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Trip Reports Archive » Trips Filed Under Ekiriya

Today's Most Viewed

  1. Hiking Kabaragala – The Highest Peak of Dolosbage (1506 M) 29 views
  2. Hike to Dumbanagala (1642m) in a clear day 18 views
  3. Waterfalls in Deraniyagala-Noori road 15 views
  4. කුවේණි විජයට දෙස් තැබූ යක්දෙස්සා ගල (Yakdessagala 540m) 14 views
  5. Hike to Gongala (1357m)-Highest peak of Sabaragamuwa Mountains 12 views
  6. Nuwaragala the castle with a heavenly pond! 12 views
  7. ගවරා විසූ ගවරවිල (Gawarawila plains) 10 views
  8. Scenic walk to Karagahatenna 10 views
  9. 3 Day Trip to Waulpane ,Pitadeniya Conservation Center via Sinharaja (වන නිවහන) 10 views
  10. Scenic Peacock Hills (1518m) + Kadiyanlena & Galboda Waterfalls 8 views

This Week's

  1. Hiking Kabaragala – The Highest Peak of Dolosbage (1506 M) 118 views
  2. A Family Trip to Morningside 88 views
  3. Dhanigala / Kandegama the Alien Mountain 74 views
  4. Camping on Dolukanda (600m) 61 views
  5. Camping at Kelebokka 360 view point…. 59 views
  6. First Ever Camping at “Haritha Kanda”, Bogawanthalawa 47 views
  7. Hike to Gongala (1357m)-Highest peak of Sabaragamuwa Mountains 46 views
  8. Chariot Path of Ravana & Sitha on top of Piduruthalagala range and James Taylor’s Loolecondera! 45 views
  9. Hike to Bathalegala and some attractions of Pilimathalawa 45 views
  10. Knuckles Duwili Eli through Walpolamulla – The Most Wanted trip of the year 39 views

This Month's

  1. Hiking Kabaragala – The Highest Peak of Dolosbage (1506 M) 452 views
  2. Camping on Dolukanda (600m) 299 views
  3. First Ever Camping at “Haritha Kanda”, Bogawanthalawa 290 views
  4. Two days in Heaven (Madulsima to Pitamaruwa) 245 views
  5. Camping at Kelebokka 360 view point…. 209 views
  6. Dhanigala / Kandegama the Alien Mountain 180 views
  7. Hike to Gongala (1357m)-Highest peak of Sabaragamuwa Mountains 180 views
  8. ගවරා විසූ ගවරවිල (Gawarawila plains) 166 views
  9. Uda Lakshapana Gala / Saptha Kanya / Seven Virgins (1569m) hike 164 views
  10. A Family Trip to Morningside 156 views

All-Time

  1. Two days in Heaven (Madulsima to Pitamaruwa) 45,492 views
  2. Aliyawetunaela Hike – 1665m (අලියාවැටුණඇල) 32,022 views
  3. Camping trip to Meemure – One of the best trips ever!!! 30,060 views
  4. Bathalegala (Bible’s Rock) 798m 26,902 views
  5. Chariot Path of Ravana & Sitha on top of Piduruthalagala range and James Taylor’s Loolecondera! 25,722 views
  6. Waterfalls of Colombo District 24,747 views
  7. Scenic Hike to Wangedigala 19,003 views
  8. සබරගමුවේ ආදරවන්තයන්ගේ කන්ද (Paraviyangala) 18,983 views
  9. ගලේ බණ්ඩාර දෙවියන්ගේ අඩවියේ පිහිටි රාවණා රජු මල දවස රජුට ජනතාව ගරු බුහුමන් දැක් වූ ස්තානය (යහන්ගල/Yahangala 1220m)... 18,206 views
  10. Great Western (6th highest mountain in Sri Lanka- 2212m) Once in a life time HIKE! 17,436 views

Exploring Rotupihilla Cave Complex

I knew about these caves from Niroshan’s trip report and I thought to explore these caves. The actual name of this cave complex is “Rotupihilla Limestone Caves”. There are five main caves and those are situated in different places.

Under the Microscope – Viyangala…

The surrounding countryside looked parched and many Mana patches had been torched by people for some reason beyond me. So it was a mixture of dark green patches of trees scattered across the sun bleached yellowish hills. The ravines below showed signs of life with houses and plots of paddy fields. The charred areas where Mana was burnt added to the already vivid painting. In no time we reached the “Padi Seeya” (100 steps) where there is a steep downhill path through the tea bushes. Already there was a person coming up and a lady holding a baby girl closely behind him tackling the steep ascent. I spoke to him and he was very cheerful and even bothered to show me a worship place of the estate workers high up on top of a rock. The child, even though being carried by the lady right through, looked exhausted as a result of the heat and the continuous swaying. I managed to take a pic of her (one of the few must-have requirements for me during a journey) and we carried on.

Unfamiliar cascades of Hanguranketha and Walapane area

Hanguranketha and Walapane (Electorate areas) cover a large area of central hills. There are a number of unfamiliar waterfalls in this area. During my journey I wanted to visit at these waterfalls. Although I visited them haphazardly for your convenience I will note down them in an order.

Limestone cave expedition in beautiful Ekiriya village

Ekiriya (ඇකිරිය) is a village situated in Nuweraeliya district close to Rikillagaskada(රිකිල්ලගස්කඩ) town. Most of the villagers are farmers and this village is full of paddy fields and vegetable plots. The important thing is the subterranean lime stone cave situated in this village.

Two days in Heaven (Madulsima to Pitamaruwa)

I have heard and seen some stunning images of a waterfall in a rural village in Uva long ago and I was tempted to visit this waterfall which is the 3rd highest in Uva and winning the 7th place considering all other waterfalls in Sri Lanka. So again it was a gamble with overcast conditions. First day I decided to spend the night at a friend’s place close to Madulsima.

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