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Year and Month | December, 2010 |
Number of Days | Two Days. We planned it for 3 days. Because of the heavy rains in the third day, trip was limited to 2 days |
Crew | 5 (between 23-25 years of age)
Supun, Sandun, Chitral, Nuwan & Me |
Accommodation | Irrigation planning office, Wellawaya. (Personal contact) |
Transport | Public bus |
Activities | Wildlife, Photography, Hiking, Waterfall hunting |
Weather | First two days excellent and third day rainy |
Route | Matara -> Hambantota -> Wellawaya -> Ice peella -> Diyaluma -> Wellawaya -> Handapanagala -> Buduruwagala -> Wellawaya -> Matara |
Tips, Notes and Special remark |
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Related Resources | Related Trip Report (Reaching the top of Diyaluma falls from upstream (Makuldeniya) side): Hidden beauty on top of Diyaluma, Pilkington & Millennium Point’s of Poonagala hills |
Author | Malaka 333 |
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We started our journey from Matara at 3.00pm in the evening and arrived at Wellawaya by 7.00pm. We spent the night at Wellawaya and planned to visit Diyaluma falls the next day.
Day 1
Reaching the top of Diyaluma waterfall
At 8.00am we caught a Wellawaya- Haputhale bus (Through Beragala) and got down near ice peella (අයිස් පීල්ල)- Nikapitiya road.
After 500m we reached a junction and we chose the road which goes towards the A4. Other road continues to Nikapitiyagama village. We walked 0.5kms along the road and came to the A4 road. We waited there for more than 20mins for the Beragala bus.
After 30mins we came back to the observation point beside “Diyaluma falls inn” rest (206km post) and discussed how to start the journey to the top of the falls. We decide to follow CEB lines to the Diyaluma rubber factory and then hike the mountain. At 1.30pm we started the journey.
The CEB line goes through a valley which we couldn’t cross and it took us some time to find the factory. After walking all over the Iluk jungle and we finally saw the factory. Then we crossed the stream and reached Diyaluma rubber factory. Then we asked directions from a villager.
We got directions from the villager and started to climb the hill along the foot path. We always kept to the right hand side trails. It was not an easy climb. After 30mins we came to a point where the foot path from Makuldeniya and we again followed the right hand route. At this point we could see some arrows directed to the top of the fall. After few mins we reached the top of the hill.
Now we could see the upper-diyaluma falls (I don’t know the exact name). The road was then divided to two. One goes to top of the upperDiyalima falls and other one goes to top of the Diyaluma falls. We followed the second path and reached the top of the Diyaluma falls.
After taking some rest there we visited the base of the upper Diyaluma falls as well. We had a bath there. There are lots of pools but only few were safe for bathing. At 4.00pm we started the return walk on the same path to the Diyaluma rubber factory. Because the transport concerns, we did it fast! There was a motorable road in front of the factory and we followed that road. On the way we could see the top of the water fall.
Then we caught the bus and returned to wellawaya with lots of unforgettable memories. After a good dinner we planned our next day to visit Handapanagala wewa and Buduruwagala ruins.
Day 2
We started journey at 8.00am. We got in to the Handapanagala- wellawaya bus and got down near the dam of the tank.
We spent time there until 12.00am and reached Buduruwagala junction by bus. We walked along the road while taking photographs. The day was very cloudy and we were beaten heavily by the sun.
Then we continued and a special thing happened after 1km from there. We met our forum members (Priyanjan and his family, Sheham and his family). It was a memorial moment for us. We joined them up to the Car Park. This was the first time we met them after the second Lakdasun gathering. After visiting Buduruwagala ruins, they continued their journey and we stayed there until 3.00pm.