This water fall Real name is "Vattakani Ella" in frotoft. Ramboda.
This has many names, ගැරඬිඇල්ල, ගැරඬිගිනි ඇල්ල Gerandi Ella Falls வேவண்டன் நீர்வீழ்ச்சி
A beauty in Frotoft Watta, in Central Province is located in Sri Lanka about 95 km east of Colombo. There are many roads to come.
Falls is an amalgamation of several falls totaling a height of 270m. Such is its scale, the fall can be seen from a considerable distance. The stream springs from the Galaha Forest Reserve, passing Galbithiya and onto the Puna Oya (river).
At the estuary where Gerandi Falls meets Puna Oya, another fall measuring 6m in height is created.
The fall is situated about 100m below the tea estate in the Ramboda area and can be accessed either via the tea estate or the footpaths of Ramboda village.
Source : www.srilankanwaterfalls.net
There are number of narrow and long waterfalls in Sri Lanka by the name of Garandi Ella which literally means Rat Snake Waterfall. The resemblance of these waterfalls to a slithering rat snakes has given rise to many waterfalls being called by this name. The most popular and the well known is the Gerandi Ella ( aka Gerandigini Ella) in Tawalantanna area.
Some of the waterfalls carrying this name are
Ettampitiya Gerandi Ella Waterfall
Kalugala Gerandi Ella Waterfall
Passara Gerandi Ella Waterfall
Gerandi Gini Ella Waterfall
Gerandi Rikili Ella Waterfall
Take a bus from Pussellawa to Protoft/ Perattassi. You can reach the village at the top of the waterfall. There are paths starting from Tawalathenna town which will lead directly towards the fall.
The road is difficult but even a car can travel through tea estate roads
With Tharindu Somaratna , K Supun M Fernando. Hasitha Keerthisoma Beenu Vidanagamachchi Mahesh Munasinghe Malitha Muthugala Rukshan Ferdinando and Sampath
