Waterfalls of Sri Lanka

A great way to take some time off your beach vacation is to venture in to the Hill Country and explore its various hikes and waterfalls. Sri Lanka has more than one hundred beautiful waterfalls and rivers. Unsurprisingly, most of the waterfalls are located in Sri Lanka’s Hill Country, cascading down sharp cliff faces, rolling rocky outcrops and sheer mountainsides alike. The waterfalls of Sri Lanka are beautiful interludes between the flow of water from the country’s wet inlands all the way through to the more temperate regions and upto the Indian Ocean. Despite being explored to the hilt, Sri Lanka still might have several officially unknown waterfalls, finding these spots is sometimes difficult because of the dense forests that conceal them. Before you decide to jump in and bathe in the beautiful waterfalls of Sri Lanka though, be warned, some of them can be unsafe, so do check with your tour guides or friendly locals on the best places to take a dip! Bambarakanda is the tallest waterfall in Sri Lanka, boasting a height of 789 feet. Its location in the middle of the thick jungles of Bandarawela makes it difficult to get to, but ultimately the journey is worth your while, the hike itself can be a really great adventure. 98 Acres Resort in Ella is a fantastic hotel from which to access this and numerous other waterfalls in the area with ease.