Year and Month |
2015 November |
Number of Days |
1 to 3 |
Crew |
3 |
Accommodation |
N/A |
Transport |
Motor Bicycle |
Activities |
Waterfall hunting, photography, hiking and nature exploring |
Weather |
Always good |
Route |
- Colombo -> Ratnapura -> Belihuloya -> Kalupahana junction -> Bambarakanda/ Udaweriya road and return on the same route
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Tips, Notes and Special remark |
- Protect the environment
- Do not throw garbage, put them into the baskets provided by the council
- Buy a ticket at the entrance
- Park you vehicles at a safe place
- Leech protection is needed
- Beware from venomous snakes
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Author |
MSRF |
Comments |
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This is the highest fall in Sri Lanka and it is about 263m. This is the place that I personally liked to visit always. Actually I was there for 8 times from 2011 to now. Here I uploaded some different views of the giant. Please note that the appearance on heavy heavy rainy days is looks like dangerous. Next time I will capture that photo when the fall will divided into two parts at the top.
The villagers said that the fall is totally different in heavy rainy days like continuous rain for more than 15-20 hours.
There is a open stage in front of the fall and it is a safe place to camping. Reaching to the top of the fall and finding the Lanka fall is also amazing experiences. Be careful about bathing near the base pool and now the people cannot go close of the falling water
My first view of the Bambarakanda Fall in 2011 |
When I saw at the first time, she was without water |
Bambarakanda fall in 2011 |
Bambarakanda fall in 2011 |
Bambarakanda fall in 2011 |
Bambarakanda fall in 2011 |
Bambarakanda fall in 2011 |
Bambarakanda fall in 2011 |
Bambarakanda fall in 2011 |
Bambarakanda fall in 2011 |
Bambarakanda fall in 2011 |
Bambarakanda fall in 2011 |
Bambarakanda fall in 2011 |
Bambarakanda fall in 2011 |
She was in 2011 |
The story of the giant |
We were lucky to bath from this falling water |
Bambarakanda fall in 2013 |
Bambarakanda fall in 2013 |
Bambarakanda fall in 2013 |
Bambarakanda fall in 2013 |
Bambarakanda fall in 2013 |
Bambarakanda fall in 2013 |
Bambarakanda fall in March 2014 |
Bambarakanda fall in March 2014 |
Bambarakanda fall in March 2014 |
Bambarakanda fall in March 2014 |
Path to the Top of the fall |
A Banner without words |
Trough the forest patch |
In 2014 October |
Path was developed by the provincial council |
Giant in October 2014 |
Giant in October 2014 |
Giant in October 2014 |
She was in 2015 |
She was in 2015 |
She was in 2015 |
She was in 2015 |
She was in 2015 |
She was in 2015 |
She was in 2015 |
We went to Ratnapura among this heavy rain |
Well developed path |
Bambarakanda fall in November 2015 |
Bambarakanda fall in November 2015 |
Bambarakanda fall in November 2015 |
Bambarakanda fall in November 2015 |
Bambarakanda fall in November 2015 |
Bambarakanda fall in November 2015 |
Bambarakanda fall in November 2015 |
Bambarakanda fall in November 2015 |
Bambarakanda fall in November 2015 |
Bambarakanda fall in November 2015 |
Bambarakanda fall in November 2015 |
Bambarakanda fall in November 2015 |
Giant fall in Sri Lanka |
View of the rocky plain |
Zoomed hoto from the devil’s staircase route |
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