With a peculiar appearance imparted to it by its formation in three
continuous cascades this waterfall christened "Devon Falls" pours down
to the valley beneath not a long distance away from its brother the "St.
Clairs". On the main road opposite to it there is situated a modern tea
centre finding its abode thankful to this "Veil ( Bridal ) of the Vale (
i.e. valley )". Driving from Colombo,
the capital, via Avissawella one suddenly catches this unearthly sight
which is to be soon enhanced by the grandeur of the "St. Clairs". This
beauty too is endangered by the above-mentioned power plant beast
"Bopath Ella", not like many of the others of her kind , finds her abode
in a busy surrounding in the village called Devipahala off Kuruwita on
A4 High Level road close to Ratnapura. Being within 3 hours driving
distance from the capital, it thus claims the honour of having the
highest turn-over of enthusiasts seeking respite from the grimy and
monotonous town life .Nevertheless, it has the notorious reputation of
devouring its visitors off and on who , attracted by the surroundings
,indulge in over-enjoyment .Here again, the falls take the shape of a
"Bo" leave ( "Bo" tree is a sacred tree here ) from which the name has
been derived.
Sri Lanka is blessed with over one hundred waterfalls. The tallest is
the Bambarakande Falls which cascades down 263 metres like liquid light.
It is only four miles away from the Colombo-Bandarawela road in a forest glade, but it is not visited often, though well worth the trip.
Bambarakande is taller than the famous Diyaluma falls which is only 220 metres but thought to be the tallest waterfall in Sri Lanka. The Diyaluma or Diya Haluma collects its water from the Poonagala Oya in the vicinity of Koslanda and Wellawaya. Located six miles from Koslanda and 13 miles from Wellawaya, its waters originate from the Mahakande Pass in Koslanda. You can see this waterfall if you stop a while on your way to Haputale and detour.
Due to the geological formation of Sri Lanka, the central highlands are surrounded by peneplains, plateaus and valleys. Rainfall sends a large volume of water hurtling down the precipitous edges of the highland mass. The up thrust millions of years ago has caused several peneplains to form, the highest being well over 6000 ft. It is in this area that the water is collected when there are showers and flows down along tributaries down the mountain slopes.
Bambarakande is taller than the famous Diyaluma falls which is only 220 metres but thought to be the tallest waterfall in Sri Lanka. The Diyaluma or Diya Haluma collects its water from the Poonagala Oya in the vicinity of Koslanda and Wellawaya. Located six miles from Koslanda and 13 miles from Wellawaya, its waters originate from the Mahakande Pass in Koslanda. You can see this waterfall if you stop a while on your way to Haputale and detour.
Due to the geological formation of Sri Lanka, the central highlands are surrounded by peneplains, plateaus and valleys. Rainfall sends a large volume of water hurtling down the precipitous edges of the highland mass. The up thrust millions of years ago has caused several peneplains to form, the highest being well over 6000 ft. It is in this area that the water is collected when there are showers and flows down along tributaries down the mountain slopes.
The Baker's Falls in the Horton Plains
gets its water from the Belihul Oya. It is close to World's End. The
icy waters glisten in the sunshine amid a backdrop of mountain terrain
and deep valleys and the patna through which you traverse give it
contrast. If you are lucky you may see the rare black monkey and
rhododendrons in bloom.
Discovered by Sir Samuel Baker and a good stopover on your way to the World's end.
Discovered by Sir Samuel Baker and a good stopover on your way to the World's end.
The Ravana Falls (popularly known as Ravana Ella in Sinhala) is a popular sightseeing attraction in Sri Lanka. It currently ranks as one of the widest falls in the country. This waterfall measures approximately 25 m (82 ft) in height and cascades from an oval-shaped concave rock outcrop. During the local wet season, the waterfall turns into what is said to resemble an areca flower with withering petals. But this is not the case in the dry season, where the flow of water reduces dramatically. The falls form part of the Ravana Ella Wildlife Sanctuary, and is located 2 km (1 mi) away from the local railway station.
The falls have been named after the legendary Hindu character Ravana, which is connected to the famous Indian epic, the Ramayana. According to legend, it is said that Ravana (who was the king of Sri Lanka at the time) had kidnapped princess Sita, and had hidden her in the caves behind this waterfall, now simply known as the Ravana Ella Cave. At the time, the cave was surrounded with thick forests in the midst of wilderness. It is also believed that Rama’s queen bathed in a pool that accumulated the water falling from this waterfall.
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The diyaluma falls is a 220 m high waterfall on the punagala oya located nery close to the A4 road between koslanda and wellawaya
St.Clair's Falls Are unusual as they comprise a double cascade from deferrent water sources.
The biggest waterfall,the maha ella 80m high - is situated on the kotmale oya
Laxapana waterfalls at closed to Hatton and Laxapana Valley. Laxapana
falls is 8th highest waterfall of Sri Lanka and this waterfall is
higher 115m. And also this is 625th waterfall in world.
Laxapana valley is very famous water valley of Sri Lanka and which is
supported to provide national Electricity of Sri Lanka. It provides to
50MW for national electricity. Maskeliya oya is main water source of
Laxapana waterfall.
Maskeliya
and Laxapana area is much closer to Sri Pada (Adam’s peak) mountain.
Several visitors arrives to this waterfall when travel to Sri Pada.
Maussakele reservation and Dikoya reservation also closed beautiful are
of Sri Lanka.
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