Kalupahana Uduwara Ella Falls – උඩුවර ඇල්ල

Photo licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 by Danushka Senadheera
Height : | 60-80 meters (?) |
District : | Badulla |
Hidden deep inside the mountains near the Sri Lanka’s tallest waterfall Bambarakanda, are two lesser known but magnificent waterfalls which can be enjoyed from a single view point. These are Udawara Ella Fall and the Nagadowa Ella Fall. Since these falls can only be reached by foot after trekking approx 2 kms on from the Kalupahana – Ohiya road. To reach reach to bottom of the fall is a further torturous 5 km trek. The Uduwara Ella Fall is probably about 60-80 meters in height.
The Uduwara Ella Fall is reached by foot from the road leading to the Bambarakanda Falls. Go pass the Bambarakanda falls on the Kalupahana – Ohiya road and taking the tracking path marked on the Google Earth Travel Companion File available for download here
Also See
- Waterfalls of Sri Lanka
- Other Places of Interest Within Close Proximity
Map of Kalupahana Uduwara 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
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Kalupahana Uduwara Ella Falls Video
An informative video clip by Nade Gura Travel & Conservation Society
Travel Directions to Kalupahana Uduwara Ella Falls
Route from Colombo to Kalupahana |
Though : Avissawella – Ratnapura – Pelmadulla distance : 165 km Travel time : 3.5 hours Driving directions : see on google map |
From Kalupahana take the road to Ohiya through Bambarakanda falls. Travel time from Kalupahana approx 30–40 min’s due to road condition. The current location identified by Google Maps as the Bambarakanda Falls is somewhat wrong.
Download the google earth companion KMZ file of amazinglanka.com from here to see the routes from Kalupahana to Ohiya (requires a 4×4) through Bambarakanda falls and the hiking tracks which leads to the to top of the bambarakanda falls, Lanka Ella Falls, Uduwara Falls and Nagadowa Falls which are on the same route.