Leon Varley
Leon Varley Walking Safaris
Wildlife & walking
Bush walks and multi-day walking safaris with one of Zimbabwe’s most experienced guides, on foot since the early 1980s.
1142 waterfalls · 123 countries · checked September 2026
Every great waterfall on earth, and how to actually go.
What you can do at each one, the months it's worth the flight, what it costs to get in, and where to book the jump, the raft and the bed.
Find your falls Six questions, every waterfall matched
1142
Waterfalls, each with what you can do there and when
41
Full guides with this year's prices, seasons and bookings
979 m
Tallest drop in the index: Angel Falls, Venezuela
457
Videos and books hand-picked across the guide
Not sure where to go?
Find your falls
Six quick questions — when you're travelling, where, what you want to do and how far you'll walk — matched against all 1142 waterfalls in the guide.
Or browse by month, by country, by region, by activity or on the map.
Every waterfall in the guide
1142 waterfalls · 123 countries Browse all →
Victoria FallsZimbabwe · Zambia
Niagara FallsCanada · United States
Sutherland FallsNew Zealand
Havasu FallsUnited States
SkógafossIceland
Huka FallsNew Zealand
DettifossIceland
Gocta FallsPeru
Takakkaw FallsCanada
Ouzoud FallsMorocco
Bridalveil FallUnited States
Bowen FallsNew Zealand
Nachi FallsJapan
Vernal FallUnited States
Johnston Canyon FallsCanada
Athabasca FallsCanada
Yumbilla FallsPeru
MardalsfossenNorway
Seerenbach FallsSwitzerland
Gastein WaterfallAustria
Dudhsagar FallsIndia
Baatara Gorge WaterfallLebanon
Amicalola FallsUnited States
Itiquira FallsBrazil
Wairere FallsNew Zealand
Akaka FallsUnited States
Powerscourt WaterfallIreland
Reichenbach FallsSwitzerland
Falls of GlomachUnited Kingdom
Tamul FallsMexico
Howick FallsSouth Africa
Pagsanjan FallsPhilippines
Ekom-Nkam FallsCameroon
Sekumpul FallsIndonesia
Taughannock FallsUnited States
Salto del PenitenteUruguay
Horseshoe FallsCanada
Tinuy-an FallsPhilippines
Wilberforce FallsCanada
Russell FallsAustralia
Pulhapanzak FallsHonduras
Kawasan FallsPhilippines
Salto del LajaChile
Wangi FallsAustralia
Rio Celeste FallsCosta Rica
Elephant FallsIndia
Kravica FallsBosnia and Herzegovina
Krka FallsCroatia
Athirappilly FallsIndia
Cumberland FallsUnited States
Great FallsUnited States
Millaa Millaa FallsAustralia
Salto do YucumãBrazil · Argentina
Petrohué FallsChile
Pha Charoen FallsThailand
Iguazú FallsArgentina · Brazil
Kaieteur FallsGuyana
Tugela FallsSouth Africa
Ban Gioc-Detian FallsVietnam · China
Plitvice Lakes WaterfallsCroatia
La Fortuna WaterfallCosta Rica
Multnomah FallsUnited States
Jog FallsIndia
Erawan FallsThailand
Seven Sisters WaterfallNorway
Wentworth FallsAustralia
Stirling FallsNew Zealand
Purling Brook FallsAustralia
Virginia FallsCanada
Nuorilang FallsChina
SvartifossIceland
Mutarazi FallsZimbabwe
LangfossNorway
Kunchikal FallsIndia
Cachoeira da FumaçaBrazil
Staubbach FallsSwitzerland
Basaseachic FallsMexico
Maletsunyane FallsLesotho
Cascata delle MarmoreItaly
Helmcken FallsCanada
Tequendama FallsColombia
Ruacana FallsNamibia · Angola
Fukuroda FallsJapan
Boka WaterfallSlovenia
Maria Cristina FallsPhilippines
Sipi FallsUganda
Montmorency FallsCanada
Berlin FallsSouth Africa
Savica WaterfallSlovenia
Shoshone FallsUnited States
Grey Mare's TailUnited Kingdom
Toccoa FallsUnited States
Bridal Veil FallsNew Zealand
Skradinski BukCroatia
Ruby FallsUnited States
Blue Nile FallsEthiopia
Duden WaterfallsTurkey
Gitgit FallsIndonesia
Boti FallsGhana
Letchworth State Park FallsUnited States
MacKenzie FallsAustralia
Linville FallsUnited States
McWay FallsUnited States
Tavoro FallsFiji
High ForceUnited Kingdom
Torc WaterfallIreland
Salto GrandeChile
GoðafossIceland
Livingstone FallsDemocratic Republic of the Congo · Republic of the Congo
Angel FallsVenezuela
GullfossIceland
SeljalandsfossIceland
Tumpak SewuIndonesia
Yosemite FallsUnited States
Rhine FallsSwitzerland
Krimml WaterfallsAustria
Kuang Si FallsLaos
Wallaman FallsAustralia
Jim Jim FallsAustralia
Nevada FallUnited States
Twin FallsAustralia
RjukanfossenNorway
Lower Falls of the YellowstoneUnited States
Josephine FallsAustralia
Aira ForceUnited Kingdom
KjelfossenNorway
La ChorreraColombia
Della FallsCanada
Nohkalikai FallsIndia
VettisfossenNorway
Kalambo FallsZambia · Tanzania
VøringsfossenNorway
LatefossenNorway
Trümmelbach FallsSwitzerland
Caracol FallsBrazil
Steall FallsUnited Kingdom
Tad Fane FallsLaos
Kalandula FallsAngola
Kegon FallsJapan
Lisbon FallsSouth Africa
Snoqualmie FallsUnited States
Wli FallsGhana
Huangguoshu FallsChina
Palouse FallsUnited States
Tallulah FallsUnited States
Augrabies FallsSouth Africa
Nungnung FallsIndonesia
Nauyaca FallsCosta Rica
Murchison FallsUganda
Pongour FallsVietnam
Epupa FallsNamibia · Angola
Marokopa FallsNew Zealand
Agua AzulMexico
Gveleti WaterfallGeorgia
Chitrakoot FallsIndia
Henrhyd FallsUnited Kingdom
Wailua FallsUnited States
Jajce WaterfallBosnia and Herzegovina
Khone Phapheng FallsLaos
Hukou FallsChina
Florence FallsAustralia
KirkjufellsfossIceland
HraunfossarIcelandWhere the water is
At their best in October
Last month of peak
Jog Falls
India
Monsoon (Jul-Oct) gives maximum flow.
Peak flow
Bowen Falls
New Zealand
Runs year-round; the other of Milford Sound's two permanent waterfalls, fullest after rain.
Peak flow
Nachi Falls
Japan
Spring and autumn give mild hiking weather on the pilgrimage trail leading here.
Last month of peak
Purling Brook Falls
Australia
Autumn and spring give reliable flow along the full circuit trail behind and around the falls.
The shortlist
Worth crossing an ocean for
UNESCO
Tugela Falls
Five free-leaping tiers drop off the Amphitheatre escarpment in the Drakensberg, and depending on measurement method it rivals Angel Falls for the…
Seljalandsfoss
One of the few waterfalls walkable on all sides
Ban Gioc-Detian Falls
Asia's largest transnational border waterfall
Tumpak Sewu
One of Indonesia's most dramatic amphitheatre waterfalls
Skógafoss
Iceland's classic 60-metre curtain, with 527 steps to the…
Full guides · checked September 2026
Go deeper
Every activity with current prices, which months each one runs, both sides of the border, entry rules and where to stay.
Full guideIguazú Falls
Argentina · Brazil
Not one waterfall but roughly 275, spread across two and a half kilometres of basalt cliff on a U-shaped bend in the…
10 activities8 places to stay
Full guideAngel Falls
Venezuela
The world's tallest waterfall: water falls 979 metres off the rim of Auyán-tepui, 807 of it in one uninterrupted drop…
9 activities6 places to stay
Full guideNiagara Falls
Canada · United States
Three falls, two countries, one river doing 168,000 cubic metres a minute over the edge. The most visited waterfall…
12 activities10 places to stay
Full guideKaieteur Falls
Guyana
The Potaro River drops 226 metres in one clean plunge off a sandstone plateau in Guyana's rainforest, with no road, no…
9 activities10 places to stay
Full guideGullfoss
Iceland
The Golden Falls of the Hvítá — a glacial river that drops 32 metres in two stepped, right-angled cascades into a…
9 activities6 places to stay
Full guideSutherland Falls
New Zealand
New Zealand's tallest waterfall drops 580 metres in three leaps from Lake Quill, reachable only on foot via the Milford…
10 activities10 places to stay
Independent local guides
Book the people, not the platform
Every full guide names the independents we would actually call. Here is how it works at Victoria Falls: three locals, three different days, no middleman.
Tom Varley
Vic Falls Productions
Photography
Guided photography at the falls and on the river with a lifelong local who has shot for the BBC, Discovery and National Geographic.
Ross Coventry
Walk Africa Expeditions
Fishing
Tiger fishing and bream days on the upper Zambezi, and small tailor-made expeditions around southern Africa, from a family-run Victoria Falls outfit.
We earn nothing when you book with an independent guide. They are listed because they are who we would go with.
Book by what you want to do
The adventures, not just the view
By continent
Where you're going
Find your waterfall
Start from what you know
By country
Lists
Tallest waterfallsWidest waterfallsWaterfalls you can swim atUnesco world heritage waterfallsEasy-access waterfallsMost adventurous waterfallsWaterfalls on international bordersRemote waterfalls worth the journeyWaterfall names: the a–z listWaterfalls over 500 metresWaterfalls between 100 and 500 metresSmall waterfalls with big reputationsTallest waterfall in every countryTallest waterfall in every us stateTallest waterfall on each continentHighest-altitude waterfallsWaterfalls within an hour of a capital cityWaterfalls near big citiesWaterfalls at the ends of the earthWaterfalls that fall into the seaWaterfalls inside national parks and reservesWaterfalls that freezeRivers with more than one great waterfallWorld's most repeated waterfall namesWaterfall trails: clusters you can do in a day or two