| Year and Month | 11-August-2018 |
| Number of Days | One |
| Crew | 02 |
| Accommodation | N/A |
| Transport | Motor Bicycles |
| Activities | Hiking, Nature Exploring, Photography, Sightseeing |
| Weather | Perfect |
| Route | Colombo -> Horana -> Ballapitiya -> Govinna -> Gawaragiriya -> Miyunu Fall -> Ayagama Road -> Manel Gallen Viharaya |
| Tips, Notes and Special remark |
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| Related Resources | None |
| Author | Ranshan Fernando |
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I and Nirosh planned a sudden trip toMiyunu falls and Manel cave on a holiday. I left from my home and met Nirosh at Horana and we travel up to Gavaragiriya. Miyunu Fall is a famous fall due a poet (Meemana Premathilake) live in this area. It was not very difficult to find this attractive beauty. She was tall more than 50m and created with two parts.
The 60 meter Miyunu Ella waterfall is one of the two large waterfalls lying in the Kukulugala Forest (KF) is situated within the Western boundary of the Ratnapura district, Sabaragamuwa Province; and is located 15 km away from Bulathsinhala town. This forest ecosystem, which covers an area of 6000 acres within the Ayagama secretariat division, can be categorized as a low land evergreen rain forest. The dominant tree species are Dipterocarpus sp., Mesua sp., Doona sp., Schumacheria castaneifolia, Artocarpus nobilis, Calophyllum inophyllum, Mangifera zeylanica, Humboldtia laurifolia, Oncosperma fasciculatum and Canarium zeylanicum species. Kukulugala mountain, also known as “Horanae Kanda (හොරණෑ කන්ද)” in sinhala, is 705m above sea leavel.
The waterfall can be accessed by traveling 10 km from Ayagama or 18 kms from Egaloya on the Gavaragiriya Road to Kolambewa (කොළඹෑව) and trekking about 500 meters from there onwards in to the Kukulugala Forest. (AmazingLanka)
GPS Location – 6.642665, 80.265121
 Here is the trail head. Park your vehicle in front of this GN office, note that there is a Pre school also. |
 The Path |
 The final landmark |
 The stream |
 The canal for electricity |
 Water Separator |
 Got in to the stream to see Miyunu Fall |
 Here is she |
 Lower part of it |
 Upper part of it |
 Another view |
 Lower part and the base pool |
 The house seen |
 Surrounding |
 View from the top of the fall |
 Cascades at the top |
 She was pretty |
 Another view |
 The drop |
 Side view |
 Return journey |
 Clear path |
Manel Gallena lies on the Malgahahena Road off the Gavaragiriya Road. Evidence has been found that this cave has been used since prehistoric times. The cave said to be have been called Gavara Lena during Polonnaruwa Era due Royal Bulls being kept in the cave. Travel about 8kms from Ayagama on the Gavaragiriya Road to reach Pitakanda. Take the Malgahahena Road and travel about 1 1/2 km to reach the Cave. (AmazingLanka)
 The path to the Cave |
 Butterfly |
 Through the small forest |
 More to go |
 Small caves |
 Reaching to it |
 Final steps |
 Here is the Cave |
 The Manel Cave |
 View from the inside |
 Lord Buddha Statue |
 Inner view |
 View from a distance |
 Life |
Few other waterfalls located in and around this area.
Roaming in Athwelthota for Waterfalls
Bunch of Waterfall Hunting around Ayagama
Roaming around Morawaka for Ginigedara/ Marakapu/Makeli Falls
Athweltota to Fa hien Pre Historic Cave
Thank you for reading !