Colombo Airport to Koslanda Taxi
The village above Diyaluma Falls — 220 metres, the second-highest in Sri Lanka, with natural pools at the lip.
Airport to Koslanda: what to expect
Koslanda sits on the Wellawaya road where the escarpment drops away towards the southern plains, and the reason to come is a few kilometres east. Diyaluma Falls pours 220 metres off the cliff in a single main thread, visible from a roadside viewpoint below.
The better experience is above it. An unsigned path from the Poonagala road climbs for about an hour to a chain of natural rock pools at the lip, where you can swim with a kilometre of air below the rim. It is spectacular and entirely unfenced, and people have died there — go with a local guide, and never near the edge after rain.
Your driver meets you inside the arrivals hall with a name board, helps with luggage and SIM cards, and the price agreed on WhatsApp is final — fuel, tolls and parking are all inside it. Pay the driver on arrival in LKR, USD, EUR or GBP.
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Per vehicle, one way, luggage included. Rupee equivalents are LKR 37,000 and LKR 43,500. Return trips and en-route stops quoted on WhatsApp.
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Worth a stop on the way
Diyaluma Falls
The roadside viewpoint below takes five minutes; the upper pools take a morning and a guide.
Buduruwagala
Half an hour south near Wellawaya — seven rock-cut figures from the 9th century, with paint still on them.
Colombo Airport to Koslanda — FAQ
How do I get to the top of Diyaluma Falls?
By an unsigned path from the Poonagala road, roughly an hour's climb through scrub and rubber. It is steep and easy to lose, so a local guide is worth arranging — we can do that with your driver.
Is it safe to swim in the upper pools?
People swim there daily, but the pool nearest the lip sits above a 220-metre drop with no barrier and flow rises fast after upstream rain. Treat it seriously, and stay away from the edge in wet weather.
How far is Koslanda from Ella?
About an hour by road via Wellawaya. Most visitors see Diyaluma as a half-day trip from Ella rather than staying in Koslanda itself.
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