Bambarakanda Falls is the tallest waterfall in Sri Lanka. With a height of 263 m (863 ft), it ranks as the 299th highest waterfall in the world.Situated in Kalupahana in the Badulla District, this waterfall is directly visible from the A4 Highway. The waterfall was formed by Kuda Oya, which is a branch of the Walawe River.
Date : 18-19 September 2010
Crew : 6
Transport : Public Transport (Train and Bus)
Activities : Hiking, Photography, Waterfalls
Weather : Day1 – Rainy / Day2 – Excellent
Route : Colombo -> Pattipola -> Ohiya -> Kalupahana -> Colombo
We started our journey from Colombo Fort at 5 am and took the Podi Menike train to Pattipola. We reached Pattipola around 2 pm. After having our lunch and finding accommodation, we started hiking towards Thotupola kanda. But the bad weather was not so kind to us as it started to rain. Also we were running out of time. It’s not a wise idea to climb Thotupola in the evening because there are leopards in the area. So we abandon Thotupola hike and returned to Pattipola around 7 pm.
On the next morning we woke up early and took the night mail train which arrives at 4.30 in the morning to Pattipola. After reaching Ohiya we had our breakfast and took some food and water for our journey. From there we walked towards Horton plains.
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| Map of the path |
After walking about 5kms we took a left turn and started climbing down through tea estates and reached the small waterfall on top of Bambarakanda falls around 12.30pm. After having some food we climbed down through the Pine forest and reached the majestic Bambarakanda falls. Then we had a nice bath in the cold water and it really eased the tiredness.
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