Diyaluma falls
Dunhinda falls
Devon falls
St,Clair's falls
Ravana falls
Baker's falls
Lakshapana falls
Bopath ella
Duvil ella
The mountains of Sri Lanka abound with waterfalls of exquisite beauty. Numbering more than hundred and many of them are virtually unknown, hidden away in forest or approached by steps and remote tea plantation tracks. In fact for it’s size Sri Lanka has recorded water falls than another country.
Sri Lanka’s numerous revers, fed by two half – yearly monsoons, with topography of high and steeply scarped peneplains, and rever beds of hard erosion-resistant metamorphic rock, all provide ideal ingredient for the formation of waterfalls.
Sri Lanka is blessed with innumerable waterfalls. In fact the island nation has highest waterfall density (number of waterfalls per unit area) in the world. There are some 103 rivers and streams in Sri Lanka. Radiating from the hills, fed by two half-yearly monsoons, these rivers rush down the rocky precipices and form spectacular waterfalls. Only some of these picturesque waterfalls can be viewed with ease, while others are located inside thick forests and around tea plantations.
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Travel to this place is not easy than other waterfalls of Sri Lanka because this fall is not at near the main road. If you want to travel this there are two ways. But one of them is not good and other one is good. First you come to Kalupahana which is situated on the Balangoda-Haputale road. And turn Udaweria side from Kalupahana junction and come 5 kilometers along that way and you can meet Bambarakanda waterfall. Another way is come from Horton plains or Ohiya. There is 15 km from Ohiya to Bambarakanda falls.
When you travel from Ohiya place first you meet nice tea estate called Udaweria Estate. It's very nice and then you can visit a place which you can visit nice sceneries from it. On clear days you can see long gaps and long distance of area. Some had seen sea also. Sometimes you may not believe it but that's true. You have to visit another place to visit. It called hill safari. You can go on a Safari with there. It is a lodge and there are 4 km from Ohiya to it. In evening you can see only mist.
To travel to Bambarakanda falls from Ohiya is not easy. Because that way is some what damaged. But when you go there in this way definitely you cant believe your eyes. Before travel that way first you should find four wheel vehicle. Near the Bambarakanda falls there is another fall. It's also beautiful
Bambarakanda Ella pours like as if light has been liquefied and its barrier has been left loose to outflow. The fall is only four miles distant from the Colombo-Bandarawela route that passes in the form of a clear tract of road from the midsection of forest. Being a wet seasonal waterfall the Bambarakanda accelerates in gratifying speed mostly during the monsoon months of September to March. It is truly spectacular sight to see the Bambarakanda break into an overwhelming waterspout in these months. This waterfall is even taller than the famous Diyaluma falls which in itself is 559 feet in height.
Though minor, the road that leads
to Sri Lanka’s Bambarakanda is via Haputale and Kalupahana. The latter is 22 km from Balangoda or 32 km from Wellawaya. Further 3km from Kalupahana along a narrow stretch through Weerakoongama you can reach the famous gorgeous waterfall. The most striking feature of the picturesque fall is the pattern of the entire watercourse swaying to and fro because of the strong winds blowing across it.
The white flow amidst wilderness is a sight worth watching. Bambarakanda Ella of Sri Lanka is a kind of natural beauty that touches our inner eye and flashes in our minds for a long period of time. This stream of water is a gem embedded by Nature in Sri Lanka for people to enjoy its aesthetic beauty.
Diyaluma
Diyaluma ,on the Poonagala Oya rever off the Koslanda- Wellawaya road is another spectacular sight spilling over a straight rock wall. 559 ft in height. Diyaluma is often rated as Sri Lanka’s highest water falls, upstaging Bambarakanda.It is 13 km from Wellawaya town and 6 km from Koslanda in the Hills and seen like a soft veil, is seen from the Balangoda – Wellawaya highway too.Legend says that Gods, seeing the heart break of a prince whose runaway romance ended in the death of his sweetheart whom he had tried haul over the Diyaluma precipice, created this beautiful cascade to weep forever in the wilderness
Diyaluma Waterfall is Sri Lankan No 1: most beautiful waterfall and which is situated at Koslanda. Koslanda is situated between Beragala and Wellawaya. Beragala is junction of Badulla Colombo main road. Another way to Diyaluma waterfall via Poonagala from Bandarawela. Poonagala place is very famous to tea estates and Tamil people. Diyaluma waterfall is Third highest waterfall in Sri Lanka. It is high about 171m. Visit Diyaluma is very easy because Diyaluma waterfall is at main road. Most tourists are like very much to visit this waterfall.
Diyaluma is said Sri Lankan no 1 and most beautiful waterfall because its various qualities. This waterfall is very high and high capacity of water come from the top. Then water hits the rock millions of times and water way breaks many times. Mix with wind the waterfall like angel.
Diyaluma waterfall is no1. There fore you should visit Diyaluma waterfall just now. Visit Diyaluma in next new year season.
Fox hill super cross motor race holds in new year season at Diyathalawa military academy motor cross way. Little distance to Diyathalawa and Haputale to Diyaluma waterfall.
Diyaluma, also known as Diya Haluma can be seen if one stops on his way to Haputale and travels by taking a roundabout road. Diyaluma meaning Watery light amasses its water from Poonagala Oya and stands tall to a height of 559 feet.
The tall and thin "Diyaluma" waterfall decants and courses its way to Kirindi Oya, beneath a highway bridge that leads fro Beragala to Wellawaya. Though Bambarakande falls is taller than this, the Diyaluma often gives a feeling of being a more grandiloquent fall in the islet. It is indeed a striking sight to watch when the tall Diyaluma slops down a straight rock wall.
Rainfall
occurs in large volume in Sri Lanka and the pour of this waterfall is very heavy during the rainy season. Its geographical location across the Highways that traverses the Hill Country to the Plains is a sight worth watching.When the Diyaluma cascades down like flood it seems to be one of the most amazing sights in the world. It is a complete feast to the eyes to watch its downpour.
Dunhinda
Dunhinda waterfall is big waterfall of Sri Lanka and which is at Soranathota place of Badulla Sri Lanka. Dunhinda waterfall is made by jump water with high gap of Badulu river. This water ways started with Uma Oya, Hal Oya and various water ways. Dunhinda is at Badulla - Mahiyangana road and there are about 10km from Badulla town. Dunhinda waterfalls at about 1km from main road. This path is to be walk. First you can see little Dunhinda waterfalls which is at downside of main waterfall.Dunhinda waterfall is one of beautiful waterfall of Sri Lanka. Downside of Dunhinda there are three main water Walleyes call Randenigala, Rantambe and Randenigala. Uma oya direct to Rantambe and other two Walleyes from Mahaweli river from Kandy. Uma Oya starts at worldsend and it travels Ambewela, Nuwaraeliya, Uva Paranagama, Welimada, Attampitiya, haliela, Badulla and end with Mahaweli river.
In several years ago Badulla town is a valley. In those time there was no Dunhinda waterfalls in this place. The very big vine is blocked the way of Badulu river and there for Badulla city become big Valley. The man called Ranhawadi Dhuraya tried to remove this vine. How ever whiting several months he could cut the big vine and he was died in slept. After all the water stoked in Badulla town was flow down in this place and build a nice waterfall called Dunhinda.Bathing in Dunhinda waterfall is very danger because downside of the fall is very deep and it contains stones. Dunhinda is very famous waterfall in world after showing the drama of "Dunhinda Addara".
Duhinda Falls, Sri Lanka is located 5 km north of Badulla on the Badulla - Taldena Road. The falls are the highest on the Badulu Oya River that flows on the mountain border of the Uva highlands and eventually surrenders itself to the Mahaweli Ganga. It is said to be the most awesome waterfall of the country. Dunhinda undoubtedly is considered a plume is Badulla and Sri Lanka’s crown because of its spectacular down pour. Its water smashes on the bouldered surface with high velocity and falls down into a large pool. This gives a look of a vapor waterfall from where the name Duhinda has been derived and th
e amazing beauty of this 210 feet high fall lies in this very fact.To reach the Duhinda Falls one has to travel 5 Kilometer from Badulla by the Mahiyangana stretch, and trek another 2 kilometer from the main road while he enjoys the beauty of the Badulu Oya valley. The Dunhinda Falls is a paid admission spot. Very near to the fall there is a presence of an old cave which once was haven of Veddas from Bintenne
This fall is steeped in history. The area was once inhabited by indigenous people - the Veddha tribe. During the time of King Rajasinhe, a giant fern got stuck at the top of the fall, between two mountains. This acted as a dam, which resulted in the flooding of Badulla town. Seeing the gravity of the situation, the king entrusted the task of clearing the sluice to a person named 'Ranhavadidaraya'. After toiling for three months he managed to clear the water and the town re-emerged.
Devon falls
Devon Falls is a waterfall in Sri Lanka, situated 6 km west of Talawakele, Nuwara Eliya District on A7 highway. The falls is named after a pioneer English coffee planter called Devon, whose plantation is situated nearby the falls. The Waterfall is 97 meters high and ranked 19th highest in the Island.
Location :Talawakele, Sri Lanka
height :97m
Watercourse :Kothmale Oya
Devon Waterfalls of Sri Lanka
Devon waterfalls of Sri Lanka is one of very beautiful waterfall of Sri Lanka and which is situated at Thalawakale of Sri Lanka. This falls is high above 1159m from sea level. This falls at between Thalawakele and Hatton and situated at 20mile place. This waterfall is height about 98m. We have to walk about kilometer to visit this waterfalls.
Devon waterfall is at Dimbula area of Thalawakele and very closed to St. Clair waterfall. There is a Kovil is at near Devon falls which is for warship of Tamil workers of Tea plantation. There is a bungalow which was made by British governor at 1923 in front of Devon falls. Several hotels and residential places near Devon waterfalls.
Visit Devon waterfall is some what easy task because Devon waterfalls at closed to Nuwaraeliya Hatton Main road. If you want to visit Devon waterfall when you travel to Nuwaraeliya please come in Hatton Thalawakele Nanuoya Nuwaraeliya road. Then you can visit both St. Clair and Devon waterfalls and visit tea estates tea bungalows and also tea factories.
Devon is very beautiful waterfall and don't dirt this place.
It is situated in 3km west from Talawakele town on Hatton-Talawakele Highway in Nuwara Eliya District. The Falls derived its name from a near by tea estate. St.Clair's Fall is 80m high and hence 20th highest waterfall in Sri Lanka. St.Clair's Falls comprises two falls called "Maha Ella" (Sinhalese "The Greater Fall") and "Kuda Ella" (Sinhalese "The Lesser Fall") which is 50m high created by a tributary of Kotmale OyaSt.clair falls
St.clair is a very beautiful place. This waterfall has large amount of water. There fore it increases demand and beauty of this waterfall. St.clair is a western name. Before 1948 AD Sri Lanka was govern by British government. They used to grow tea in upcountry lands and export it to UK. In that time they hippies about this waterfall and place the name like this.
Many places of This region has nice and big tea estates. Thalawakele, Dayagama, Hatton, Great western, Hillwood, Blackwood, Horton plains, and various tea factories. You can visit these tea factories as well. Tamil workers are work in tea estates. This workers have political party called Sri Lanka workers congress and it's controlled by Mr. Thondaman.
Thalawakele has nice railway station and special points are also at there. Thalawakele rail way is narrow road and in little distance train travels up to several kilometers.
Bopath ella
The surrounding plant and tree life includes attikka (Ficus racimosa), kumbuk (Terminalia arjuna), midella, dun (Doona spp), para (Wormia suffruticosa), ginihota (Cythia spp), rathmadiya, ketala (Lagenendra oveta), Beduru (Dryneria spp), orchids, varieties of meewana (Madhca) badal, hanassa, makulu and beduru. Animal species include wild boar, Meemina deer and reptiles, and the water is home to many species of fish including bulathhapaya, lellu, magura, korali, sonnu and eel. In addition to its rich bio-diversity, the fall is also steeped in folklore. One such story tells how a youth from Colombo made a pilgrimage here, and on losing his way was helped and sheltered by a local village girl.
The Bopath Ella cascades in the
shape of a bo leaf (Ficus religiosa). That's how it has got its name. Its source is the Kuruganga which later joins the Kaluganga at Kurugammodara. The height is 30 meters and the mean speed of the flow is 6 cubic metres per second. The upper reach of the fall is made up of granite and biotite virin, and is covered by sand. The water from the fall irrigates the paddy fields of the Udakada and Kuruwita areas.Many are the folk legends connected with Bopath Ella. One is about a young man from Colombo, who visited the falls and on losing his way was helped and sheltered by a local village girl. A romance developed between the two and she became pregnant before his departure. He left promising to return but never did. Overcome with grief, she took her own life by plunging into the fall. Villagers say that her ghost haunts the fall. She is supposed to appear as a floating blue light.
Lakshapana falls
Lakshapana falls , popularly-known for the power plant established and named after it at the confluence of its stream ( Maskeli Oya ) and some other ( Kehelgamu Oya ), is another fascinating item lying hidden amidst forests and dales seldom trodden by man .From the road between Norton Bridge and Maskeliya there is offered a scaled-down view of the falls and panoramic sight of the terrain but if one wishes to get nearer one may take the by road towards the Polpitiya power station, after travelling around 2 km along which an inquiry from the villagers would help one find out the falls.
Bakers falls
Location :Horton plains, Sri Lanka
height :22m
Watercourse :Belihul Oya
Baker's waterfall is one of very beautiful waterfalls in Sri Lanka. This waterfalls is height about 22 meters. It is very beautiful because in various corners we can see various sceneries. The waterfall like steps, In top side we can see a pool and this point fall divide more than thousand of parts and made beautiful scenery in middle of the fall. Below the middle of fall there has another waterfall. It also very beautiful. Include all things and fall become the most beautiful waterfall in Sri Lanka.
There has the tree which inside of Baker's Waterfall. It gives more valuable to fall. You can't take a photo without this tree. This fall is situate at Horton plains. If you travel to visit Worlds End via Horton plains don't miss to visit this place. Some person has missed to visit this place because they don't think there has very beautiful and very big this type of waterfall.
Ravana falls
It is on the Ella –Wellawaya road and visible from the main road. Although the main drop is 30 ft in height, it’s a wide fall and the water rushes over several steps adding to it’s beauty.Ravana falls is closely linked in legend with the great epic of the east.Ramayanaya.It’ name is from Ravana, The powerful demon king who once ruled SriLanka.The cave hidden behind the fall is still believed by many to be one of the places where he hid the beautiful princess, Sita, after her abduction from India.
Ravana waterfalls is one of very beautiful of Sri Lanka and which is situated at Badulla district and you can visit it Near Ella place. This waterfall is situated near the Bandarawela-Wallawawaya road. When you travel along this way you can see nice waterfall called Ravana falls.
Ravana means ancient story of India and Sri Lanka. We can identify that this fall also has long history. Without special reason the name isn't kept. There fore we can't think that Ravana falls hasn't long history.
Middle of the Ravana fall there is a tunnel. People cant though it but in King Walagamba's time they might through it. Some people tried to through it although they couldn't get permission. Near Ravana falls there is a Temple called Dova Temple. This temple also has same tunnel. Some says that those tunnels are not two those are only one. Some says that there are tunnel system to protect king and others. Various places of Badulla district has these type of tunnels. Dova Temple was made by King Walagamba in 13th Century.
Dowa king Walagmba ancient Temple and there were very secret tunnel system at between those places. In now some tunnels are there. Through the tunnels is some what dangerous.
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