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Trip Reports Archive » Trips Filed Under Makandawa

Today's Most Viewed

  1. Hiking Kabaragala – The Highest Peak of Dolosbage (1506 M) 26 views
  2. Richmond Castle, Kalutara 19 views
  3. Sinhagala Nature Trail – Sinharaja Rain Forest 18 views
  4. One day hike to Kabaragala (1506m) 12 views
  5. Uda Lakshapana Gala / Saptha Kanya / Seven Virgins (1569m) hike 11 views
  6. Camping at Gawarawila plains 11 views
  7. Camping on Kabaragala Mountain (1506m)-The highest of Dolosbage Range 11 views
  8. Galpadihela Mountain (1106m) and Galpadipela 10 views
  9. Trip to GalOya National Park from Nilgala 9 views
  10. Scenic ride to Kallebokka and Hulangala 8 views

This Week's

  1. Hiking Kabaragala – The Highest Peak of Dolosbage (1506 M) 104 views
  2. Dreams Do Come True, Maragala-kanda (1111m) The Paradise Of Monaragala 52 views
  3. Two days in Heaven (Madulsima to Pitamaruwa) 48 views
  4. Days at Chilaw 45 views
  5. Hike to Gongala (1357m)-Highest peak of Sabaragamuwa Mountains 41 views
  6. Waterfalls of Colombo District 37 views
  7. Camping on Dolukanda (600m) 37 views
  8. Uda Lakshapana Gala / Saptha Kanya / Seven Virgins (1569m) hike 35 views
  9. Dhanigala / Kandegama the Alien Mountain 32 views
  10. Scenic Peacock Hills (1518m) + Kadiyanlena & Galboda Waterfalls 31 views

This Month's

  1. Hiking Kabaragala – The Highest Peak of Dolosbage (1506 M) 395 views
  2. Hike to Gongala (1357m)-Highest peak of Sabaragamuwa Mountains 240 views
  3. Two days in Heaven (Madulsima to Pitamaruwa) 224 views
  4. Bulathkohupitiya-Narangala Hike (880m) 156 views
  5. Misty point-Ambokka (1159m) and Selagama Mini world’s end 152 views
  6. Camping on Dolukanda (600m) 152 views
  7. Dreams Do Come True, Maragala-kanda (1111m) The Paradise Of Monaragala 138 views
  8. Camping at Kelebokka 360 view point…. 136 views
  9. Dhanigala / Kandegama the Alien Mountain 135 views
  10. Back to Yahangala (1220m) 123 views

All-Time

  1. Two days in Heaven (Madulsima to Pitamaruwa) 45,157 views
  2. Aliyawetunaela Hike – 1665m (අලියාවැටුණඇල) 31,919 views
  3. Camping trip to Meemure – One of the best trips ever!!! 30,032 views
  4. Bathalegala (Bible’s Rock) 798m 26,740 views
  5. Chariot Path of Ravana & Sitha on top of Piduruthalagala range and James Taylor’s Loolecondera! 25,538 views
  6. Waterfalls of Colombo District 24,553 views
  7. සබරගමුවේ ආදරවන්තයන්ගේ කන්ද (Paraviyangala) 18,918 views
  8. Scenic Hike to Wangedigala 18,879 views
  9. ගලේ බණ්ඩාර දෙවියන්ගේ අඩවියේ පිහිටි රාවණා රජු මල දවස රජුට ජනතාව ගරු බුහුමන් දැක් වූ ස්තානය (යහන්ගල/Yahangala 1220m)... 18,127 views
  10. Great Western (6th highest mountain in Sri Lanka- 2212m) Once in a life time HIKE! 17,346 views

Old days White Water Rafting

Boasting about adventure sporting, Kitulagala is a town located in West of the road from Kandy to Nuwara Eliya. It’s a town located in amid tickly forest hills. It has been once a filming place for the David Lean’s 1957 Oscar-winning epic “Bridge on the River Kwai” on the banks of Kelani River. Most visitors for the adventure sporting are from Colombo. The Kitulgala’s main attraction is White water rafting where you can ride the tides of Kelani River. Other than that it’s popular for sports like confidence jump, Stream Sliding, Waterfall abseiling, Jungle trekking. Bird watching and cave exploration and last but not least river trips and expeditions.

Around Kithulgala

Kithulgala is a popular travel destination situated at Colombo-Hatton road. It is famous among genera public as people come here for a bath at rapid Kelani River. And it is the only place in Sri Lanka where white water rafting is practiced.
Apart from all these Kithulgala has another value due to some waterfalls situated around. This is my attempt to cover waterfalls and some common travel destinations around Kithulgala.

Exploring Kithulgala – Camping Trip to Makandawa Rain Forest

Water is life .Value of it cannot be measured in rupees or dollars. Not only for our basic needs but also for our pleasure, Leisure it’s the most commonly used thing. And for me if there is no water source it’s not a trip. I’d like to swim in swiftly flowing rivers and am desperate to dip in natural pools filled with Crystal clear water. When I jump in to water I forget everything other than dipping and swimming.

Makulu Ella (4m) & Lenkiri Ella (20m) at Makandawa Conservation Forest, Kitulgala

It was Independence Day so we decided to get in to the wilderness and enjoy our day. We started our journey form Colombo at around 8.30am(planned time was 6.30am 🙂 and when we came to Kitulgala it was already 12 noon. After buying lunch we came to the famous bathing spot behind the rest house to cross over the Kelani river, the sight was unbelievable their were like million Homo sapiens. Anyhow we crossed over to the peaceful opposite bank and the charge was 20/= per person.

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