Bopath Ella. (Bopath Fall)

Bopath Fall is one of the beautiful water fall I have seen.
It is close to Kuruwita and Rathnapura area.We was able to visit within 2-3 hours from Colombo.
It has given that name because of it's shape.It looks like a Bo leaf.

This is a Bo leaf

When we visit there it was sunny and I wanted to jump to water immediately.
Yes, the beauty of around the water fall make us happy and give away the stress.
These days, means October it has certain level of water and we was able to reach very close to the water fall.

It is charge Rs. 20 for adults, Rs. 10 for children and Rs. 100 for foreigners to visit the water fall.It seems very reasonable when consider about the cost for cleaning the environment and other things.

There are several car parks and have to walk few distance to the water fall.
There are shops on the way and there are toys, food items and souvenirs.
You can take a bath from several areas near the water fall.There are so many people having fun all the day.

More data from Sri Lankan sinhala website

Find this beautiful water fall in google map

Sinharaja

The one of the valuable rain forest in the world, Sinharaja is a nice place to visit in Sri Lanka.

You can reach to Sinharaja by one of the following ways.

1. Kudawa entrance - Colombo --> Kalawana --> Kudawa
2. Pitadeniya Entrance - Galle or Matara --> Deniyaya --> Pitadeniya
3. Morning Side Entrance -- Galle or Matara --> Deniyaya --> Morning Side Estate

 

You can get help from guide when you enter the forest for very low price.
If you wish to come back home same day you can only reach Mulawella montain which is the highest place in the Sinharaja.
One of the nice place is in Sinharaja is the Singha Gala.You can climb Singha Gala by staying night in the hotel near the forest.

You can see various kind of trees including endemic trees.
Following are the some trees you can see in Sinharaja and have mention them with Sinhala names.You can find more from here

• Navanda (Shorea stipularis)
• Hora (Dipterocarpus zeylancus)
• Bu Hora (Dipterocarpus hispidus)
• Maha Kuratiya (Syzygium rubicundum)
• Tiniya Dun (Shorea trapezifolia)
• Kiri Hembiliya (Palaquium grande)
• Honda Beraliya ( Shorea megistophylla)
• Pini Beraliya (Shorea disticha)
• Diya Na (Mesua thwaitesii)
• Na (Mesua ferrea)
• Dun ( Shorea zeylanica)
• Pelan (Bhesa ceylanica)

Apart from the trees, birds and small rivers are increase the beauty of the forest Sinharaja.

Most important things to remember when you visit Sinharaja.

1. Keep silence and then you can see lot of birds and animals.
2. Bring some barm to apply for your legs, it helps to protect from leech.And salt water also will be useful to you.
3. As it is rain forest every day it is raining inside the forest.If you apply something to protect from leech wash it off.Then salt water will be useful to you.You can spray salt water to remove the leechs.
4. Please please please.... Do not bring polythene and bring back all the things you bring there and do not bring any thing from forest except memories.

I brought some thing from the World heritage, Sinharaja for share with you.
Don't panic ! I didn't stole anything. Only bring photos :-)

While walking inside the forest

From the top of the Mulawella mountain

Went to Nuwara Eliya

Nuwara Eliya is a beautiful city in the hill country of the Sri Lanka.
I have visit several time and I love to visit again and again.
When considering with the other cities in the country climate of Nuwara Eliya is very cold.People use to say little England for Nuwara Eliya.
The meaning of the name Nuwara Eliya is "city of light".

Beautiful scenery when I travel by train.

You can reach Nuwara Eliya town by train or bus.If you are willing to go by
train nearest station is Nanu Oya and you can get three wheeler for remaining distance.One time we went 

On the way

Nuwara Eliya by train.It was the nicest experience when I visit there.Because I saw nice water falls,tea plantation and we went through the mountain when travelling by train.My opinion is train is the best to travel to Nuwara Eliya rather than private vehicle.Then you can enjoy nice view in nature and it will be the really interesting journey.
You can go through the world famous Nine Arc Bridge when travelling by train.

While travelling by train

People visits Nuwara Eliya on April season but I personally would like to go there on off season.I like to be with less crowd ;-)

Gregory Lake

Gregory lake view

I went on November by train and that time I visited Gregory lake,victoria park in the city limit and Haggala garden that located few kilometers away from town.

At night

At gregory lake you can ride boats.

Victoria Park.

I went to Haggala garden by bus.You can take a bus from Nuwara Eliya town and get down near the garden.

It is there few kilometres away from Nuwara Eliya town towards Badulla.

   

While walking in the road in Nuwara eliya town.

    

Second time we went by our private vehicle and when we going we stop near the St.Clair's falls, the widest fall in Sri Lanka.It is seen to the road and if you need you can go near the fall.

St.Clair's fall

On the way to Nuwara Eliya

There are lot of waterfalls in Nuwara Eliya.

You can see Lovers leep fall(Legendary tells two lovers have fallen here)

We visit Horton Plains and it is the most beautiful place in Nuwara Eliya and it was an adventure tour. If you visit Horton Plains you can reach Worlds End, nice water falls like Bakers fall and Mini Worlds End.

You can feel beauty of the nature, see moose, birds and beautiful trees when walking in the Horton Plains.

                                       

Bakers fall

                 







When we come back to Colombo we was able to see small water falls in the main road. Surathali fall is one of them.

Surathali fall

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