This beautiful Sera Ella 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 Gammmaduwa mountains,
flow in unison to form the Puwakpitiya River.
This later joins Thelegam River,
at which point the fall is created as the water tumbles down a protruding rock
face, visible from Dumbara Jungle.
The fall flows all year around and is at its fullest during the monsoon season,
between November and March. The name of the fall derives from the ‘Sera’
species of fish that inhabits the water.
The fall is located in the village of Pothatawela, near Laggala in Matale District’s Laggala PSD. From Matale or Lagalla, travel to Illukumbura.
One of the interesting features of
this fall is the cave behind the fall. Steps has been cut to reach this cave
and can be safely reached even when the fall is at full flow.
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| From the cave behind the Sera Ella Falls |
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| Path to the Sera Ella Falls |
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