
Galboda Ella Falls (ගල්බොඩ ඇල්ල)
Galboda Falls is 30m high but the width ranges from between 3m and 6m, depending on the season. At certain times of year, the water also cascades in two streams.
Galboda Falls is 30m high but the width ranges from between 3m and 6m, depending on the season. At certain times of year, the water also cascades in two streams.
Located on the Elgin Estate at an altitude of 1500m, Elgin Estate Waterfall Cluster is 18km from the city of Nuwara Eliya. On the top of the cluster is the 5 meter high Upper Elgin Fall .
Traveling by train from Talawakelle to Badulla the 24m high Elgin Front Falls could be observed in the side where the station is located. However the fall itself is not pellucid from the rail track.
The 25m-high Elgin falls shares its name with a Scottish city and a tea estate. It is situated on a tributary of the Dambagastalawa River, the source of which is in the Horton Plains.
The first 10m Elgin Estate Fall – II in the Elgin Estate seen cascading from a mountain to the right of the road. From Talawakelle there is a bus to the site of the fall. From here, a 1.5km trek through difficult track leads to the fall.
The source of the Diyathiri Ella Fall is a tributary of the Maha Oya (river), which springs from a height of 1574m Gentry Box Mountain. After the 30m drop of the fall, the water flows 125km to the sea at Waikkal,
Formerly known as ‘Thevatura Falls’ (Tea Waterfall), the Peratas Tea Estate and factory are located above. The Devathura Ella Falls cascades over several platforms, thought only a 10m section is visible from the road, and eventually joins the Kotmale Reservoir.
Aggra Upa Ella adjacent to the left of Agra waterfall power Station. The stream originates in the Ambewela Jungles. Both waterfalls are in close proximity, and flows to Agra reservoir, before flowing to Mahaweli River.
Horton Plains National Park lies 2000 meters above seat level among the second and third tallest mountains in Sri Lanka – Kirigalpotta and Totapola.
The Sacred Tooth Relic has found refuge at Kotmale Pusulpitiya Rajamaha Viharaya several times including period during Maga’s invasion (1215-1236) at Polonaruwa.