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| Year and Month | July, 2011 (23rd) |
| Number of Days | One day |
| Crew |
4
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| Accommodation | N/A |
| Transport | Car |
| Activities | Waterfall hunting,Hiking, Photography, Sight Seeing |
| Weather | Misty |
| Route | Colombo -> Kottawa -> Avissawella -> Kitulgala ->Ginigathhena -> Hatton -> Nuwaraeliya -> Pattipola -> MahaeliyaAnd return on the same route… |
| Tips, Notes and Special remarks |
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| Author | nipunu |
| Related Resource | 1. Attraction: Horton Plains (Maha-Eliya) – Heaven on Earth, 2100m Above Sea Level
2. Trail Guide: Thotupola Kanda Nature Trail – Horton Plains National Park |
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Originally we planned this trip to visit the waterfalls in Ginigathhena and Hatton area, but since we were able to reach Ginigathhene before 7, made a sudden change of plans and decided to hike the Thotupola kanda. As I mentioned earlier the climate was really cool and the roads were all covered in mist.
 Misty road in Hatton… |
 Trees covered in mist… |
 Tea plantation in Hatton area… |
 Tea plantation in Hatton area… |
On our way to Nuwaraeliya we also came across the famous Devon fall and St’clair fall in Talawakele..
 Devon falls…. |
 Standing tall… |
 Scenery… |
 Beauty… |
 St’clair falls.. |
 Mist appearing from time to time |
Again from Pattipola onwards we experienced thick mist; inside the park it also remained the same….
 Ambewela farm covered in mist…. |
 Ambewela farm |
 Pattipola entrance… |
 The small pool near the entrance… |
 Near the ticketing office… |
 Thick mist inside the park… |
 More inside the park… |
 Inside the park |
 inside the park |
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 Trail head… |
 Trail…. |
 Spooky…isn’t it…? |
 Spooky…isn’t it…? |
 On the way to summit…. |
 On the way to summit…. |
 On the way to summit |
 On the way to summit |
 On the way to summit |
 On the way to summit |
 On the way to summit |
 On the way to summit |
 Summit……. |
 Summit |
After having lunch near the Gregory’s lake we started heading back home….
Gregory’s lake…
Thank you very much for reading my trip report. Have a safe journey …..