thanks for this amzing episode as always, and C Ya in the next one 🙌🍻🍻🍻
Wow another nice vlog for srilanka jungle 🐒🐆🐆🐆🐘🐘🦀🐋🐳 thanks for visit srilanka 🇱🇰 💪 enjoy your travel in gorgeous srilanka
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We are also planning a trip there, very excited
I never knew that Sri Lanka is has WILD Life.... strangely enough to see a leopard on an island .....
There is NO WILD creature on any Islands on Solomon Islands....
It was informative episode...... Thanks
Regards from Solomon Islands
Day Night Riders Sri Lanka is one of the 25 biodiversity global hotspots. There’s a wild amount of wildlife 😊 The leopard, Panthera Pardus Kotiya, is endemic to Sri Lanka.
This is why i dont need netflix, cuz of quality channels on yt like theese guys
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Great vid, as always ( I can assure you that you won't see a jaguar. Lina, you'd need to go back to Central or South America for that). the crowd of cars at the leopard sighting. The same thing happens all over the African parks.- mostly.
Thats right but thanks for watching 💜
Your love for saving nature and animals are amazing. Please also announce your viewers not to through wastes and litters in jungle
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I realy hope they can do something about the islands amazing wildlife and stop the destruction and disturbances to them
Road to 100k! Keep it up guys!!!
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Wow, i climbed ella roch 2 days ago and went to udawalawe national park yesterday. Very strange and beautiful to see this right now :)
Thanks for the video. My honest opinion on Yala and the overcrowding situation. Its a catch 22 when it comes to the overcrowding. Most national parks, from Maasai Mara in Kenya to Ranthambore in India all are open parks which allow quite a number of visitors to the parks to come and enjoy the beauty of its wildlife. Now yala is the most popular national park in Sri Lanka, for many reasons, and the chances of having sightings of wildlife especially leopards being number 1. So being open to the public, many local and foreign vistors flock to the park to get their chances in seeing these elusive animals. Now at a sighting in this video its actually much less than when its full peak season where its insane. The issue is this. All visitors who come want to catch a glimpse of a leopard, and the drivers are pressured to show them. Now the problem is sightings are rare and only one or two sightings happen per day. This means of course there is a large crowd wanting to see these beautiful cats. Thing is if visitors feel the experience itself is somewhat bad as there are so many jeeps in line to watch, then the only solution is to limit the number of jeeps entering the park per day and jack up the price to match the potential revenue the park will get per person to make it a high end exclusive experience. This of course is ideal for wildlife as well as to promote high end tourism. but this would mean thousands of visitors are going to be left out, plus thousands of people left unemployed due to hotels, jeep services and guest houses having to close down. The sad reality is these protected habitats now need to bring in some worth monetary wise to justify its protection. Hence its a catch 22 situation.
The video references Wandergo app at the beginning. Cannot seem to find that app in the google play store.
Only on iphone at the moment
Thank you for the honesty.I understand the excitement of seeing these beautiful animals but I also think that there should be a limit to number of cars to be let in the park.
Yes, indeed.
We hope the parks change their rules. It will make everything better. Less tourists but a better experience for animals and the park visitors 😊
you guys deserve more views
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There are plenty of leopards in parks like Wilpattu and Kumana. I was so distressed when I visited Yala too, the way it's managed is completely wrong. Thank you for your honest review, it's so important to put it out there, because it puts the onus on the Wildlife Department and park management to change things for the better.
Hopefully they see this ❤
It will be interesting to see how they deal with becoming social media celebs. I mean, we all want them to succeed but now they'll have a bigger budget. Maybe they'll just go upscale a bit and do a budgeteers episode on hoe to rent a cat in the Bahamas for $3k a pop.... etc. Go up and down the budget scale and still show people in each budget range how to get the most bang for their buck. But this video shows that they are ready to go to the next level based on the absolutely amazing video quality and editing shown here, plus the whole damn story backing it up. They just need to own their success and have Paddy out there in front talking about the actual costs of doing higher budget trips, lower budget trips, and everything in between.
On Saturday Im going to go volunteer in this exact park all the way from New york.
Yes you can't camp on top of ella rock since Ella is a tourist hub but there so many other amazing places that you can get the camping experience in Sri Lanka
Ella's Rock Campsite reminded me of Pang Oung!
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so love this place.
There’s lots of people who finish the journey without any leopards..even full day trip some 2 days trips you guys are lucky.
You guys were so lucky. I was in there dozens of times but seen a leopard only 4, 5 times.
You guys are lucky to take those amazing shots. It is like you pass the degree and got the certificate no matter what hardships you have undergone to achieve the results. It will long last. But seeing your programme wild life people in Sri lanka will take some steps to improve situations.
I’m waiting for you’re videos ..........😍😍😍😍
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It's so funny how people are queuing to see the animal. We were planning to skip the safary and this video erased any doubts we had. Thanks
Glad we were of help to you Stella 😊 enjoy Sri Lanka 😃
Love this vedio...❤❤❤
Superb friends.. keep it up
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Im wondering if this is a look in to the future. Massa's of people hoping to spot a last glimp of nature for that amazing istagram picture.
it's very sad
will definitely download their app
hay you guys should make a series in New Zealand. That would be cool as it is know as the adventure capital of the wold.
100%
when we visited Ella in 2016 all the vegetation was burned down. during dry season it catches on fire fast.
Love your work guys. If you ever visit Kerala, hit me up!
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Spot on about the yala trucks. we had the same ex few years ago, it was too crowded and feel sad for the animals, was hoping the situation got improved but it still hasn't :(
yeah its sad! thanks for sharing with us your experience!
You should have gone to horton plains and then world's edge. That would have been so good
We dont know where that is... 😅
@@TheBudgeteers horton plains, we call worlds end. it's located in Nuwara Eliya.Very Beautiful area. full of mountains, water falls,jungle area .
Hey Guys brilliant as always well done 👍 just my two cents regarding the Leopard sighting. I was a professional safari ranger in South Africa for 14 years and worked in lots of private game reserves, all of which were run very ethically and ensured that the animals well being was never compromised. Possibly Yala Park needs to be sent some feedback to ensure that the animals well being is maintained and the parks image in the public eye. We only ever had 3 safari jeeps in a sighting and we kept a safe and ethical distance from the animal being viewed as to not stress the animal in any way. Speed limit is a huge worry besides the dust I saw your driver leaving behind for other poor guest to eat it’s dangerous and reckless as well small birds, reptiles and animals are killed. I would love to see a wild Asian leopard after spending years tracking, photographing and viewing their African cousins however after seeing what you experience am a bit reticent now. Thanks again am pumped for Sri Lanka after your awesome series well done 😊🙏💪
Wooow thats so interesting. Thanks so much for commenting!
We would've loved to have you along on that safari 😁
Your points are really valid. Thank you.
The Sri Lankan nature is fantastic so I hope you can still visit Sri Lanka, and see that asian cousin of your african leapord yourself. it still has lots of other national parks so enough wild animals to track and spot. Yala is just too popular since its close to the southern beaches. Hopefully things improve 😊🤞
21:30 yala clearly is the most famous national park to see wildlife, but if your goal is mainly to see elephants minneriya & kawudulla is the best spot ,even though they’re similarly filled with jeeps :/ cuz of the larger open area it’s less congested
Thanks for the tip 💜
Just been to Arugam/potuvil and saw elephants so close in the wild. Thank you for highlighting what really happens at yala national park, def will not be doing a safari there!!!!
thanks for your videos, seriously
You're welcome, we are just really glad you enjoy them 😁👍
Thank you for visiting Sri Lanka!
So nice and informal
Kindly what u recommend me more yala or udawala?
Yala
Wow 🤩 🇱🇰🙏❤️
Amazing
Superb
hahaha we had the same situation in Kruger Nationalpark. Leopard was in the bushes and nearly impossible to spot. Such a shame, would have loved to see them in action, such great animal. You lucky to spot one so well but yeah all the cars, it isnt a great feeling. We were also a bit disappointed with Kruger, and would probably always recommend a smaller less crowded park too. We will consider this on our next safari.
Hi you guys interest revisit SL
Let me know.
Colombo airport open in few days
What i like this vlog?! Is the true review
That's one cool kitty ❤️😍
Thank you for your nice tip and gratitude for the Safari's guide. His smile made my day.
Thank you for your ethical consideration on the elephant and leopard. Btw, I do really want to learn from the Leopard about how to stay calm before a wild crowd.
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Saving grace for the day.
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Which cameras use to videos?