along the Colombo-avissawella main road, you shall find the kaluaggala junction from which when you take a turn to the left and go on for a mere 14km, it will lead you to the labugama tank. This place of great beauty is also a place of great importance as it gives the life form for the country’s commercial capital’s water needs.
As the people have brought forward the story behind the great existence of the tank, from their ancestors, it was the Prince of Wales in 1875 who had proposed this tank and showed the feasibility of satisfying Colombo’s water requirement from Labugama. And thus, the construction of the tank commenced in 1882.
By 1886 the tank was able to commence the flow of water to Colombo and it holds a remarkable capacity of 1960 million gallons of water. It provides 16% of Colombo’s water requirement.
So, how does one find water for a tank; you find a reliable source such as the Kelani River, go along the course till it branches off to create the Wak Oya and place the tank at the tip of this brook. The Labugama province receives approximately 3000ml of water with the monsoon rains and with that you have the story behind water for the tank.visit to labugama forest

Leisure World

Leisure World which is just 2 km away from The Natures Resort is the first of its kind in Sri Lanka boasts of a rich Bio diversified surrounding in a serene atmosphere giving the visitors a once in a life time experience of novel water and amusement activities. Out of the total extent of 52 acres 27 acres have been developed during the first phase. Well trained instructors, Operators, Life guards, Pool Attendants are at your service. The most favorite activities there are lake rides, water rides and amusement rides.

Kumari Ella and Kumari Wala This is a cascading water fall by the side of a road, of which the upper part is good for bathing. This waterfall is small in size yet quite beautiful especially during rainy seasons. The waterfall is made out of a tributary of River Kelani. This waterfall is 5 ½ Kms. from Tummodara and 12 km from The Natures Resort. ( It is possible to get Thummodara on the A4 highway from Colombo, and then you have to take another bus from Kaluaggala Junction to Tummodara on B188 trunk road. The drive from Colombo is approximately 2.5 hours by bus; or 1.5 hours by a private vehicle.)

Ranmuthu Ella This also is a scenic water fall and the upper part is very good for bathing, though the lower part is more beautiful as a waterfall. The distance is 9 Kms from The Nature’s Resort. From Tummodara Junction it is about 1 km

The Labugama and Kalatuwawa reservoirs The Labugama and Kalatuwawa reservoirs, which supply water to the Colombo city and the forest reserves of Labugama and Udagama are also situated nearby.These were built for the purpose of providing water for Colombo city and its sub-urban areas. A sub tributary of Kelani River was obstructed in 1955 to build these water bodies by Colombo Municipal Council. It could be reached through Hanwella-Labugama Road.Surrounded by the reservoirs is the rain forest connected with Sinharaja – the most valuable rain forest In Sri Lanka.