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There are a number of stunning waterfalls within easy reach of the city, Devon Falls and St Clairs being the most notable. Devon falls is located along the Talawakele – Hattori road near the 20th mile post. The view from the front of this 97 km high water fall is possible from to see from Midigama. It is also one of the falls affected-by the upper Kotmale hydro-power project The scintillating scenic beauty of Nuwara Eliya provides allusive backdrop for these majestic wonders of nature.
Lover’s Leap falls
This beautiful 30m fall is incipient of the streams and brooks of Sri Lanka’s highest mountain, the Piduruthalagala (2524m). It flows over hard granite ledges and the water is collected in a tank and used for drinking. In dry spells, the flow is languid. The fall is said to derive its name from the tragic tale of a prince, who while hunting in the jungle, lost his way. Superstitious villagers avoid the fall at night. The fall is situated in Hava Eliya, 1.5km from Nuwara Eliya.
Aberdeen falls
The impressive 98m Aberdeen fall makes up a section of the Kehelgamuwa River and joins the Maskell River at Kalugala before flowing into the ocean via the Kelani River. According to folklore, there is a tunnel leading from Aberdeen Falls to the neighbouring Laxapana Falls, the supposed opening of which can be seen near the Puna River.
Aberdeen falls is located 6km from the Nuwara Eliya District in the Kehelgamuwa mountain range, which encompasses an area made up of Ginigathhena, Norton Bridge, Laxapana and Maskeliya. There are a number of routes to the fall.
Ravanaella falls
Ravanaella falls is situated in Badulla district. It’s located in Bandarawela – Wellawaya main road about 11 Km away from Bandarawela. Rawanaella which is about 82ft (25m) high and cascades from an oval-shaped concave rock outcrop. According to legend, it is said that King Ravana kidnapped Princess Seetha and hid her in the caves behind this waterfall, now simply known as the Ravana Ella Cave.
Laxapana falls
Laxapana Falls. is 126m high and the 8th highest waterfall in Sri Lanka. It is situated in Hatton area in Nuwara Eliya District. The Falls lends its name to twin Hydroelectricity Power stations, Laxapana.
Folklore tells this as the place where Buddha mended his saffron robe when he was visiting Sri Pada. The name of the Falls derived from Sinhala words of “Laxa” means Hundred thousand and “Pahana” or “Pashana” means rock.
St. Clair’s Falls
St. Clair’s Falls is billed as Sri Lanka’s Nayagara, or ‘king of waterfalls’ due to its outstanding beauty. It is 80m in height and 50m width and consists two segments, known as ‘Big St. Clair’ and ‘Small St. Clair’. Created by the Kotmale River, a tributary of the Mahaweli River, it flows down a slope through an abandoned tea estate that covers hundreds of hectares. It is one of six falls affected by the upper Kotmale hydro-power project In the Nuwara Eliya District, the fall is located 1.5km from Talawakele at the 21st mile post.
Ramboda Falls
Ramboda Falls is the 11th highest waterfall in Sri Lanka and located by the Pussellawa in the A5 highway .(Pussellawa- Nuwara Eliya road). If you are coming from Peradeniya, when you pass the Ramboda Tunnel, you will come across a bridge. The water fall is located beside it. To get a complete view of the Ramboda falls , you need to climb up a pathway just before the bridge.You may find the climbing bit difficult, but you will be compensated with the great view, of the top fall and the surrounding.
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