~Trip to Sembuwaththa~සේම්බුවත්ත-ඇවිද්ද පය

Date- 2011.05.17

Crew- 4 (samith,sandun,manuj,bhathiya)

Accommodation- Camping at in front of the Sembuwaththa lake

Transport- Kandy->Waththegama->Alkaduwa->Sembuwaththa->Alkaduwa->Elwala junction->Kandy

Activites- Camping,Hiking,Wildlife,Photography

Weather- Misty,windy and slightly raining 

We started the journey around 9.00 am from Kandy reached Sembuwaththa Lake around 1:30 a.m . This beautiful lake is situated in Elkaduwa – Matale district.From Elkaduwa you have to take the Hunugala road. There will be a 3- 4km drive on the Hunugala road then again you have to take the turn to the right which will take you to the beautiful Sembuwaththa Lake. You can reach this place is from Kandy you have to take the Madawala road this will take you to the Wattegama town. From Wattegama you can reach Elkaduwa junction and then have to take the Hunugala road. Road is narrow and too many bends.There is another alternate way that you can reach this place is from Kandy you have to take the Kandy Matale main road. Once you come to the Ukuwela alwala junction turn right towards to the Elkaduwa road.Then you can reach Elkaduwa junction,which is a small city.

This lake is located in western side of the knuckles mountain range. The visible mountain range is a part of the Knuckles range. From here we can reach “Madolkele”, " kabaragala" ,“MeMale” and “Nellimale”,  which belong to the knuckles mountain range.

We  arranged a camping site and spend the night with gloomy mist. 

According to the person who in charge of this place, during the British rule this place was their golf course later they have converted this place to a lake. lake is 30 to 40 feet deep.There is a pool that has been built from spring water.Currently this lake belongs to the elkaduwa plantations.

Thank you very much for reading my trip report. Have a safe journey…