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| Year and Month | March, 2010 |
| Number of Days | Four Day Trip |
| Crew | Two |
| Accommodation | Holiday bungalows at Haldummulla (private contact), Bandarawela(Vernon Guest House) and Hakgala (Mount Crest Holiday Bungalow) |
| Transport | By an ordinary car |
| Activities | Sight seeing, Waterfalls |
| Weather | Sunny |
| Route | Colombo -> Rathnapura -> Palmadulla -> Balangoda -> Belihuloya -> Haldummulla -> Beragala -> Koslanda -> Wellawaya -> Ella -> Bandarawela -> Haputhale -> Boralanda -> Ohiya -> Horton Plains -> Pattipola -> Ambewela -> Hakgala -> Nuwara Eliya -> Thalawakele -> Hatton -> Colombo |
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| Author | Sanketha |
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This is a four day trip covering the areas Haldummulla, Haputhale, Wellawaya, Ella, Bandarawela, Horton Plains and Hakgala
Day 1
We leave early in the morning from Colombo by car at around 6AM. Our destination for the first day was Haldummulla. On the way we went to Kiridi Ella at Palmadulla. But the waterfall is totally dry because of lack of rain. Also on the way we saw the Surathalee ella at Halpe. There was some water in it. Because of this we have given up going to Bambarakanda falls.
 Kiridi Ella - waterfall is totally dry because of lack of rain |
 Surathalee Ella - There was some water in it |
Day 2
In the early morning we went to Idalgashinna from Haldummulla. The road is really bad up to Needwood tea factory (about 2km), after that somewhat ok. Therefore we hired a Three-Weller. The road is climbing up and up, and the view from this road was breathtaking. We went up to the Idalgashinna railway station.
 View on the way |
 Needwood tea factory |
 Near Idalgashinna railway station |
 View from Idalgashinna |
After returning to Haldummulla we went to Beragala and took the road to Wellawaya. On the way we saw the Diyaluma ella. From Wellawaya we took the road to Thanamalwila for 5 KM and turn from Buduruwagala junction. Then go another 4 KM you reach Buduruwagala. Road conditions are ok to travel by an ordinary car.
 Diyaluma ella |
 Statue of Buduruwagala |
 More carvings |
 Buduruwagala lake |
Then we return back to Wellawaya and through Ella went to Bandarawela. On the way we saw Bambaragala Ella and Dova Rajamaha Viharaya.
 Bambaragala Ella |
 Statue of Dova Rajamaha Viharaya |
Day 3
In the morning we went to Haputhale from there took the road to Boralanda, Ohiya and Horton Plains. On the way we visited Adisham Bungalow. In Horton Plains we took the circular trail Mini World’s End, World’s End and Bakers falls. For night stay we went to Hakgala.
 Adisham Bungalow |
 Inside Adisham Bungalow |
 View from Mini World’s End |
 View from World’s End |
 Bakers falls |
 Isolated tree |
Day 4
In the morning we visited the Hakgala Botanical Garden. Then trough Nuwara-Eliya, Nanu-Oya, Thalawakele, Hatton, Awissawella we came home.
 Rose at Hakgala |
 Plant at Hakgala |
 St. Clair falls |
 Devon falls |