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| Year and Month | September, 2010 |
| Number of Days | 2 |
| Crew | 6 (between 25-30 years of age) |
| Accommodation | At Pattipola |
| Transport | Public Transport (train and bus) |
| Activities | Hiking, Photography, Natural bath, Waterfalls |
| Weather |
Day1 – Rainy
Day2 – Excellent
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| Route | Colombo -> Pattipola -> Ohiya -> Kalupahana -> Colombo |
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| Author | Shashika |
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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 and lack of time forces us to abandon it and we returned to Pattipola around 7 pm.
Misty mountains on the way to Pattipola…
The view was so amazing, so we gave up seats and enjoyed…
Pattipola – The highest railway station in Sri Lanka…
A lonely flower…
The weather was really tough on us…
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.
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.
Amazing sceneries…
Is this Pandora?
Long way to go…
Breathtaking…
Breathtaking…
The steep path through the pine forest which leads to the top of Bambarakanda falls…
 The small waterfall on top of Bambarakanda falls… |
 The small waterfall on top of Bambarakanda falls… |
About to fall 863 ft…
First glimpse of the giant…
From the side…
The majestic Bambarakanda falls…
The water was freezing cold…
From the distance…
The falls was so high that I couldn’t take a full shot…