Height : | 12 meters |
District : | Nuwara Eliya |
Mandawala Ella Waterfall is one of the most beautiful waterfalls in the Hanguranketha area well hidden from the public lying in the village of Ekiriya.
To reach the waterfall, take the Galaha Road for 1.2 km and from the Poramadulla Junction take the Poramadulla – Palle Bowala Road. After travelling about 4.5 kilometres you will reach Diggalpoththa 3-way junction. Take the Hinnapita Road to the left for a further 500 meters on and you will reach a place locally known as Valle Bodhiya where you will find a footpath towards the Mandawala Ella. 200 meters on this footpath will take you to the bottom of this waterfall.
The waterfall has not been spoilt by human activity so far. This may be due to its location being far off any popular travel paths and being relatively unknown outside the village. However, due to logging and other human activities upstream, the waterfall is drying up and is only active during the rainy season.
Also See
- Waterfalls of Sri Lanka
- Other Places of Interest Within Close Proximity
Map of Ekiriya Mandawala Ella Falls
The map above also shows other places of interest within a approximately 20 km radius of the current site. Click on any of the markers and the info box to take you to information of these sites
Zoom out the map to see more surrounding locations using the mouse scroll wheel or map controls.
Travel Directions to Ekiriya Mandawala Ella Fall
The fall is situated at the border between Pallepalpita and Udapalpita in the Kegalle District’s Warakapola Provincial Secretariat Division’s (PSD), Weragala village area. To get there, take the bus from Warakapola town across Galapitamada to Weragala. Alternatively, at the Nelumdeniya junction, board a bus from Dedigama to Galapitamada. Alight at Kewuldeniya and trek for a distance of about 6km to the fall.