Bomburu Ella Falls
Uva Province
Photo by Buddhika Mawella via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY 3.0.
About Bomburu Ella Falls
Bomburu Ella, tucked into the Uva-Paranagama hills south-east of Nuwara Eliya, is celebrated as the widest waterfall in Sri Lanka: rather than a single plunge, the Uma Oya's headwaters spill over a broad rock brow in a dozen braided cascades, forming a white curtain roughly fifty metres across and thirty high. The falls are reached by an easy, pretty 1.5-kilometre trail from Perawella village - across a hanging bridge, past vegetable terraces and eucalyptus, with the roar building around each bend. The plunge area is a chaos of spray and boulders; paddling in the shallow outflow is popular, though the main pools demand caution. Because it sits off the classic tourist loop, Bomburu Ella draws more local picnickers than foreign visitors - go on a weekday morning and you may share the curtain of water with no one at all.
Top Activities
- ✓Trail walk from Perawella village
- ✓Photographing the braided cascades
- ✓Paddling in the shallow outflow
- ✓Picnics by the falls
- ✓Combine with Nuwara Eliya or Ella
Nearby Attractions
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Straight-line distances; allow considerably longer by road, especially in the hills.
Travel Tips
Weekends bring big local crowds - weekdays are serene.
The rocks by the falls are slippery; keep to the sandy shallows.
Combine with the scenic back-road drive from Nuwara Eliya via Kandapola.
Quick Info
Best Time
December to April; fullest after rains
Weather
Cool and misty; trail is muddy after rain.
Estimated Daily Budget
6.8983°N, 80.8867°E
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