Dunhinda Falls
A waterfall about 5 km from Badulla in the lower central hills, reached by a forest path. Its name is usually explained as smoky, after the fine mist of spray that hangs around its pool.
- Where
- Badulla, Uva, Sri Lanka
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 7.0167, 81.0667
Get the Dunhinda Falls stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Dunhinda Falls. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Uva volume with your photos and a note.
Near Dunhinda Falls
Ravana Falls 13 km
One of the widest waterfalls in Sri Lanka, tumbling down a rock face beside the road below Ella. It is named after Ravana, the king of the Ramayana, and local legend links the caves near it to the story of Sita.
Nine Arches Bridge 16 km
A railway viaduct of nine stone and brick arches spanning a jungle valley at Demodara, near Ella. Built in the colonial era and known as the Bridge in the Sky, it is busiest when the blue hill country trains cross between the tea slopes.
Ella Rock 18 km
A mountain above the hill village of Ella, reached by a walk that follows the railway line and climbs through tea and eucalyptus. From the top the view opens over the Ella Gap and the lowlands far to the south.
Haputale 31 km
A hill town at 1,431 metres on the ridge that marks the edge of the Uva basin, ringed by cloud forest and tea estates. Its altitude keeps it cooler than the land around it, and from the pass the view opens out across the southern plains of the island.
Diyaluma Falls 32 km
The second highest waterfall in Sri Lanka, falling 220 metres from a cliff near Koslanda on the Colombo to Badulla road. The water is the Punagala Oya, and above the main drop it runs through a chain of natural rock pools where people swim.
Victoria Park 33 km
A public park in the middle of Nuwara Eliya, next to the town's old post office. Its lawns, flower beds and stream are typical of the hill town the British built as a cool retreat, and it is a quiet place to watch birds.
Hakgala Botanical Garden 35 km
The second largest of Sri Lanka's five botanical gardens, laid out on the slopes below Hakgala rock outside Nuwara Eliya. Its cool terraces are planted with roses and temperate flowers, and its edge runs straight into the Hakgala Strict Nature Reserve.
Buduruvagala 37 km
Seven figures carved in the 10th century into one rock face in the forest near Wellawaya. The giant standing Buddha still carries traces of its stucco robe and orange paint, and beside it stand Mahayana figures thought to be Avalokitesvara and his consort Tara.
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Questions
Where is Dunhinda Falls?
Dunhinda Falls is in Badulla, Uva, Sri Lanka. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Ravana Falls (13 km), Nine Arches Bridge (16 km), Ella Rock (18 km).
How do I get the Dunhinda Falls stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Dunhinda Falls and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Uva volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Dunhinda Falls before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Uva volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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