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Exploring Rotupihilla Cave Complex

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Year and Month  2016 May
Number of Days  2
Crew  4 (Sobasiri Team)
Guide  Chandare Mama Contact No – 0778 693 597
Accommodation  Friend’s Home at Nuwaraeliya
Transport  Motor Bicycle
Activities  Caving, Hiking, Trekking, Photography
Weather  Good
Route
  • Colombo -> Kandy -> Galaha -> Deltota -> Poramadulla junction -> Ekiriya -> Rotupihilla
  • Colombo -> Kandy -> Ragala Road -> Rikillagaskada -> Poramadulla Junction -> Ekiriya -> Rotupihilla
Tips, Notes and Special remark
  • The innocent guide “Chandare Mama” is the only man who know about this caves
  • Contact Chandare Mama before you go there and he will come freely to show all the caves to you
  • Leech protection is needed
  • Beware of Cobras and Vipers, there are lot
  • Be ready to get wet inside of the first and second caves
  • Beware about Slippery rocky plains and dangerous spiders
  • Protect the village environment
  • Do not throw garbage, plastic and polyphone to the nature
  • Do not get panic inside of the fourth cave since there is no any place to stand inside of the cave
  • Carry a good LED torch
Related Resources Trip reports on : Rotupihilla
Author MSRF
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I knew about these caves from Niroshan’s trip report and I thought to explore these caves. The actual name of this cave complex is “Rotupihilla Limestone Caves”. There are five main caves and those are situated in different places.

Chandare Mama is a very old and very innocent man in this village called Ekiriya. He is the only one that who explored these caves for many times. Without him we couldn’t walk along the caves and the jungle. As per the practical experiences, there are many Cobras and Vipers lived in this jungle.

We can go up to the Chanadre Mama’s house and park our motor bicycles over there. And then we moved into the forest from the behind of his house. After we walked about 100m we came to a water stream and walked along the water stream for 75m. And then we entered to the first cave which is situated at our left side. That is a open cave and it’s a simple cave as there are so long walking area. After that we entered to the second cave which is at the other side.

That cave is totally different, because there was an underground water stream inside of this cave and reaching to that place is little bit difficult.  Because that area was fully wet and the rocky plain is also slippery. The inside water stream is very cold and clear. There we saw some origins of fresh water streams which are coming out from the Limestone. That is really amazing, that water coming out like from a hose.

We spend much time inside of the cave and walked somewhere to see the natural limestone patterns. Then we entered to another open cave which is situated close to this cave. After that we came out and got entered to the previous mentioned first water stream and walked up to the Rotupihilla bathing place.

We had a small wash since there were mud in our legs and cloths. After that we walked 300m to the forth cave which is situated at the jungle and it’s the hardest cave to explore. From the entrance you have to walk from both legs and hands since there is not any place to get stand inside of the cave. There were 2 separate roads and the main tunnel is a like half circle. We explored the cave about 100m and then we met another tunnel which was situated 01 feet above from the ground.

This cave experience is totally dangerous and amazing. We must carry good and powerful LED torches. Finally we came to the fifth cave which is situated 100m away from the forth cave.

By the way we spend about 3-4 hours to explore these caves deeply and have some adventurer

caving experience on these caves.

Nameboard at the road - click to enlarge

Nameboard at the road – click to enlarge

Journey started, walking along the water stream

Journey started, walking along the water stream

Entering to the first cave

Entering to the first cave

Inside of the cave

Inside of the cave

We can go ahead

We can go ahead

Beauty at drakness

Beauty at darkness

We walking inside the cave

We walking inside the cave

Browny rocks

Browny rocks

Walking to the second cave

Walking to the second cave

Open area

Open area

Chandare Mama giving instructions

Chandare Mama giving instructions

This are was wet with lot of leeches

This are was wet with lot of leeches

 Inside walking

Inside walking

Searching the caves

Searching the caves

Darkness

Darkness

Nature with dark

Nature with dark

Sunshine is coming to the caves

Sunshine is coming to the caves

 Jungle path

Jungle path

We have to go inside from here

We have to go inside from here

The narrow entrance

The narrow entrance

Inside of the cave

Inside of the cave

Chandare mama showing the path

Chandare mama showing the path

I'm ready to go inside

I’m ready to go inside

The wet darkness

The wet darkness

Limestone patterns

Limestone patterns

Slippery groudn

Slippery ground

Limestone designs

Limestone designs

Crystal clear water stream

Crystal clear water stream

Water is coming from this hole

Water is coming from this hole

Giant Limestone patterns

Giant Limestone patterns

Expplaining the patterns

Explaining the patterns

Showing us the beauty of the cave

Showing us the beauty of the cave

Designs

Designs

Limestone patterns

Limestone patterns

Exploring more and more

Exploring more and more

The underground water stream

The underground water stream

Origin of a water stream

Origin of a water stream

Moving to the Rotupihilla

Moving to the Rotupihilla

Few more to the bathing area

Few more to the bathing area

Along the stream

Along the stream

Beautiful nature

Beautiful nature

Paddy fields

Paddy fields

The Rotu Pihilla

The Rotu Pihilla

The crew without me

The crew without me

The forth cave

The forth cave

Triangle entrance

Triangle entrance

We have to stay in this position al all

We have to stay in this position al all

Searching tunnels

Searching tunnels

Tunnel junction

Tunnel junction

Chandare mama went there

Chandare mama went there

 Inside of the cave

Inside of the cave

Darkness

Darkness

The path to the more inside along the tunnel

The path to the more inside along the tunnel

Walking system at all

Walking system at all

Half circle type tunnel

Half circle type tunnel

They are dangerous

They are dangerous

Dangerous Spiders

Dangerous Spiders

Inside of the cave

Inside of the cave

 The other tunnel aboe 01 feet from the ground

The other tunnel above 01 feet from the ground

Clear view

Clear view

Searching the mates

Searching the mates

We went deep inside

We went deep inside

Friend over there

Friend over there

We can't stand here

We can’t stand here

I and chandare mama

I and chandare mama

Moving out from the cave

Moving out from the cave

At his house

At his house

Chandare Mama

Chandare Mama

 


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