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Lover’s Leap –where man alone is vile
View(s):The Nuwara Eliya District is one of the biggest tourist attractions in this country. Unfortunately, the security of visitors to some parts of this picturesque district has been called into question.
Story and Pix by Shelton Hettiarachchi in Nuwara Eliya
One such location is the surroundings of the ‘Lover’s Leap Waterfall’ on the western boundary of the Piduruthalagala Forest Reserve.
A meeting of the Regional Development Committee it was recently informed that foreigners are being robbed of cash and valuables by drivers of three wheelers and tourist guides.
At the meeting it was alleged that drivers of the 50 or more three-wheeled vehicles which transport foreign tourists to the waterfall and tourist guides combine to rob purses, cameras, phones and other valuables belonging to tourists.
Both local and foreign tourists have complained about this unhappy state of affairs. More recently tourists have complained of being threatened by drivers of three-wheelers.
The beautiful Lovers Leap Falls
The ‘Falls’ are a big draw for both local and foreign tourists
A tourist couple admire the surroundings as they wind their way to the Falls
Recently visitors to the Falls have accused local drivers of three-wheelers vehicles of harassment and robbery
Problems created by 3-wheelers drivers and so-called guides were raised at the Regional Development Committee meeting