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Tea bushes covering the highland slopes near Nuwara Eliya

Viewpoint · Nuwara Eliya

St Clair's Falls

One of the widest waterfalls in Sri Lanka, called the "Little Niagara of Sri Lanka", seen from the Talawakele road below the tea estates.

Best season
January to April. The south-west monsoon brings mist and rain from May to September.
Time to allow
30 min (at least 15 min)
Best time of day
Morning
Entry
Free entry
What to wear
Everyday clothes. Sun hat and sunscreen help.
Good for
Easy going, families, wet days

Viewed from the roadside.

Around Nuwara Eliya

Sunset over Gregory Lake, Nuwara Eliya
Sunset over Gregory Lake, Nuwara Eliya
A tea estate near Nuwara Eliya
A tea estate near Nuwara Eliya
A stream winding through the golden grassland of Horton Plains
A stream winding through the golden grassland of Horton Plains

We have no photo of St Clair's Falls itself yet. These show the area.

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