| Year and Month | 16-July 2019 |
| Number of Days | One |
| Crew | 05 |
| Accommodation | N/A |
| Transport | Train (night Mail) + Hired Van |
| Activities | Hiking, Photography, Sightseeing, Nature Exploring, Pilgrimage |
| Weather | Little misty and no sunshine |
| Route | Colombo -> Hatton by Train -> Nallathanniya by Van |
| Tips, Notes and Special remark |
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| Related Resources | None |
| Author | Ranshan Fernando |
| Comments | Discuss this trip report, provide feedback or make suggestions at Lakdasun Forum on the thread
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This is the first time that my wife visited peak wilderness for the pilgrimage of holy foot-print. We had this on a poya day as the Uda Maluwa is open on poya days. We headed to Hatton by night mail the previous day and we have arranged a van to pick up us from there and to Nallathanniya for Rs.3,500/-. We started our hike in the dawn and slowly we were able to reach the summit at 12 noon and fortunately, the Uda Maluwa was open for worship.
We spent about an hour and got down via the same route and we cam to Nallathanniya at 6 pm and there was a known van of my friend as they have visited Fishing hut and we were able to come to Colombo by that van.
 Trail head at the dawn |
 Important contacts |
 Important contacts |
 Misty dawn |
 Makara Thorana |
 Buddha Statue at the Makara Thorana |
 Nallathanniya Wildlife office |
 Eligoda falls |
 Seethagagula at Red bridge |
 A waterfall starting from here |
 It is her first experience in peak wilderness |
 Clearwater |
 It’s too cold |
 Three girls |
 We were alone |
 Tihara and Danushka also there |
 Must Obey them |
 Eligoda falls covering by the mist |
 Eligoda vs Yaka Edu Gala |
 YEG range |
 Dried Eligoda Falls |
 Peace Pagoda seen |
 More to go |
 YEG (Yaka Endu Gala) |
 Morning |
 Heading to the peace pagoda |
 The view |
 Steps |
 The pagoda |
 Full view |
 Buildings over there |
 YEG in the back |
 Full view with YEG and Yaka Endu Falls |
 Environment |
 Getting covered by the mist |
 The bell |
 Adam’s peak in the back, but now it was covered by the mist |
 Yaka Edu Falls |
 On the way |
 More to go |
 Nameboard |
 More to go |
 The Team except for Dhanushka |
 Very Famous photobooth |
 Reaching Seethagagula Ambalama |
 The Ambalama |
 It’s dried |
 Seethagagula |
 Upper Seethagagula Falls |
 I was there |
 It’s dried |
 Bathing pipes |
 Crossing the bridge |
 Ownership of the Forest |
 Hidden fall |
 We saw this on the way at the right side |
 Another famous place |
 Time for another capture |
 The path we came |
 Newly build |
 More to go |
 Looking back for the YEG |
 It’s wet now |
 Yaka Endu Kanda |
 Memories are calling for this mountain |
 Greeny path |
 More to go |
 This is also a famous frame |
 Peak has seen |
 Misty |
 I’m capturing the surrounding |
 Me and wife |
 More to go |
 YEF and YEG was wet now |
 Zoomed view |
 YEK (Yaka Endu Kanda) |
 Follow it |
 The gap where the water generating for the Hatton Seethagagula (Kelani River) and for the Udamaliboda Seethagagula (Kalu River) |
 Bit tired |
 Covering by the mist |
 The path we came |
 They were tired |
 More to go |
 Towards Ballanbedigala |
 Ballanbedigala covered by the mist |
 Little bit dried |
 The path we came |
 Time for a capture |
 Misty |
 The Environment |
 She is resting |
 Capture |
 Geththampana |
 The Sandagalathanna route |
 Mahagiridaba starting |
 Repaired well |
 Clear path |
 Path we came |
 More to go |
 They are coming |
 Little more to go |
 They are coming back |
 Misty |
 More to go |
 It’s her first experience |
 It’s my 10th Experience at the Uda Maluwa |
 Appearance in the offseason |
 It’s open as it’s a poya day |
 Nameboard |
 The View |
 The holy foot print is there |
 The couple |
 Another capture |
 It’s us |
 Memories |
 Worshiped |
 There were few monks |
 The bell |
 Another capture |
 The Team |
Thank you for reading !