Baker’s Fall
There are more than a hundred water falls in Sri Lanka and
Baker’s fall is just one of them and is sight to behold. Before the waterfall
can be seen you here the sound of the surging water and then the water fall
comes into full view. It is 22 meters in height.
The ear-splitting noise is when the waters pound against the large rock at the foot of the fall. Baker’s Falls from a part of the Belihul Oya. The surrounding area is covered with a dense growth of beautiful giant ferns.
Sir Samuel
Baker, a Briton spotted the fall in 1845. The Falls were thus named after him.
Baker is also responsible for having shot 50 elephants, five deer, and two
buffaloes in his gaming bid. The fall is a constant reminder of the many gifts
nature has bestowed this country. Further down, despite warning signs and
specifically the 12 meter death trap of a plunge pool, has claimed many lives.
Many of the warnings are removed by bathers who are of the view that these
warning are a mere exaggeration.Situated on the Horton Plains in the Nuwara
Eliya district. Baker’s fall is accessible from Pattipola or Ohiya town. From
Pattipola one must take the foot path and either fallows it to World’s End and
loop back to Baker’s Fall or take the right fork at the beginning of the path
which will take you straight there. Immediately before the fall, there is a
steep, root-strewn bank, which can be difficult to negotiate, especially in wet
weather.
