Sembuwatta Lake, 1st of all, who evers plans to go here, don't follow the google map. It takes you on a very narrow road, you will get stuck after 5kMs on a hill. Villagers helped me to get out from there.but almost car fell in to a drainage. Follow the google map and go straight until you see the sembuwatta lake mentioned board. From there comes the hard part. Tuk drivers will definitely comes to you ask for Rs.2,500 for up and down plus 2 times waiting. I went on my Hondat Fit GP1 fully loaded with luggage. Still managed to go up without serious issues. You have to be very patient, and drive really carefully. If you have a car less ground clearance than GP1 , don't go. It's marginal. Road is fully washed away for 3.6KM. It took 1 1/2 hours to go there. Ticket price is rs.300 for entrance. Sembuwatta lake is very beautiful and calm place. Nothing much to do. Have boat rides Rs.500. Have a restaurant. Food is ok. Not expensive. Coming down took 1 hour. Little bitbeasy than going up. Still have to protect the car. Overall - not planning to go there again in a car. Until they fix the road. which is never going to happen. Jeeps , bikes , 3 wheels , and cars with good ground clearance can manage the road. Alto can go there.

Lovely lake with a scenic view⛰️. Best to travel on a sunny 🌞 day. The climate is a bit cooler up there. The road is terrible though therefore you probably need a 4x4🚙 vehicle to get to the top or Vehicles with high ground clearance like a van or something similar. Three-wheelers are available at the entrance, you can park your vehicle and get on to a three-wheeler. Make sure your vehicle is locked and secured and do not leave valuables to be seen. When I last visited they used to charge around Rs.1000.00 to get up there. At the gate they charge around Rs.200.00 per person. Toilet 🚻 facilities available. You also can enjoy a boat ride🚣 for a payment. Lovely huts are available to sit down and enjoy the view and to refresh yourselves. Good spot for a picnic or a day trip. Be aware if you are going with families and kids, there are plenty of water snakes 🐍 around. Parking available by the lake. You can take a nice walk around the lake. And of course don't forget to explore the pine🌲 forest and the tea plantations. You were able to do some fishing 🎣 back in the day, but there seem to be some restrictions nowadays.

We visited the place at last sunday . It is situated in alkaduwa plantation Mathale. Can reach the place by van, car, jeep, threewheel , motorcycle or walking. The entrance fee for the locals is Rs. 300 per adult. There is a restaurant inside the place which can buy short eats tea, coffee or soft drinks. There are many summer huts to rest or take your own lunch. There is a place to bathing and changing . There is a adventures activity point and swan boats to ride. More photo locations are there. Finally it is a best place to relax our mind too..

(Translated by Google) Legend has it that the British started a tea factory in the area in 1949 and later created the lake using natural springs to generate the electricity needed for it, and that a gold or brass vessel (copper) was sunk in the lake. This area was later renamed as Sembuwatta which means Brass Pot Garden Wattegama - Elkaduwa - Matale Road to the Lake Road (Sembuwatta Lake Road) km. 04 km away and the road has been slightly developed. This area is part of a private tea estate so you have to buy a ticket to visit (250 / = 2020). You will not forget the trek through the tea estates. It is not allowed to go down or swim in this lake to a depth of 30-40 feet. A separate natural swimming pool has been constructed near the lake for this purpose. It also offers boating, hiking through the surrounding slopes covered by pine trees and tea estates, and adventurous activities such as cable-climbing over the lake. Night camps are also available The serene atmosphere created by the mild climate of this place is always soothing. If you wish to visit Sembuwatta Lake, please make sure to preserve the environment for future generations. (Original) 1949 දී බ්‍රිතාන්‍යයන් විසින් මෙම ප්‍රදේශයේ තේ කම්හලක් ආරම්භ කරන ලද අතර පසුව ඒ සඳහා අවශ්‍ය වූ විදුලිය නිපදවීම සඳහා ස්වාභාවික දිය උල්පත් යොදාගෙන මෙම වැව නිර්මාණය කරඇති බවත් රත්තරං හෝ පිත්තල බඳුනක් ( සෙම්බුවක් ) මෙම වැව තුල ගිලි ඇති බවක් ජනප්‍රවාදයේ සඳහන් වේ. ඉන්පසුව මෙම ප්‍රදේශය සෙම්බුවත්ත ලෙස නම් කරන ලද අතර එහි තේරුම පිත්තල බඳුන් වත්ත ය වත්තේගම  - ඇල්කඩුව - මාතලේ මාර්ගයේ සිට වැව අසලට යන මාර්ගය  ( සෙම්බුවත්ත ලේක් පාර )  කි.මී. 04 ක් පමණ දුර වන අතර එම මාරගය තරමක් දුරට සංවර්දනය කර ඇත.මේම ප්‍රදේශය පෞද්ගලික තේ වත්තක කොටසක් නිසා නැරබීමට යාමේදී ටිකට් පතක් මිලදී ගත යුතුය.(250/= 2020)මනස්කාන්ත දර්ශයක් නරබමින් තේ වතු මැදින් යන ගමන ඔබට අමතක නොවනු ඇත. අඩි 30 - 40 ක් පමන ගැබුර මේ වැව තුලට බැසීමට හෝ පිහිනීමට අවසර නැත.ඒ සඳහා වෙනම ස්වාභාවික පිහිනුම් තටාකයක් වැව අසල ඉදිකර ඇත. මෙහි බෝට්ටු පැදීම, අවට පයින් ගස් හා තේ වතුවලින් වැසී ඇති බෑවුම් හරහා කඳු  තරණයද, වැවට ඉහළින් කේබල් ආධාරයෙන් ගමන් කිරීම වැනි ත්‍රාසජනක ක්‍රියාකාරකම්වල යෙදීමටද පහසුකම් සලසා ඇත. රාත්‍රී කදවුරු බැදීමටද පහසුකම් සලසා ඇත මෙම ස්තානයේ නිතරම මීදුමෙන් පිරුනු සෞම්‍ය දේශගුණය නිසා මැවෙන නිස්කලංක පරිසරය ඔබේ ගත සිත සුවපත් කරනු ලබයි. ඔබ සෙම්බුවත්ත වැව නැරඹීමට බලාපොරොත්තු වන්නේ නම් කරුණාකර එම පරිසරයේ සුවය මතු පරපුරටත් විදීමට ඇති අවස්තාව ආරක්ශා කිරීමට වගබලා ගන්න.

The restaurant run by the estate is spotlessly clean. The tea cups and saucers are without a chip and polished. The 3 staff were extremely courteous and helpful with getting rid of the leaches that had clung on to us.

It is considered the best place in Kandy, very beautiful, and the road is a visual pleasure ♥️ and a nice experience They take you by Tik Tok for approximately 6,500 rupees for adults with an entrance ticket But the road is difficult and shaky, which is not beneficial for pregnant women or the elderly But the views are amazing and beautiful The place is worth a visit I forgot my bag and it was stolen. Be careful with your things :(

Sembuwatta is a very beautiful place in Sri Lanka. This place is in a Elkaduwa Plantaion, Matale. You have to buy a ticket to enter. Best to go here on a foggy day. Because it is very beautiful here on such days. There are shops where you can buy food and drinks. Everyone in the family can go and have fun. Those who want can also participate in sports events with thrilling experiences. You have to buy a ticket for that.

One of the Most beautiful hidden gems in Sri Lanka. No words to explain the beauty of nature, feels like in another country. many adventure activities zip-lining, swan/motor boat riding/canoeing are available at a very low rate (Rs.100/- to Rs.300/-). However the road is quite narrow and has to be driven carefully.

Best place. You can go with your car. Tuk tuk drivers said, " You can't ride up to the sembuwatta on your car." It's fake information

Lake man made situated on mathale... It's so calm and peaceful that people would come for roaming around....

Sembuwatte is a place in matale District. This place is rich with pine trees and a lake. Highly attracted by the local people and family picnics. You get to do multiple activities here like air rifle shooting, kyak rowing and a natural pool bath. You can take food here and have in beautiful huts also spend a good time singing playing and many more. You got to buy a ticket of 250/= and this place is not 24hr open. Please take jackets with you, this place has a cold climate.

Sembuwatta Lake is a scenic artificial lake located in the town of Elkaduwa in the Matale district of Sri Lanka. The lake is situated amidst the lush green hills of the central highlands and is a popular tourist destination in the area. The lake was created in the early 1940s as part of a hydroelectric project, and it is surrounded by a beautiful forest reserve. Visitors to Sembuwatta Lake can enjoy boating, fishing, and swimming in the lake's clear waters, as well as picnicking and hiking in the surrounding hills. There is also a small park near the lake with several children's play areas and other recreational facilities. The park is an ideal spot for families to spend a day out in nature and enjoy the beautiful scenery.

Offers picturesque beauty, tranquility, and outdoor activities for a peaceful and rejuvenating experience. Enjoy a boat ride on Sembuwatta Lake and exhilarating zip lining over lush greenery for an adrenaline rush and breathtaking views.

Magnificent place, the car journey is sporty!! Winding, narrow path where you can come across buses.

Great place with marvellous environment. Some part of road are broken buth not difficult to reach. When you cpme buy something from villagers.

The views are amazing and you need to go in the morning early as possible. Dont fall for tuk mafia where they cost you around 2500 for a 4-5km ride. You can go by your own car if you are carefull enough and a patient driver. Yes, the road is really off road and bumpy. There are stones and edges everywhere on the road, but carefully driven, I was able to go in my Axio which has a very low ground clearence without scraching the bottom a single time. SUVs are however adviced. 😁

Should visit at the evening.Road little bit rough.Don't think luxury cars could arrive the location.

Try not to believe what the tuk tuk drivers tell you. Even the villagers were not that helpful. It surely felt like a mafia run by the whole village. The road is bit rusty but manageable. It is better if you have a vehicle with a good ground clearance.(Was able to go to the top by an Aqua car) Boats were not up to the standards and it will suck the fun out of the activity.

It’s an amazing place to enjoy. Cool place with trees and natural swimming pool. But the route to go to sembuwatta is really difficult.

Had an amazing experience with the greenish nature and misty weather. The road is narrow and be watchful on rainy days.

This lake is one of the most beautiful attractions in my country as well as in my village. But the private estate on the lake is full of crooked businessmen. A ticket of Rs. 250 / - per person is mandatory and there is no suitable facility or road for transportation. In addition to the 250, it costs around Rs 1000-2500 ... so this is not a Sembuwatta but a Bambuwatta

Its a amazing place to visit with friends and family.its a very beautiful and lovely place.actually its good for photography

Don't listen to the Three wheel mafia on the start of the road. I was able to take my 121. All you have to do is be careful. There is a ticket counter before entering to the top. 300 LKR ticket only valid for 4 hours. The views are magnificent. The challenging drive is totally worth it.

Breathtaking Environment. Bad condition road. You can hire tuk very reasonable price to visit this place. Ticket price per person 250/=.

Lovely View

(Translated by Google) I am awesome, but I do not recommend traveling to Sri Lanka for families and young people, they do not have anything. They sleep at 7 Maghrib and everything is crowded with green spaces and lakes there is no one and the most beautiful thing (Original) راااائعه ولكن لا انصح السفر لسريلانكا للعوائل والشباب ما فيها شي ينامون الساعه 7 المغرب وكل شي زحمه المسطحات الخضراء والبحيرات ما فيها احد واجمل شي

A place where you can forget all the troubles in life while indulging in the mesmerizing view of the nature. To make the things much more interesting you can now enjoy many water activities which add more splendor to the journey. A trip to here would never be a waste of time and I am sure people who travel in long distance will have so many places to visit by the route to here.

Nice place

Sambuwatta Lake is a beautiful man-made reservoir located in Elkaduwa, Matale. The lake is bordered by Cambell’s Land forest reserve and situated at an elevation of 1,140 m. The misty and chilly atmosphere with pine trees and tea-covered slopes surrounding the lake make visitors feel relaxed and tranquil. What puts the lake in the top as a leisure and family travel destination is the plethora of adventure activities available such as zip-lining, swan/motor boat riding, canoeing and hiking. Bathing and swimming in the lake, however, is not allowed since the lake is fairly deep (30 – 40 ft), there is a separate pool built for that purpose. How to get there? From Kandy (30.6 km): From Matale (21.8 km): The road leading to the lake (Sembuwatte Lake Road) off Wattegama – Elkaduwa – Matale road (B461) is not in a favourable condition, especially the stretch that lies beyond the factory. This narrow and winding road stretches about 04 km from the main road to the lake. About 03 km in, there is a dilapidated tea factory (Elakduwa Tea Factory) and a small office, where you should stop to buy tickets. Long vehicles like 54 seat Leyland buses/Coaches should be parked here. Small vehicles can safely be driven beyond this point up to the lake and park at the lake premises. Owing to the narrowness of the road, it can be heavily congested during holidays. Tuk-Tuk drivers at the turning points try to dissuade people from getting their vehicles on to the lake road so that they can earn their buck. You should hear none of this since all sorts of vehicles travel upon this road daily. Essential Information Ticket prices Locals: Rs 200 Foreigners: Rs 1,000 Opening Hours : 08:00 AM – 05: 00 PM Accommodation Polo Bungalow : Rs 15,000 ( 12 pax) The Summer huts: Rs 1000 per person in a group of min 10 pax For a group less than 10 pax: Rs 7,500 What types of activities are available? Activity Price (LKR) Children Adults Zip Lining (short) 300 1,000 Zip Lining (Long) 400 1,500 Swan Boat 500 1,000 Canoe 250 500 Motor Boat 250 1,000 Apart from these, there is a natural pool, kids’ play areas to keep little ones occupied. It is not just a place to spend the day but to stay over and relish the natural grandeur of the area. For people who want to stay over the night, cabanas and camping facilities are available. Use the contacts mentioned below for more information. Also, note the place can get really cold at night so come prepared. There are some hiking trails through the surrounding pines forests as well. We’ve heard about a trek from Kallebokke to the lake in passing and shall update this post once we find the exact trail details. If you do know any other trails, let us know in the comments. There are no restaurants available hence It’s better to bring your own food and drinks. For overnight stays, a cook and equipment will be provided. BBQ Cookers are available for an additional fee. A little bit of History British started tea cultivations in the area and used the ground where the lake is as a polo playground. In 1949 a tea factory was established nearby and subsequently, the lake was built to generate electricity for it. The factory is long gone but the houses in the area are still powered by the electricity generated by the lake. How the name came to be? Folklore has it that a factory worker once found a brass pot (Sembuwa) in a natural spring nearby. He fled the country carrying the relic and his son later built a kovil where the spring originated. The ruins of the kovil are still there to be seen. Thereafter, the area was named as Sembuwatta which literally means the Brass pot estate. The lake was developed as a tourist destination in 2005 with summer huts, a guest house, swimming pool. It is currently managed by Elkaduwa Plantations. This massive transformation project was spearheaded by superintendent Mr. Radley Dissage. Contacts Lake Office: 066 – 493 5767 Lake: 066 – 493 5766 Estate Office : 066 – 368 2459

Suitable place for family trips and spend a day. But road condition is not perfect. Has to pay an entrance fee. Parking is available. There are huts and can rest here. And also a boat service. Most suitable for wedding pre shoots. But some addition payment has to be paid. A pool is also available but it is not clean..

Green color view around the lake. You need to buy a ticket at the entrance. Ticket price is 250LKR. Road condition is very poor. My overall rating 7/10 🌲🌼🦢

Long drive and a beautiful lake. What impressed me is the location. lake surrounded by mountains. Access road is not in a good condition, and one would expect proper road of they charge Rs 250/- per person.

Well preserved nature. A very good place to enjoy the cold climate of the up country. The last few kilometers of the access road is terrible, one has to be very careful and alert if you’re traveling on a vehicle with low ground clearance(car van etc.) I would say worth the trouble going up there as the view of the lake is mesmerizing. There are adventures activities such as boat riding, fly by wire that you can take part in by paying additional fees. You can take a bath in the made pool which is continuously filled with water from a natural stream.I have been there twice but have never seen anyone bathing in the lake maybe its prohibited.A very beautiful place to take photographs and to enjoy the nature. Please be responsible. Do not litter, let the beauty of nature remain for the future!

Calm and quiet place. Good place for relaxing.

Pbeautiful place. But road conditions very bad

This is a very beautiful place. It is a tank built between mountains. Very good place to spend some relaxing time. Not suitable for toddlers since most places does not have safety fences and they can run into water. You can take a peddle boat (swan boat) ride. There is a zipline also but it seems to be not functional now. Only problem is the road to this place. Last 4km of the road is very hard to travel by a normal car.

Scenic lake...! Great place for families, couples and travelers alike. Very relaxing environment. You can enjoy a boat ride for a reasonable price as well. A nature lover’s paradise...! The only concern is the hilly road which is not in a very good condition.

Nice place to visit with a group. Location is beautiful and having a natural pool. I think not a good choice to visit there as a couple. Last 5km of the road is not good, tuk tuk riders will say you can’t reach there by a car. And they are asking Rs.2500 go last 5km by tuk tuk. But my experience is we went there by a car, if you drive very carefully you can go there by a car. Anyhow really disappointed about road, because they are charging Rs.250 but no good road access.

Peaceful environment good for nature lovers and photography.. traveling to the location is the hard part.

On November 2022 we visited Sembuwatta lake. Its a beautiful place with good scenery. Unfortunately we couldn't visit whole place due to sudden heavy rain. But I will have to note one thing that road up to Sembuwatta entrance is in very in poor condition.

This is one of the most beautiful places in Sri Lanka. A must visit for all the nature lovers. It’s a very good photo location as well.

Breathtaking view! This place makes us feel relaxed. A must visit.

It was a nice enjoyable place There were two 2 roads to go when you come there will be an arrow to like this sembuwatta lake 5 km and if you come that facing that then there is a road behind that board there are many three wheels parked there that road is cracked some where you could go to sembuwatta lake but the road is super creepy there are many rocks if you go in that road 8na car that things wheels will be damaged the Google map shows that road don't go in that road it is the broken one when you go to enter the broken road the tree wheel drivers will say this road is broken it's not good for vehicles we will take you there and wait till you come back but it will take 2000 two thousand rupees if you have a car don't go from the car in that broken road go from the road that is mentioned 5 km ahead that is the good one and there is a boat ride and flying sembuwatta like flying Ravenna everybody could go in that flying cable that goes over the river you know they told me brother who is 6 years old is the 1st smallest one to go in that flying cable thingy other is good there at when you come there are big letters mentioned sembuwatta lake you could take photos there there is a carpark there you could park the cars there freely no money for parking vehicles for the board ride and flying sembuwatta the flying sembuwatta for one person is 300 rupees and for the boat ride for two adults and on child 8s 500 rupees and for the main ticket is 300 rupees for children free of charge

Good. Beautiful place.

Lovly place

One of the very beautiful places in sri lanka. Please try to develop roads, not possible to go by car & try to build good class restaurants, but deals good prices then everyone can benefit (because no good places to take foods and beverage nearby).

Interesting kayak riding with a limitless time.

Beauty

Very butiful view poin

Sembuwatta Lake is a tourist attraction situated at Elkaduwa in the Matale District of Sri Lanka, adjacent to the Campbell's Lane Forest Reserve. Sembuwatta Lake is a man-made lake created from natural spring water. Alongside the lake is a natural swimming pool. Sembuwatta Lake is believed to be 9 m to 12 m deep.

Good place to visit 😌😌

Very beautiful place to visit

(Translated by Google) Paradise of the world: The most beautiful place you visit in Sri Lanka, almost in the Kandy region, the road is bumpy and mountainous. I remember in restaurants with a tea and biscuit stall, where I was made 4 years ago. (Original) جنة الدنيا: أجمل مكان تزوره في سريلانكا تقريبا في منطقة كاندي، الطريق وعر جبلي، الساذق راح يوفر لكم دباب" التيك توك" يوصلكم إلى أعلى الجبل مدة ٤٠ دقيقة تقريباً أو أقل، ما اذكر في رسوم او مبلغ رمزي المكان لايوصف من جماله، ما اذكر في مطاعم، فيه كشك شاي وبسكوت، عهدي فيها قبل ٤ سنوات.

What a great place to be... lake situated in a mountain's peak✌️😍

Superb 👌❤️

It's a good and a fun place for a family outing. There are also some fun activities to be done including boat rides, cable jumping. If you want you can have a hike to the kalabokka view point through sembuwatta.

This place is very beautiful.but very quickly changing weather in this place.but all of you can enjoy here.

Nicely managed place. But the way to site is little bit harsh for low vehicles like cars. Morning and evening is the best time to visit here. Little bit of adventure+ man shaped nature beauty.

Beautiful place in Sri Lanka

Great place to relax and get some fun with friends. Also you can do some fun events like zipline, boat rides, shooting. There is a natural pool and we can get it a freeze bathe. And finally it's better when you go on a holiday if you are along or with family. Or go on a weekday with friends of gang to get your fun as you want..

Nice place to enjoy free time. Nice nature. Beautiful view. It has swimming pool and some advanture game. Enjoy and fun

A beautiful lake with a history. Nice to be relax for few hours. The access road is heavily damaged. Drive a car is not suitable on this road.

Good place for spend the time relax ,

Nice and greenery view around the lake. The road to the lake from the main road is not good and you need a vehicle with high ground clearance to go there about 4 km. Also you can take a tuktuk from the main road and make sure you have agreed to the fare and you have change to pay it. You have to purchase a ticket at the entrance, which costs 200 rupees for a local.

Recommend to come with high Ground clearance vehicle due to damaged Road. Attractive location with Natural swimming pool. Night time camping also available after booking. No alcohol welcome. They will check soft drinks also. Bring it as your talent.

A fine place with moderate temperature. That climate was something awesome. Suitable place for trips with family or friends.

(Translated by Google) Beautiful Sembuwaththa e AthaMathale, Sri Lanka | Sembuwaththa Tank is located in the Elkaduwa area in the Matale District. Located adjacent to the Campbell Lane Forest Reserve, it has recently become very popular among local and foreign tourists. In 1949, the British set up a tea factory in the area, which was later built using natural springs to generate electricity. The name Sembuwaththa is said to have been derived from the fact that a factory worker had found a copper pot in the vicinity. The area was later renamed Sembuwatta which means brass pot garden. Later, around 2005, the lake was developed as a tourist destination. Road from Wattegama - Elkaduwa - Matale (B 461) to the lake (Sembuwaththa Lake Road) It is a rough and narrow road with a narrow and winding road, about 4 km. But fog-covered tea estates and mountainous terrain add to the scenery of this difficult road. The lake is about 30 to 40 feet deep and is not allowed to bathe and swim. To that end, a separate natural swimming pool has been built near the lake. It offers boating, canoeing and hiking along the surrounding slopes of pine trees and tea plantations, as well as adventurous activities such as cable-hiking over the lake. Cabana and camping facilities are also available for those who wish to stay overnight. Tickets for these activities are sold separately and a ticket must be purchased to enter the premises. Due to its mild climate and pleasant weather, Sembuwatte is a perfect place to relax and relax. If you are looking to visit Sembuwaththa tank, please do not pollute the scenic environment so that the beauty of the place can be seen for the next generation. (Original) සුන්දර සෙම්බුවත්ත ❤️🍀🇱🇰👣🏖💯🏞🍃🤩🌎✔🌞 📷Mathale,Sri Lanka|🇱🇰 මාතලේ දිස්ත්‍රික්කයේ ඇල්කඩුව ප්‍රදේශයේ පිහිටා ඇති සෙම්බුවත්ත වැව සංචාරක ආකර්ෂණය දිනාගත් සුන්දර ජලාශයකි. කැම්බල් පටුමග වන රක්ෂිතයට යාබදව පිහිටා ඇති මෙය දේශීය හා විදේශීය සංචාරකයන් අතර මෑතකදී ඉතා ජනප්‍රිය විය. 1949 දී බ්‍රිතාන්‍යයන් විසින් මෙම ප්‍රදේශයේ තේ කම්හලක් ආරම්භ කරන ලද අතර පසුව ඒ සඳහා අවශ්‍ය වූ විදුලිය නිපදවීම සඳහා ස්වාභාවික දිය උල්පත් යොදාගෙන මෙම වැව නිර්මාණය කර ඇතැයි සැලකේ. එයට සෙම්බුවත්ත යන නම ලැබී ඇත්තේ අතීතයේ කර්මාන්තශාලා සේවකයෙකු මෙම ආසන්නයේ තිබී පිත්තල බඳුනක් ( සෙම්බුවක් ) සොයා ගත් බැවින් බව ජනප්‍රවාදයේ සඳහන් වේ. ඉන්පසුව මෙම ප්‍රදේශය සෙම්බුවත්ත ලෙස නම් කරන ලද අතර එහි තේරුම පිත්තල බඳුන් වත්ත යන්නයි. පසුකාලීනව, 2005 දී පමණ මෙම වැව සංචාරක ගමනාන්තයක් ලෙස සංවර්ධනය විය. වත්තේගම - ඇල්කඩුව - මාතලේ (B 461) මාර්ගයේ සිට වැව අසලට යන මාර්ගය ( සෙම්බුවත්ත ලේක් පාර ) කි.මී. 04 ක් පමණ දුර වන අතර පටු හා වංගු සහිත තරමක් දුෂ්කර මාර්ගයක් වේ. නමුත් මීදුමෙන් වැසුණු තේ වතු හා කඳුකර පරිසරය මෙම දුෂ්කර මාර්ගයේ දර්ශනීයත්වය ඉහළ නංවයි. මෙම වැව අඩි 30 - 40 ක් පමණ ගැඹුරු බැවින් ස්නානය කිරීමට හා පිහිනීමට අවසර නැත. ඒ සඳහා වෙනම ස්වාභාවික පිහිනුම් තටාකයක් වැව අසල ඉදිකර ඇත. මෙහි බෝට්ටු පැදීම, කැනෝයිං සහ අවට පයින් ගස් හා තේ වතුවලින් වැසී ඇති බෑවුම් හරහා කඳු තරණයද, වැවට ඉහළින් කේබල් ආධාරයෙන් ගමන් කිරීම වැනි ත්‍රාසජනක ක්‍රියාකාරකම්වල යෙදීමටද පහසුකම් සලසා ඇත. එමෙන්ම රාත්‍රිය පුරා රැඳී සිටීමට කැමති අය සඳහා, කබානා සහ කඳවුරු බැඳීමේ පහසුකම්ද මෙහි තිබේ. මෙම ක්‍රියාකාරකම් සඳහා ප්‍රවේශ පත්‍ර වෙන වෙනම විකුණන අතර පරිශ්‍රයට ඇතුළු වීමට ප්‍රවේශ පත්‍රයක් මිලදී ගත යුතුය. මිදුම සහිත සෞම්‍ය දේශගුණය හා මනස්කාන්ත පරිසරය හේතුවෙන් සෙම්බුවත්ත විඩාබර ගත සිත සැහැල්ලු කර ගැනීමට ඉතා සුදුසු ස්ථානයක් වේ. ඔබ සෙම්බුවත්ත වැව නැරඹීමට බලාපොරොත්තු වන්නේ නම් කරුණාකර එම දර්ශනීය පරිසරය දුෂණය කිරීමෙන් වැළකී එහි සුන්දරත්වය මතු පරපුරටද දැක බලා ගැනීමට හැකි වන සේ රැකගන්න.

(Translated by Google) Wonderful worldly paradise nice view (Original) روعه جنة الدنيا اطلالة جميلة

(Translated by Google) A gold coin emerged - Sembuwatta Sembuwatta Lake Today we are going to tell you about another wonderful place .. A pine forest on one side and a tea plantation on the other. A lake created between the two is amazing. That is Sembuwatta .. A lot of people would have gone. I wanted to share the history story here with you. First of all, let me tell you how Sembuwatta got that name. The English started cultivating tea here during the colonial period and the area around the lake was used as a polo stadium by the whites at that time. However, a tea factory was built adjacent to the estate in 1949, and a tank was built inside the Polo Stadium to provide electricity. It has been almost 20 years since the closure of the tea factory, but it still supplies electricity to the houses built in the vicinity. A gold bar has emerged from a spring near this tea factory ... Legend has it that Kankani, who was attached to the estate with the copper, had fled to India and that his son had built a temple where the water source was. That is why the name 'Sembuwatta' has been given to this area .... Even now, tourists visiting 'Sembuwatta' have the opportunity to see the ruins of the temple ... The Sembuwatta you are going to visit today was created .. According to a concept of Estate Superintendent Radley Dissage who was in charge of the estate in 2005, the 'Sembuwatta' lake and the surrounding area have been properly maintained, summer stalls and a swimming pool have been constructed around the lake to popularize this place among tourists. Those who come to Kandy can reach "Sembuwatta" by passing Katugastota via Wattegama and coming from Matale. Sambuwatta Lake Sambuwatta Lake is a beautiful man-made reservoir located in Elkaduwa, Matale. The lake is bordered by Cambell’s Land forest reserve and situated at an elevation of 1,140 m. The misty and chilly atmosphere with pine trees and tea-covered slopes surrounding the lake make visitors feel relaxed and tranquil. What puts the lake in the top as a leisure and family travel destination is the plethora of adventure activities available such as zip-lining, swan / motor boat riding, canoeing and hiking. Bathing and swimming in the lake, however, is not allowed since the lake is fairly deep (30 - 40 ft), there is a separate pool built for that purpose. (Original) රන් සෙම්බුවක් මතු වූ - සෙම්බුවත්ත 🌲🏺🌱 Sembuwatta Lake🍀 අද අපි ඔයාලට කියන්න යන්නේ තවත් හරි අපූරු ස්ථානයක් ගැන.. එක් පැත්තකින් ෆයිනස් කැලෑවක් තවත් පැත්තකින් තේ වතු යායක්.. ඒ දෙකටම මැදිව නිර්මාණය වූ වැවක් හරිම අපූරුයි.. ඒ තමා සෙම්බුවත්ත.. ගොඩක් අය ගිහිල්ලා නම් ඇති. මට ඔනා වුණේ මෙහි ඉතිහාස කතාව ඔයාලත් එක්ක බෙදා ගන්නයි. මුලින්ම කියන්නම් සෙම්බුවත්තට ඒ නම වැටුණු හැටී. යටත්විජිත සමයේදී ඉංග්‍රීසින් මෙහි තේ වගාව ආරම්භ කළ අතර මෙම වැව අවට ප්‍රදේශයේ එකළ සුදු ජාතිකයන්ගේ පෝලෝ ක්‍රීඩාංගණයක් ලෙසයි භාවිත කර ඇත්තේ. නමුත් මේ වතුයායට යාබදව 1949 වසරේදී තේ කම්හලක් ඉදිවූ අතර, එයට විදුලිය ලබාගැනීමේ අරමුණෙන්, පෝලෝ ක්‍රීඩාංගණය තුළ වැවක් නිර්මාණය කර තිබෙනවා.. එම තේ කම්හල වසා දමා මේ වනවිට වසර 20 ක් පමණ ගෙවී ඇතිමුත්, ඒ අවට ගොඩනගා තිබෙන නිවාසවලට තවමත් විදුලිය සැපෙයෙන්නේ මේ වැවෙනි. මෙම තේ කම්හල අසල තිබූ ජල උල්පතකින් රන් සෙම්බුවක් මතු වෙලා තියෙනවා... එම සෙම්බුව රැගෙන වතුයාය අනුයුක්තව සේවය කළ කංකානි ඉන්දියාවට පලා ගොස් ඇතැයිද ඔහුගේ පුත් ජල උල්පත තිබූ තැන කෝවිල කරවා ඇතැයිද ජනප්‍රවාදවල සඳහන් වෙනවා.. අන්න ඒ නිසා තමා මේ ප්‍රදේශයට "සෙම්බුවත්ත" යන නම වැටී ඇත්තේ.... මේ වන විටද ‘සෙම්බුවත්ත’ නැරඹීමට පැමිණෙන සංචාරකයන්ට එම කෝවිලේ නටබුන් දැකගැනීමට අවස්ථාව තිබෙනවා... අද ඔබ නරඹන්න යන සෙම්බුවත්ත නිර්මාණය වුණේ.. 2005 වසරේදී මෙම වතුයාය භාරව කටයුතු කළ වතු අධිකාරී රැඩ්ලි දිසාගේ මහතාගේ සංකල්පයකට අනුව ක්‍රමයෙන් ‘සෙම්බුවත්ත’ වැව සහ ඒ අවට ප්‍රදේශය නිසි ආකාරයෙන් නඩත්තුකොට, වැව අවට ගිම්හාන කුටි සහ නාන තටාකයක් ඉදිකර මෙම ස්ථානය සංචාරකයන් අතර ප්‍රචලිත කිරීමට කටයුතු කර තිබෙනවා.. මහනුවරට පැමිණෙන අයෙකුට කටුගස්තොට පසුකර වත්තේගම හරහා ඇල්කඩුවට පැමිණීමෙන් "සෙම්බුවත්ත" ට ළඟාවිය හැකි අතර, මාතලේ සිට පැමිණෙන අයෙකුට උකුවෙල හරහා ඇල්කඩුවට පැමිණීමෙන් මෙහි සංචාරය කළ හැකියි... Sambuwatta Lake Sambuwatta Lake is a beautiful man-made reservoir located in Elkaduwa, Matale. The lake is bordered by Cambell’s Land forest reserve and situated at an elevation of 1,140 m. The misty and chilly atmosphere with pine trees and tea-covered slopes surrounding the lake make visitors feel relaxed and tranquil. What puts the lake in the top as a leisure and family travel destination is the plethora of adventure activities available such as zip-lining, swan/motor boat riding, canoeing and hiking. Bathing and swimming in the lake, however, is not allowed since the lake is fairly deep (30 – 40 ft), there is a separate pool built for that purpose.

❤️ Nice place

Lack of facilities and unfair rates.

Nice location .. but difficult to traveling by a low ground clearance vehicle.. very cool climate... better to travel with a group

very Cool point

Sembuwatta Lake is a very very beautiful tourist attraction situated at Elkaduwa in the Matale District of Sri Lanka. Sembuwatta Lake is a man-made lake created from natural spring water. Alongside the lake is a natural swimming pool. Sembuwatta Lake is believed to be 9 m (30 ft) to 12 m (39 ft) deep. Currently the lake belongs to the Elkaduwa Plantations. This location is very suitable for wedding pre-shoots and nature photography. Its better if you go there early morning (Opening time 7.30am) otherwise it is too crowded in weekends. You can go to the lake by a three wheeler, bike or by a off road vehicle.

Awesome Place for Relaxing

Good place to relax in matale.but prise is high ..

Lovely place.. Highly recommended..

Great view. Access road is a bit tough one. But the place is really nice. If you travel with low ground clearance car the road is really tough. But people do travel with small and mid size cars. If you like to travel with three wheeler there are plenty of riders will help you. At the end of the hard road, the destination is really great. Woow.

Nice place to visit

Clean Place , will maintains entrace fee of 250LKR per per person is worth enough... pleasing climate. Good alternative for such places like greogery lake etc.. boat ride swimming pool and resting huts ... only cons are toilets need maintaining and cleanliness and the road is not travel friendly... can rate 8/10 😃😃