Dunhinda Falls Nature 0 Sri Lanka waterfalls 8:23 AM <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /> <div style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 6.0pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06;"><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana;"> Dunhida Fall</span></strong><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-e7DPSnx6B0g/Tn9HNgVAJ8I/AAAAAAAAAH4/NxZVOeIEVOk/s1600/2104842625_e8e8e683a4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-e7DPSnx6B0g/Tn9HNgVAJ8I/AAAAAAAAAH4/NxZVOeIEVOk/s320/2104842625_e8e8e683a4.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 6.0pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06;"><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><br /> </span></strong></span></div><div class="msonospacing" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 6.0pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">The </span><st1:place><st1:placename><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Dunhinda</span></st1:placename><span style="font-family: Verdana;"> </span><st1:placetype><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Falls</span></st1:placetype></st1:place><span style="font-family: Verdana;"> is one of </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Sri Lanka</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-family: Verdana;">'s most beautiful waterfalls located about 5 km off Badulla town. The<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="msonospacing" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 6.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06;">waterfall, which is 210 feet (64 m) high gets its name from the smoky dew drops spray, (Dun in sinhala means mist<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="msonospacing" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 6.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06;">or smoke) which surrounds the area at the foot of the waterfall. The water fall is created by the river called<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="msonospacing" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 6.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06;">Badulu Oya which goes through the Badulla town.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-mlwbmEK2wJE/Tn9HOSyQnoI/AAAAAAAAAH8/_FPtkQxHNEU/s1600/Diyaluma+Falls.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-mlwbmEK2wJE/Tn9HOSyQnoI/AAAAAAAAAH8/_FPtkQxHNEU/s400/Diyaluma+Falls.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="msonospacing" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 6.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06;"><br /> </span></span></div><div class="msonospacing" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 6.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06;">To reach the water fall you have to walk more than 1 km distance along a foot path. Along this foot path you can<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="msonospacing" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 6.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06;">see another small waterfall at a distance. However walking along this muddy foot path is really worth as the<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="msonospacing" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 6.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06;">waterfall is so beautiful. Along this foot path there are many native venders selling herbal drinks to refresh and<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 18.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06;">This fall is steeped in history. The area was once inhabited by indigenous people - the Veddha tribe. During the time of King Rajasinhe, a giant fern got stuck at the top of the fall, between two mountains. This acted as a dam, which resulted in the flooding of Badulla town. Seeing the gravity of the situation, the king entrusted the task of clearing the sluice to a person named 'Ranhavadidaraya'. After toiling for three months he managed to clear the water and the town re-emerged.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-halh4gOAGKE/Tn9HPlbH63I/AAAAAAAAAIA/nqw1lyn0oj4/s1600/M7.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-halh4gOAGKE/Tn9HPlbH63I/AAAAAAAAAIA/nqw1lyn0oj4/s400/M7.gif" width="322" /></a></div><div style="line-height: 18.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06;"><br /> </span></span></div><div style="line-height: 18.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06;">The fern was swept away but got stuck again at a place now known as Pussellawa ('pus' meaning fern). It was the first fall on the island where a fee was introduced to view it. This applies to both local and foreign visitors.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 18.0pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06;"><st1:place><st1:placename><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Dunhinda</span></st1:placename><span style="font-family: Verdana;"> </span><st1:placetype><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Falls</span></st1:placetype></st1:place><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 18.0pt;"><st1:place><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06;"><st1:placename><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Dunhinda</span></st1:placename><span style="font-family: Verdana;"> </span><st1:placetype><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Falls</span></st1:placetype></span></st1:place><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06;"> is 5km from Badulla town and from the main highway it is a tortuous 1km walk. The Ella rest-house is 29km away.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #000066;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /> </div></div> Dunhinda Falls Dunhida Fall The Dunhinda Falls is one of Sri Lanka 's most beautiful waterfall... Read more »
Dunhinda Falls
