Dunhinda Falls
Dunhinda Falls
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Mahinda A
1 contribution
Jan 2024 • Family
Very beautiful waterfall. 30 - 45 minutes real trekking of 1.5 km in bushy jungle. Recommend to wear suitable footwear . On the way you meet lot of monkey s, looking for food. Several shops on the way selling local fresh fruits. The innocent female venders make their living out of it. Take some money with you , if you do not feel like buying something for you, feed innocent monkeys who are starving without food.
Entrance fee for foreign tourists is similar to US$ 2.
Entrance fee for foreign tourists is similar to US$ 2.
Written 8 January 2024
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Roshen W
Kandy, Sri Lanka38 contributions
Mar 2023 • Solo
This is one of the most spectacular warerfalls in the country which is located in Badulla. Need to walk about 2km from the entrance to get to the location which will take about 20 - 30 mins depending on the speed. Truly a sight to see and a good location to capture some quality shots especially from a drone. Must visit sight in the island.
Written 4 March 2023
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Sudesh
Matara, Sri Lanka1,505 contributions
Mar 2021 • Friends
One of the beautiful waterfall in the universe. It's must visit place if you around.
The place has developed for tourists. Easy access. About 1km need to walk to reach the observation deck. You can go down further. But should be watchful, it's so slepery. Be allert on monkeys. Don't bring foods that they can see. You need to pay a small to enter.
Minimum 3 hours require.
The place has developed for tourists. Easy access. About 1km need to walk to reach the observation deck. You can go down further. But should be watchful, it's so slepery. Be allert on monkeys. Don't bring foods that they can see. You need to pay a small to enter.
Minimum 3 hours require.
Written 30 March 2021
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Steve smith
22 contributions
Jul 2022
it is a really nice walk through small pathway and reach to Dunhida fall. it is breath taking and iconic waterfall in Badulla. about 3 miles away from Badulla city. about 30 min walk to reach there
Written 10 November 2022
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Tour Uva
Badulla, Sri Lanka74 contributions
Aug 2018 • Business
Beauty of Uva.. most beautiful waterfall in sri lanka..located about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) from Badulla town. The waterfall, which is 64 metres (210 ft) high gets its name from the smoky dew drops spray, (Dun in sinhala means mist or smoke) which surrounds the area at the foot of the waterfall. It's also known as Bridal fall as the shape of the waterfall reflect a bridal veil. The water fall is created by the river called Badulu Oya which goes through the Badulla town.
Written 26 September 2018
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kelum
Kandy District, Sri Lanka1,481 contributions
Apr 2019 • Family
an unbelievable sight when one sees this at first. requires a walk of a thousand meters or bit more but its definitely worth it and the route adds to the beauty . Nice and genuine community of sellers at these wonderfully Srilankan village kiosks offering various types of low cost Srilankan food and drink is an experience in itself what with the
more urban style commercialization of even distant places of Srilanka. Three wheeler price of 400 from Badulla Station is reasonable and the return to the bus stand is for 350.
Where every prospect pleases the only MINUS is the trash left by the people ,particularly the plastic bottles along the route. If taken a closer look it would'nt be difficult to notice the heaps of plastic washed up the pool at the foot of the waterfalls.There is no point blaming it all on the authorities.Its our duty to bring our trash back HOME to be disposed correctly .Meanwhile it would be duty by out nation if we care to bring at least ONE BOTTLE left behind along the route by an irresponsible moron .Its our right to curse them but lets do something for the this natural wonder too..Our kids must see this in better state than what we see it today .
more urban style commercialization of even distant places of Srilanka. Three wheeler price of 400 from Badulla Station is reasonable and the return to the bus stand is for 350.
Where every prospect pleases the only MINUS is the trash left by the people ,particularly the plastic bottles along the route. If taken a closer look it would'nt be difficult to notice the heaps of plastic washed up the pool at the foot of the waterfalls.There is no point blaming it all on the authorities.Its our duty to bring our trash back HOME to be disposed correctly .Meanwhile it would be duty by out nation if we care to bring at least ONE BOTTLE left behind along the route by an irresponsible moron .Its our right to curse them but lets do something for the this natural wonder too..Our kids must see this in better state than what we see it today .
Written 19 April 2019
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DTGalle_1
Sri Lanka72 contributions
Mar 2016 • Friends
"Dunhinda" is one of the best waterfall in Sri Lanka. I have visit last week and it was my second time. Had to walk 1-2 km but once you reach to the dunhinda you start to feel the calmness and peacefullness. Really worth of been there. If you visit badulla you must go to watch this beautifull place
Written 26 March 2016
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MohammedRif
Kandy, Sri Lanka1 contribution
Feb 2016
Beauty of nature I have been there with my friends really fun place long walk like hill climb and also little dangerous place😀😜
Written 21 February 2016
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Joma87
Copenhagen, Denmark15 contributions
Aug 2014 • Couples
These falls are about 5 km outside of Badulla and I would recommend to take a TukTuk to the falls. After some helpful people pointed us to the entrance towards the falls we started hiking. It took about 45 minutes to reach the waterfalls and during the walk you will also encounter a smaller fall (a bit further away). The walk can be a bit tough in the heat, especially with little children, so some willingness to hike should be there.
What did annoy me was the large number of vendor stands you have to struggle through to reach the falls. The first two are fun to browse through, but the next 25 (with the same merchandise) are a nuisance, mainly because the owners keep offering you their goods.
A second thing I did not like was the large amount of monkeys begging for food & people who actually feed the animals so they come back again.
And finally, the large amounts of trash all along the trail and near the waterfall. It will be a matter of time before the fall itself will be full of trash. Perhaps the government who runs the maintenance of the falls can use the entrance fee they ask from tourists (which is ten times the local entrance fee!) to keep the place clean so tourists will come back.
The positive thing about the falls is that it's a bit undiscovered by tourists. During our hike we did not encounter any tourist, which gives it the feeling of a local attraction, not completely spoiled.
What did annoy me was the large number of vendor stands you have to struggle through to reach the falls. The first two are fun to browse through, but the next 25 (with the same merchandise) are a nuisance, mainly because the owners keep offering you their goods.
A second thing I did not like was the large amount of monkeys begging for food & people who actually feed the animals so they come back again.
And finally, the large amounts of trash all along the trail and near the waterfall. It will be a matter of time before the fall itself will be full of trash. Perhaps the government who runs the maintenance of the falls can use the entrance fee they ask from tourists (which is ten times the local entrance fee!) to keep the place clean so tourists will come back.
The positive thing about the falls is that it's a bit undiscovered by tourists. During our hike we did not encounter any tourist, which gives it the feeling of a local attraction, not completely spoiled.
Written 6 September 2014
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Mark C
Cambridge, UK1,017 contributions
Mar 2019 • Couples
Lovely waterfall, with a nice (if hot and sweaty) walk through the jungle. We went late in the day, so there were not too many people. However, the number of stalls packing up suggests that it would have been really busy earlier in the day.
Written 9 July 2019
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50 LKR for resident and for tourist may be little more
Written 21 April 2020
I'll be in Sri Lanka in early October. Will it be too dry for the waterfall to be worth visiting?
Written 24 September 2016
Most probably..Cos these days are very dry....But you can still enjoy it I guess..:)
Written 24 September 2016
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