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Diyaluma Falls upper pools hike
Diyaluma Falls upper pools hike is Majeste's day tour from Ella. It takes about 7 hours door to door and costs $55 per person for two, including a local guide for the climb. Prices checked 7 Nov 2026. Nothing to pay now.
A guided climb to the pools above the falls, with a swim when the water is low.
At a glance
About this tour
Diyaluma is a tall waterfall below Koslanda, about an hour from Ella. A local guide takes you up the back path to the upper pools, where you can swim on the lip of the falls when the water is low. It is a hot, steep hour each way, the drop is unfenced, and the pools are unsafe after heavy rain; the guide decides on the day. The pools are busy at weekends.
- Guided hike to the upper pools, guide included
- Swimming in the natural pools when the flow allows
- The view down the Koslanda escarpment
Your day
Planning times from Ella, not promises.
Pickup in Ella; A23 to Wellawaya, then the Koslanda road.
Meet your guide at the trailhead.
Hike to the upper pools, about an hour up, time to swim, and the descent.
View of the full drop from the main road.
Lunch at Koslanda or Wellawaya, paid directly.
Arrive back in Ella.
What is in the price
Included
- The hike operator's vehicle takes you from Ella to the trailhead and back, and a local guide leads the climb. The listing we price from does not say whether either is private, so take both as possibly shared with other hikers. Both are in the hike's price, so no car of ours is charged.
- Hotel pickup and drop-off in Ella
- Every activity listed under tickets and fees
Not included
- Lunch is at a local restaurant, paid directly, about USD 5 to 15 a head
- Swimwear, towel and shoes that can get wet
- Tips, at your discretion
- Drinks, snacks and personal spending
Tickets and fees
Diyaluma Falls upper pools hike
$110
USD 55 per person from a marketplace listing.
Source
- Tripadvisor marketplace listing (Viator inventory), checked 7 Nov 2026
Amounts are for two adults. Entrance fees for Sri Lankan residents differ. Message us and we price them for you.
Entrance fees last checked 7 November 2026. Activity prices last checked 7 November 2026. Rupee fees converted at LKR 332.5 to USD 1 (XE mid-market rate, 6 Nov 2026).
Good to know
- After heavy rain the pools are closed by the guide; you still see the falls from the road.
- Steep and slippery in places; not for small children.
- Hot by late morning; carry two litres of water each.
Good months: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September.
Harder months: October, November, December.
Optional extras
Not in the price. Add them in the price box.
- Sri Lankan cooking class in Ella
+$60 for two
USD 30 per person; a private class with a tailored menu is listed at USD 40.
Read more
- Sri Lanka entrance fees 2026: Sigiriya and parks
Sigiriya is USD 35, Polonnaruwa and Anuradhapura USD 30, the Temple of the Tooth LKR 3,000; a park ticket for two is USD 71.86. Checked 7 November 2026.
- Best time to visit Sri Lanka: month by month
January to March is driest on the west and south coasts, in the hills and the Cultural Triangle; May to September suits the east. Checked 7 Nov 2026.
Where the figures come from
- Tripadvisor marketplace listing (Viator inventory), checked 7 Nov 2026
- Majeste rate card, checked 7 Nov 2026
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