A Birds-eye View of Nuwara Eliya From High Up on Shantipura (ශාන්තිපුර ගම්මානය)
Shantipura is considered as the village situated at the highest altitude in Sri Lanka. You can have spectacular view of Nuwara Eliya from Shantipura
Shantipura is considered as the village situated at the highest altitude in Sri Lanka. You can have spectacular view of Nuwara Eliya from Shantipura
The Hakgala Botanical Garden, established in 1861, is Sri Lanka’s second-largest botanical sanctuary. Perched 1,745 meters above sea level, it features a cool-temperate climate perfect for its world-renowned rose and orchid collections. This misty highland retreat offers a picturesque blend of prehistoric nature, diverse flora, and breathtaking mountain vistas.
The Queensberry Estate Waterfall consists of about 7 cascading segments each gracefully flowing at a angle not so steep over rocks. With all the segments combined this would be over 50 meters high but the waterfall is equally long.
This 40m high Ravan Ella fall is located 37km from Nuwara Eliya on the Welimada – Perawella road near the Uduwahara temple. According to folklore a copper pot filled with gold sits buried right under the waterfall in the pool below.
The Meda Ramboda Ella Falls (Center Ramboda Ella Falls) lies at the Gampola – Nuwara Eliya Road. The road travels just at the bottom of the waterfall just before the new Ramboda Tunnel. This waterfall is 6 meters tall.
This 12m Upper Ramboda Ella Falls is is the top most waterfall on a string of 3 falls on Ramboda Oya. Not Visible to road, you need to hike 1.5 km along the stream to reach it
The Ramboda Oya creates 3 waterfalls within few kilometers in the Ramboda Area. The Pahala Ramboda Ella Falls ( Lower Ramboda Ella Falls) is 15 meters tall and lies about 500 meters below the center fall but not visible to road.
This 45m Rajamale Ella Fall is located in the Siripada Reserve close to the Makara Thorana Entrance at Nallathanniya. Take the footpath situated in the middle of the tea plantation for 1km to Sri Pada Makarathorana.
Poonkanda Ella Fall is an unlisted 24 meter cascade lying close to the Mount Vernon Falls. This lies further down the stream after the Mount Vernon Falls.
To reach Perawella Falls in the Nuwara District, travel to the end of the UEliya duvahara to Perawella road, and turn onto the footpath, where after 400m it can be found.
This unlisted Parakumpura Ella Fall is located in Parakumpura near the Parakumpura School. The closest town is Nanu Oya
Palagolla Ella Fall is situated near Wedamulla village in the Palagolla area. Take the Kandy – Nuwara Eliya road, travelling past Sri Sudarshanaramaya and the 57th mile post.
Standing at 63 m, the Okandagala Ella Fall is a spectacular sight during the rains of the eastern monsoon, when the water reaches the Belihul River.
From the Nanu Oya (river), the water flows through the Udaradella and Bambarakelle areas to the fall. The water cascades through mist down a sequence of 25 steps (60m in height) creating the Nanu Oya Ella Falls
Kandamula Ella Falls is an unlisted and unconfirmed waterfall lying near the main road between puna falls and Ramboda Center Falls.
This 12 meter Mount Vernon Fall lies in Dimbulla, close to Thalawakele on the Nawalapitiya – Dimbulla Road. Well away from the the main road, the waterfall is hidden to the casual traveler.
Moray Fall is located on the Moray estate on on the shadows of Samanala Range. The waterfall is fed by a stream originating from the Samanala Mountain Range
The cascading water of the 30m Mohini Ella Falls is said to resemble the flowing locks of a woman. However, superstitious villagers avoid going near it after dark, fearing that a female devil by the name of Mohini (hence the fall’s name) inhabits the area.
The 45m Mapalalla Ella Fall (Katugashinna Ella) flows sluggishly until the eastern monsoon during December and March. An irrigation tank has been created, by damming the fall’s upper reaches.
At 189m, Kurundu Oya Ella Falls (Maturata Ella) is the second highest fall in Sri Lanka. From its source, the Kurundu River, the water cascades down into a deep ravine before later joining the Mahaweli River.