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Year and Month | January, 2014 (19th)
Lebanon estate waterfall-2 : 2019 September 28th |
Number of Days | Two days |
Crew | 3-Ashan, Wuminda and My self
Lebanon estate waterfall-2: Eshan, Sanjeewa and Myself |
Accommodation | N/A |
Transport | Public transport-by bus, Three wheel and walking |
Activities | Waterfall seeing and Photography |
Weather | Excellent |
Route | Colombo -> Kandy -> Waththegama (වත්තේගම) -> Bambaralla (බඹරැල්ල) -> Returned in same route. |
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Author | Niroshan |
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Our initial plan was to visit at Knuckles peaks from Bambaralla and this was a suddenly planned trip due to misty covering of Knuckles peaks. Although we expected to have energetic waterfalls due to monsoon rain it didn’t happen.
Following waterfalls were captured during this one day visit.
(Order from Waththegama to Bambaralla)
- Rahas Ella
- Huluganga waterfall
- Thaliya Watuna Ella
- Kosgama Ella
- Lebanon Estate waterfall 1
- Lebanon Estate waterfall 2
- Sari Ella
- Jodu Ella
Kosgama Ella and Lebanon Estate Waterfalls are not named by locals. For our convenience I named them.
Rahas Ella (රහස් ඇල්ල)
This 15m tall waterfall is situated 1km from Waththegama town towards Bambaralla. It has two parts. One is situated above the bridge and other one is below the bridge. There is a tunnel in this waterfall and King Sri Wickrama Rajasingha has been there.
Huluganga waterfall (හුලු ගග ඇල්ල) (7°24’4.27″N, 80°44’32.15″E)
This beautiful 75m tall waterfall is situated in Huluganga town. It was made by Huluganga when it flows under the bridge of Huluganga town and there is an observation flat form to watch it.
Thaliya Watuna Ella (තලිය වෑටුන ඇල්ල) -7°25’8.33″N, 80°44’24.72″E
The road towards Alakola Estate (අල කොල වත්ත) is situated right in front of the Huluganga Bridge. Thaliya Watuna Ella is situated about 3km in this road. There is a footpath way towards the base of the waterfall. It is about 50m tall and origin is Gurugoda Oya.
? Kosgama Ella (කොස්ගම ඇල්ල)
When you travel from Huluganga town towards Bambaralla, you will come across Kosgama waterfall under Kosgama Bridge. There is a footpath way from tea estate to reach the base of the waterfall, but we didn’t try. This is about 20-25m tall waterfall. Nobody use this name for this waterfall.
Lebanon Estate Waterfall 1. (ලෙබනන් වතුයාය ඇල්ල 1) 7°24’39.78″N, 80°46’4.11″E
This beautiful waterfall is situated in Lebanon estate. Lebanon estate is situated about 1km before Bambaralla town. Villagers don’t know about this waterfall except Lebanon estate people. You have to walk about 1.5km along the estate road and have to clarify the way from estate people to get close to the waterfall. It is about 15-20m high waterfall.
Lebanon Estate waterfall 2 (ලෙබනන් වතුයාය ඇල්ල 2) 7°24’13.16″N, 80°46’21.15″E
This is a hidden beauty and height is about 30m. Due to it’s acute drop even villagers don’t go closer to it. This waterfall is situated at the junction of Lebanon estate road and Bambaralla road. You may notice the bridge at this junction. The water stream makes this waterfall after about 100m flowing under the bridge. You have to walk about 100m towards Bambaralla and then step down through the tea estate to get a side view of this waterfall. Then you can approach to the top of the waterfall.
Five years later I was able to explore Lebanon estate waterfall-2 properly. Here I followed the same path to approach the top of the fall but without going to the top we were able to reach the base through Mana bushes. It was bit strenuous journey as there was no foot path and the slab rock was slippery due to mosses.Here I understood it is not a single fall and it had three steps. The one origin at acute drop is about 15-20 m (my initial guess was 30 m) and it is the tallest one.
![]() First part of Lebanon estate fall-2 |
![]() First part of Lebanon estate fall-2 |
![]() Different angle of Lebanon estate fall-2 |
![]() Lebanon estate fall-2. It’s height is about 15-20 m. |
![]() Lebanon estate fall-2. |
![]() Base pool is deep and this slab rock is extremely slippery. |
![]() Top of the fall |
This stream forms another two minor cascades (about 5-7 m) during next 50 m distance. There was no proper way to approach them. Seems coming along the stream from Gomariya side is much easier to reach these two waterfalls.
![]() Just before form next step of the fall |
![]() Other two waterfalls |
![]() The lowest one |
![]() Middle one |
Sari Ella (සාරි ඇල්ල) 7°24’28.05″N, 80°47’1.08″E
You have to walk about 500 m along the school road of Bambaralla to reach this waterfall.
Jodu Ella (ජෝඩු ඇල්ල) 7°24’2.38″N, 80°46’32.56″E
This is situated about 1km away from Bambaralla junction. The height is 45m. It’s origin is Moragaha Oya. You have to walk through Bambaralla lime houses to reach this waterfall.
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