Height (in metres) | 60 |
District | Kandy |
The 60-meter Delta Falls has six cascades and is 60m in height, flowing through shrubs down a rock-strewn slope. Its source is a tributary of the Kotmale River. This is also the site of Sri Lanka’s first tea plantation. Introduced by the Dutch and owned by Rothschild Vomes, it proved unsuccessful.
Delta Falls is 6km from Pussellawa, at a bridge near the 41st mile post and can be reached by road or rail. The Pussellawa rest-house is 9km away.
-0-The is a general mixup between Helboda Falls and Delta Falls. The people around this area identify the first waterfall on this route as the Helboda Ella Falls. This waterfall lies in the Delta Estate. These people are not aware of a Delta Fall anywhere in the vicinity.
But quoted by Waterfall Enthusiast Ashan : ” In-between we used public transport at some occasions. We arrived early morning at Pussellawa town and from there we took another bus towards the first waterfall. People call this waterfall Helboda waterfall but after reading our literature we got to know that it was Delta Falls which arises from Delta estate. We walked 1.5 km until we reached a small waterfall which was formed by the Helboda Oya. This is a small waterfall that no one notices, it has two parts first part can be viewed through the cave above the second part, is Helboda proper Fall.”
References
- Kautzsch, E. (2003). A Guide to the Waterfalls of Sri Lanka (2nd ed.). Tisara Prakasakayo.
- Lanka Council On Waterfalls. (n.d.). Lanka Council On Waterfalls. http://www.srilankanwaterfalls.net/
Also See
- Waterfalls of Sri Lanka
- Other Places of Interest Within Close Proximity
Map of Delta Falls
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Travel Directions to Delta Falls
Delta Falls is 6km from Pussellawa, at a bridge near the 41st mile post and can be reached by road or rail. The Pussellawa rest-house is 9km away.
Route from Nuwara Eliya to Delta Falls | Route from Nuwara Eliya to Delta Falls |
Through : Gampola – Nuwara Eliya Road Distance : 22 km Travel time : 40 minutes Driving directions : see on google map | Through : Gampola – Nuwara Eliya Road Distance : 32 km Travel time : 1 hour Driving directions : see on google map |
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