| Year and Month | November, 2013 (22nd) |
| Number of Days | One Day Trip |
| Crew | Two ( Me & SRI) |
| Accommodation | N/A |
| Transport | My Trustworthy CT 100 bike |
| Activities | Waterfall hunting |
| Weather | Sunny but Gloomy in the evening |
| Route | Battaramulla -> Embudeniya -> Kalutara via Bandaragama -> Mathugama -> Pelawatta via Kalugala -> Neluwa -> LankagamaReturned same route avoiding Kalugala & Bandaragama |
| Tips, Notes and Special remark |
*******SPECIAL THANKS ********** As Always Thanks Sri For contributing with his photos to prepare this report |
| Related Resources | Trail Guide: Trail to “Hariyawa Dola” waterfall complex – Sinharaja Rain Forest |
| Author | HARINDA |
| Comments | Discuss this trip report, provide feedback or make suggestions at Lakdasun Forum on the thread |
I have to do a confession before writing this trip report. This trip was arranged by Sri with Some other lakdasun members on 23rd Saturday using Sri’s old Strategy, Face book conversations. I had notified my absence In advance as I had to report duty on Saturday. But I was free on 22nd Friday. Due to various reasons most of the other members also confirmed their absence expect the little boy Tony. So that trip was postponed. I just rang Sri On Thursday asking whether he is free on Friday. He replied yes and we were initially planning to do Mathugama Waterfalls. And Sri Had promised other members including Tony to Do Neluwa waterfalls together some other day.
When the trip date came I picked Sri from Embuldeniya at 5.00a.m . We had lot of time so suggested Sri “Machan Mathugamatama Yana Eke Neluwa Diya eli tika Balamuda. Wenadawasaka Mathugama Diya Eli Balamu”. I didn’t want to miss a chance as I am most probably working on weekends and get leave on week days. Learning from resent experiences going trips as a group was becoming a nightmare to me. Sri De Maname Queen Couldn’t resist my savages request and forgot all the promises given to Maname Prince Tony and others. So keeping Poor Tony crying in his office we went on memorable waterfall hunting at Sinharaja.
After this Trip Sri got some life threatening calls from other party. He requested me to write this report. That’s how HARI came on to action
 WE Passed the Kaluthara bridge just before 6.00 a.m |
 Kaluthara Bodiya |
We had breakfast after passing pelawatta and came to Kosmulla 9.30 a.m.
 Road Straight Leads to Dooli Ella (Kosmulla) And Road Right leads To Sinharaja Entrance Lankagama |
 CLOSE BY Photo :SRI |
 DISTANCES Photo : SRI |
 Man Made Pool at the entrance |
 Rates Photo SRI |
 ENTRANCE GATE.. |
This Entrance gate was closed when went there at 8.45 a.m. As ethical travelers we waited till 9.15 a.m. Since nobody came we just entered the forest by a week point of fence.
Kosmulla Dooli Ella consists of three parts.
 Heading towards The first fall |
 Small cascade below the first fall |
 Dooli Ella First Stage |
 Heading Towards the Top of First fall |
 View on the way |
 From Top of the first fall |
 Second Fall |
 Doooooooowili ………..Duwili ..Duwili….. |
 Oh What a pleasure |
 Giant creepers |
 Third Fall |
 Flowing rapidly |
There was a foot path upwards from the third fall. We just travel some distance .but path was vanished after some time .so were turned back. The funny officials were had not still come to the office . So we said goodbye dooli ella for giving us a free tour and headed towards Lankagama
 Remember |
The road from Kosmulla to Lankagama (10.75 km) is in moderate conditions. Some sections are difficult to travel with ordinary car .But Not Impossible
 Bridge at Lanka Gama (Just before the Entrance to Sinharaja) |
 Glimpse of Brahmana ella |
 Notice board |
 Forrest officer who himself helped us as the guide( Tickets Rs.28.00 per head) |
 Directions |
 Guide Picked this order : First Thattu Ella, Then Dooli Ella, Galoruwa Ella,Uran Wetuna Ella and Last BrahmanaElla |
 White water |
 There were plenty of base pools like this |
 Friends |
 It’s Their home |
 Thattu Ella |
 Another angle |
 Mushrooms |
 The Beautiful DOOWILI ELLA |
 YEH |
 So relaxing |
 Water holes |
 Path to Doowili Ella is bit tricky |
 WE had to struggle to take this man’s picture |
 Gal Oruwa Ella |
 Fast and furious / dangerous too |
 Safe observation point at Galoruwa falls. You can even watch the bottom part of Uran Wetunu ella from here |
 Bottom part of Uran wetuna ella |
 Heading upwards |
 Cascades |
 Uran Wetunu Ella |
 Colour patterns |
 Brahmana Ella |
 Sri With our guide Photo : Sri |
We had a safe bath at a safe place at the bottom then came back to the entrance .As we had already ordered lunch from nearby house we went there had a hearty diet.
 Hunter Photo : Sri |
It was just 2.00 p.m. We had enough time to even visit Pitadeniya which was 4km from here .But there were some dark clouds gathering. So we hurried up and returned back soon. We stopped at few places to have some snacks and relax. Our final resting place was Egoda uyana Railway station. We came back home by 6.00 p.m.
 Egoda uyana Railway station Photo : Sri |
 Sunset and end of the proceedings Photo : Sri |
Thanks for reading