World's Great Waterfalls
The planet's most thunderous drops. 17 places, mapped and ready to build a trip around.
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CanadaBestVariesClimate21–81°FCurrencyCADLanguageEnglishNiagara Falls is a group of three waterfalls at the southern end of Niagara Gorge, spanning the border between the Canadian province of Ontario and the U.S. state of New York. The largest of the three is Horseshoe Falls, which straddles the international border of the two countries. It is also known as the Canadian Falls. The smaller American Falls and Bridal Veil Falls lie within the United States.
Victoria Falls
ZambiaBestFeb–AugClimate50–97°FVictoria Falls is a waterfall on the Zambezi River, located on the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe. It is one of the world's largest waterfalls, with a width of 1,708 m (5,604 ft). The region around it has a high degree of biodiversity in both plants and animals.
Iguaçu Falls
BrazilBestVariesClimate55–88°FCurrencyBRLLanguagePortugueseIguazú Falls or Iguaçu Falls are waterfalls of the Iguazu River on the border of the Argentine province of Misiones and the Brazilian state of Paraná. Together, they make up the largest waterfall system in the world. The falls divide the river into the upper and lower Iguazu. The Iguazu River rises near the heart of the city of Curitiba. For most of its course, the river flows through Brazil; however, most of the falls are on the Argentine side.
Angel Falls
VenezuelaBestYear-roundClimate64–79°FCurrencyVESLanguageSpanishRecord-breaker, Tallest waterfall · Venezuela.
Rhine Falls
SwitzerlandBestJul–SepClimate30–79°FCurrencyCHFLanguageGermanThe Rhine Falls is a waterfall on the High Rhine in Switzerland. It is the most powerful waterfall in Europe and a popular tourist attraction.
Gullfoss
IcelandBestJun–AugClimate21–57°FCurrencyISKLanguageIcelandicGullfoss is a waterfall located in the canyon of the Hvítá river in southwest Iceland. It is one of the most popular tourist attractions in the country, and is included in "Golden Circle" tours of the countryside near Reykjavík.
Dettifoss
IcelandBestJun–AugClimate18–55°FCurrencyISKLanguageIcelandicDettifoss is a waterfall in Vatnajökull National Park in Northeast Iceland, and is reputed to be the second most powerful waterfall in Europe after the Rhine Falls. Dettifoss is situated on the Jökulsá á Fjöllum river, which flows from the Vatnajökull glacier and collects water from a large area in Northeast Iceland. The sediment-rich runoff colours the water a greyish white.
Boyoma Falls
Democratic Republic of the CongoBestJun–AugClimate72–93°FBoyoma Falls, formerly known as Stanley Falls, is a series of seven cataracts, each no more than 5 m (16 ft) high, extending over more than 100 km (62 mi) along a curve of the Lualaba River between the river port towns of Ubundu and Kisangani in the Orientale Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The seven cataracts have a total drop of 61 m (200 ft). They form the largest waterfall by volume of annual flow rate in the world, exceeding both the Niagara Falls and the Iguazu Falls.
Tugela Falls
South AfricaBestApr, SepClimate27–59°FCurrencyZARLanguageZuluTugela Falls is a complex of seasonal waterfalls located in the Drakensberg of Royal Natal National Park in KwaZulu-Natal Province, Republic of South Africa. According to some measurements, it is the world's tallest waterfall. A revisited validation of waterfall measurements is not available and there is still uncertainty whether Tugela or Venezuela's Angel Falls is the tallest.
Jog Falls
IndiaBestDec–FebClimate66–91°FCurrencyINRLanguageHindiJog Falls is a series of large, segmented waterfalls on the Sharavati River in Karnataka state of India, created by the river plunging approximately 253 metres (830 ft) and splitting into four distinct cascades. The waterfalls are situated in the Sagar taluk of the Shivamogga district.
Yosemite Falls
United StatesBestApr–NovClimate25–86°FCurrencyUSDLanguageEnglishYosemite Falls is the highest waterfall in Yosemite National Park, dropping a total of 2,425 feet (739 m) from the top of the upper fall to the base of the lower fall. Located in the Sierra Nevada of California, it is a major attraction in the park, especially in late spring when the water flow is at its peak.
Seljalandsfoss
IcelandBestJun–AugClimate23–57°FCurrencyISKLanguageIcelandicSeljalandsfoss is a waterfall in Iceland. Seljalandsfoss is located in the South Region in Iceland right by Route 1 and the road that leads to Þórsmörk Road 249. The waterfall drops 60 m (197 ft) and is part of the Seljalands River that has its origin in the volcano glacier Eyjafjallajökull. Visitors can walk behind the falls into a small cave.
Khone Phapheng Falls
LaosBestJanClimate68–95°FThe Khone Falls and Pha Pheng Falls together form a waterfall located in Champasak Province on the Mekong River in southern Laos, near the border with Cambodia. It is the widest waterfall in the world at 10,783 metres in width from one edge of its multiple channels to the other.
Kaieteur Falls
GuyanaBestSep–NovClimate68–86°FKaieteur Falls is one of the most powerful single-drop waterfalls in the world. It is located on the Potaro River in Kaieteur National Park, central Essequibo Territory, Guyana. It is 226 metres (741 ft) high when measured from its plunge over a sandstone and conglomerate cliff to the first break. It then flows over a series of steep cascades that, when included in the measurements, bring the total height to 251 metres (822 ft).
Livingstone Falls
Republic of the CongoBestJulClimate66–86°FLivingstone Falls, named for British explorer David Livingstone, are a succession of enormous rapids on the lower course of the Congo River in west equatorial Africa, downstream from Malebo Pool in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Reichenbach Falls
SwitzerlandBestJun–SepClimate27–72°FCurrencyCHFLanguageGermanReichenbach Falls is a waterfall in the Bernese Oberland region of Switzerland, which drop a height of 250 metres (820 ft). In literature, the upper Great Reichenbach Fall is the location of the final altercation between Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's hero Sherlock Holmes and his greatest foe, Professor Moriarty, in "The Final Problem".
Krimml Waterfalls
AustriaBestMay–SepClimate18–66°FCurrencyEURLanguageGermanThe Krimml Waterfalls, with a total height of 380 metres, are the highest waterfall in Austria. The falls are on the Krimmler Ache river and are located near the village of Krimml in the High Tauern National Park in Salzburg state.