Uva Province
Bambarakanda Falls, near Kalupahana between Haputale and Belihuloya, is Sri Lanka's highest waterfall. It drops in a long, slender plunge down a forested cliff. A short walk from the road leads to the viewpoint. The falls are most impressive after rain, and can be a thin ribbon in the driest months.
From the road, a path leads through forest and past a pine grove to the base viewpoint. Allow time for photos, and take care on wet rocks.
Lipton's Seat at sunrise, then Bambarakanda, then on to Ella or Diyaluma Falls. See all of Sri Lanka's waterfalls.
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Bambarakanda Falls, near Kalupahana.
After the rains, when the flow is strongest.
About 2 hours by car.
It isn't recommended near the falls. The rocks are slippery and the water can be fast.
Lipton's Seat is a viewpoint high above the Dambatenne tea estate near Haputale. The tea baron Sir Thomas Lipton is said to have admired his estates from here. On a clear morning you can see far across the hills and plains. Go at sunrise or early morning, because clouds often roll in by mid-morning.
Diyaluma Falls drops in a single long plunge down a cliff on the southern edge of the hill country. It is one of the tallest waterfalls in Sri Lanka, and a walk above the falls leads to natural rock pools.
Ella is a relaxed hill-country town set in a gap between mountains, surrounded by tea estates and forest. It is the classic end point of the scenic hill-country railway and a base for easy hikes with big views.
Horton Plains National Park is a high, cool plateau of grassland and cloud forest in the central highlands, protected as part of the UNESCO-listed Central Highlands of Sri Lanka. Its walking trail leads to World's End, where the land drops away in a sheer escarpment.
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