Which block of Yala should you book? 469 square miles, six blocks, and only three of them open to you.Yala safari journal: Field notes from the block.
No news items, no invented sightings. Just what our drivers watch for, and what we would tell a friend before they booked.

How to read a leopard sighting
Why your driver stops the jeep in an empty clearing and switches the engine off.
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Which block of Yala should you book? 469 square miles, six blocks, and only three of them open to you.
What a Yala jeep actually costs Two numbers, not one — and the point at which sharing stops saving you money.
What to bring on a dawn drive It is colder at 5:00 AM than anyone expects, and hotter by nine.