Diyaluma Falls
Description
Diyaluma Falls is 220 m (720 ft) high and the second highest waterfall in Sri Lanka and 361st highest waterfall in the world. It is situated 6 km (3.7 mi) away from Koslanda in Badulla District on the Colombo-Badulla highway.
Located near the town of Koslanda in the Badulla District, the waterfall is the second-largest in Sri Lanka, making it a must-see attraction for explorers visiting the heart of the Indian Ocean.
After making the long trek up the cliff to Diyaluma Falls, travellers are greeted by a series of pools and a staggering view over the sweeping valleys and forests of Demondara.
Diyaluma Falls is formed from the Pungala Oya, a Sri Lankan river that runs 427m (1,401ft) above sea level. Up the river, a whole host of spectacular smaller falls can be found, but Diyaluma is the one you don’t want to miss.
And for those afraid of heights, there are a series of pools at the bottom of the waterfall to float in and admire the overlooking gigantic cliff face from.
There is a beautiful folklore behind the water fall. Once a king fell in love with a woman from a lower social strata. Day by day their love grew up and finally they decided to flee. On their way they had to climb up on this fall. The king made it to the top but the woman was hanging on to entangled on a rock. Unfortunately, she died. It is said that the tears shed by the king are collected and turned in to the fall ‘Diyaluma’. Peasantry believes another folklore regarding a young chieftain being expelled from his tribe and made to live in the mountains. Even Diyaluma gets a prime destination in the records of the famous historian and a surveyor R.L Brohier. So visiting Diyaluma will be a refreshment to your both physical and mental health
