Water Falls in Sri Lanka

Water falls

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 its size Sri Lanka has recorded water falls than another country.Sri Lankas 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.

Diyaluma Falls( skein of water)

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 Lankas 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.

Devon falls

Visitors to the Tea country get the opportunity of viewing it. 280 ft in height and viewing place for this lovely falls is from the 20th milepost on the Talawakelle Nawalapitiya road.

Bopath Ella (Bo-leaf fall)

Makes a leap of 100 ft on the Kurd gang, a tributary of the Kale ganga.a water fall not known for its height but for the sheer beauty of formation. The name Bo path Ella derives from its perfectly heart shaped head, much like the leaf of the sacred bo tree. It is one of the favorites picnic spot of Sri Lankans due to its proximity to the city of Colombo. just 15 km from Colombo-Ratnapura road, once reached the Higashena junction, and then branches off to the Agalawatta road and from there its only a few minutes

Nature Tours

Railway Tour to Badulla from Kandy
This is a Railway tour to Badulla from Kandy with passing every railway stations with supplying several information, pictures. We point that the bridges, Tunnels, stations and special places.

Kanneliya Forest Reserve
Kanneliya forest reserve is at Udugama of Galle district. Kanneliya is included to KDN complex of Sri Lanka. This tour is about several information of Kanneliya forest rerve of Galle Sri Lanka.

Sinharaja Tour from Kalawana Side
The main entrance of Sinharaja world heritage tropical rain forest via Kalawana. Several endemic species and natural beauties can be seen with accessing of Kalawana entrance of Rathnapura district.

Sinharaja Tour of Pitadeniya side
Most beautiful entrance to Sinharaja forest is via Pitadeniya entrance. There are about 8 main waterfalls are at Pitadeniya side. Residence places also available at Pitadeniya entrance of southern side.

Adisham Bungalow tour
Adisham Bungalow is at Haputhale Sri Lanka. It's ancient bungalow which was made by British Government at before 1948. Now it is a church and wonderful flower garden on it.

Udamala mountain tour
Udanala is a mountain which is at Badulla district of Sri Lanka. Closed places of Udamala mountain is Alawathugoda vilage, Bogahakumbura place and Pattipola.

Ambewela tour
Ambewela is at Nuwaraeliya district and two cattle and vegetable farms, reserviors, railway station, Milco milk powder factory is available to see and cool climate can be felt.

Worlds end of Sri Lanka

Worlds End means the place which has highest gap in Sri Lanka. This place is situated at the border of Nuwaraeliya, Badulla and Rathnapura districts and also Horton plains which is highest plain in Sri Lanka. There has two worlds ends one of the small worlds end and other one is big worlds end. The big worlds end is higher than other gaps. You can Travel to this place via Nuwaraeliya, Pattipola, Ambewela road or via Boralanda, Ohiya road.

There is 25 km to this place from Alawathugoda village. There are a lot of beautiful places and a lot of beautiful sceneries we can see in down side of Words End at clear time. In the morning time the down side is very clear and we can see long distance and beautiful sceneries. After few hours the fully down side attack with mist. What a wonderful thing is happen now. If you see this place I trust you mutter above words. There after this place become the real Worlds End because there is nothing to see down side. You may think there is nothing world along here.

To travel to worlds end is very easy. First you want to come Horton plains via vehicle or by foot. If you get reside near Alawathugoda, Ohiya, Pattipola or near place you can travel by foot. From Horton plains you should go on foot to Worlds End. This way is 5km. When you come the way of Worlds End you met two ways. One of way go to Bakers falls and Plain way is go to worlds end.

When you come to Worlds End road first you meet little worlds end. Little worlds end is same to the main worlds end. But this gap is not higher than main one.

This is our advice. When you visit this place don't dirt this. You must protect this place for our future generation. Lot of deer die by eating polythene. This polythene is brought by you. Don't bring it next time. If you will visit Sri Lanka don't miss this place because this place is very nice.

Dunhinda Waterfalls of Sri Lanka

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".