The 25m high Maduwanwela Duwili Ella Fall is a creation of a branch of the Adaluwa River, called the Arapora River, incipient from Sinharaja The fall is located in its precincts at Ratnapura District Kollonna Electorate in Maduwanwela Naroangahamada. The shrub jungle situated above has not been declared as conservation. There is a two-stream fall located above. But the main is the Maduwanwela Falls. The two other minor falls located below measures 10m & 12m respectively, the minor fall called Aralu Falls is situated below the Dooli Falls. According to a villager, the fall’s name epitomizes the water flower created by a rock situated in its mist. It cascades in a misty spray.
Lankagama- Neluwa Entrance
SINHARAJA RAIN FOREST is a world heritage and bio diversity hotspot which is also a major eco tourism destination in Sri Lanka. It is one of the few virgin forests left in the world. This evergreen rain forest, a UNESCO World heritage site, is one of the few virgin rain forests left to date. Damp mysterious and teeming with life, the Sinharaja forest reserve situated 120 KM South East of Colombo, is the last expensive stretch of virgin rainforest on the island. At just over 11000 hectares, line across the wet zone the Southern edge of the hill country, Sinharaja is an ecological treasure trove. It is staggering array of flora and fauna place it among the top bio diversity hotspot in the world. Sinharaja Forest Reserve – A UNESCO world heritage site – encompasses the largest single swath of remaining low land tropical rain forest in the country. Over 130 birds, species are found here including many of the 33 species endemic to the Sri Lanka. There also rich reptile population and myriads of insects species, many yet to be classified.
The Kottawa Forest Reserve is located along the major road leading to Udugama Township in the northeast of Galle. Only roughly 37 acres make up this isolated sliver of low country rain forest. However, it possesses every characteristic of a regular rainforest. The vegetation is of the wet evergreen variety, with towering trees straining skyward for sunshine and close-knit canopies blocking sunlight from reaching the forest floor. This woodland is a lush evergreen tropical forest. This woodland, which lies between 50 and 300 meters above sea level, will greet you on both sides of the road.
Upon entering the Kottawa Rainforest, you came across a few little pathways that lead in different directions. The Tea plantation in Down country has one route accessible. There are tea research facilities nearby, and you may observe freshly picked tea leaves there. The visitors find it enjoyable to see everything in one trip. A different footpath leads to a natural water tank. Tourists find this location to be the most alluring. They all go there to take baths. Additionally, Kottawa Rainforest is a lovely bird haven.
Kanneliya Forest Reserve Experience the feeling of walking in a tropical rain forest . . . The KDN Forest Reserve (Kanneliya-Dediyagama-Nakiyadeniya) is the second largest primary forest area in Sri Lanka and is renowned for its watershed value. The forest occupies the area between two rivers – the Gin Ganga and the Nilwala Ganga. The natural vegetation of the KDN complex is lowland wet evergreen forest, which is a climax forest formation dominated by an association of Shorea, Dipterocarpus and Mesua. Over 17% of the wet zone flora is confined to this area where the KDN forest is the most prominent. This region has been identified as one of the floristically richest areas in South Asia. The endemic flora and fauna of the southwestern wet zone, including the KDN, forms a relic of the biota of the Indian Plate with Gondwanaic ancestry. Therefore, the biota of southwest Sri Lanka, including the KDN forest complex, is of considerable scientific interest with respect to biogeography. There is a high proportion of endemism amongst the identified woody plants, with 150 species being endemic to Sri Lanka.
