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Sera Ella
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Though the road is not in a good condition from Illukkumbura, the fall can be reached in any vehicle. Once you pass the Pitawala Pathana there is a concrete road to Puwakpitiya. Entrance to the fall is approx. 8.5kms on this road. From here one needs to climb down about 200m on a path to reach the viewing platform. If the vehicle does not have a high ground clearance one may have to park the vehicle about 1.5 kms before the entrance and walk the rest.
Route from Matale to Sera Ella
Through: Pitawala Pathana
Distance: 45kms
Travel time: 1.5 hours
This beautiful fall, the subject of several poems, is situated in the Dumbara Jungle that is split into two sections, both 10m in height. Kitul Canal, from the Kaudagammana Mountain and the Hunumadala River, from the Gonamada and Deyuthu Gammaduwa mountains flow in unison to form the Puwakpitiya River.
This later joins Thelgama River, at which point the fall is created as the water tumbles down a protruding rock face, visible from Dumbara Jungle.
Route from Illukkumbura to Sera Ella
Distance: 15kms
Travel time: 30-45 minutes
The name of the fall derives from the ‘Sera’ species of fish that inhibit the water.
The fall is located in the village of Pothatawela near Laggala in Matale District’s Laggala PSD. From Matale or Laggalla, travel to Illukumbura.
One of the interesting features of this fall is the cave behind the fall. A step has been cut to reach this cave and can be safely reached even when the fall is in full flow.
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