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The best waterfalls in December
189 waterfalls around the world are at their best in December.
December is southern summer. Iguazú and the Drakensberg are strong, New Zealand's fiord falls run on constant rain, and Victoria Falls is starting its climb back from the low-water months. In the north, winter ice returns to the high-latitude falls.
Our tip for December
Holiday season books up early at the most famous falls. Reserve beds and timed tickets first, flights second.
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Africa
Mutarazi Falls
Zimbabwe's highest waterfall
Maletsunyane Falls
Longest single-drop abseil (204m) in the world
Sipi Falls
Uganda's most scenic coffee-country waterfall trio
Lisbon Falls
Tallest waterfall on South Africa's Panorama Route
Berlin Falls
A signature stop on the Blyde River Canyon drive
Murchison Falls
World's most powerful waterfall by force per metre of width
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South America
La Chorrera
Colombia's tallest waterfall
Tequendama Falls
Colombia's most famous, and most polluted, waterfall
Apoquindo Waterfall
The Apoquindo Waterfall is a waterfall in Waters of Ramon Natural Park on the east side of Santiago, Chile…
Salto Grande
Patagonia's most iconic waterfall backdrop
Petrohué Falls
Chile's most photographed volcano-and-rapids view
Petrohué Waterfalls
Petrohué Waterfalls is a chute-type waterfall in the upper reach of Petrohué River in Chile, a short distance…
Huilo-Huilo Falls
Huilo-Huilo Biological Reserve is a private for profit natural reserve and ecotourism area in southern Chile.…
Ojos del Caburgua
Ojos del Caburgua is a waterfall located 15 kilometers east of Pucón and four kilometers south of Caburgua…
Salto del Nilahue
Salto del Nilahue is a waterfall located in the commune of Lago Ranco in southern Chile. It lies in the lower…
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North America
Full guide La Fortuna Waterfall
Signature waterfall of Costa Rica's Arenal region
Full guide Multnomah Falls
Oregon's most-visited natural landmark
Oloʻupena Falls
Oloʻupena Falls is a waterfall located in the north-eastern part of Hawaiian Island of Molokai, and at 2,953…
Puʻukaʻoku Falls
Puʻukaʻoku Falls is a waterfall on the north side of Molokai, Hawaii. At 2,756 feet , is the 8th tallest…
Waihilau Falls
Waihilau Falls is a waterfall in the Waimanu Valley, in the U.S. state of Hawaii on the island of Hawaii, the…
Thousand Foot Falls
Thousand Foot Falls, also known as Hidden Valley Falls, is a waterfall and the centerpiece of a Belizean…
Piedra Volada
Piedra Volada Falls is a 453-meter-tall plunge waterfall that forms seasonally in the Barranca Candameña of…
Hiʻilawe Waterfall
Hiʻilawe Waterfall is one of the tallest and most powerful waterfalls in Hawaii located on the Big Island.…
Akaka Falls
Big Island's most-visited waterfall
Tamul Falls
One of Mexico's tallest and widest waterfalls
Snoqualmie Falls
Site of one of the oldest operating hydroelectric plants in the US
Makahiku Falls
Makahiku Falls is a 200-foot horsetail waterfall in Haleakalā National Park on the island of Maui in Hawaii.…
Dunn's River Falls
Dunn's River Falls is a famous waterfall near Ocho Rios, Jamaica.
Basaltic Prisms of Santa María Regla
The Basaltic Prisms of Santa María Regla are tall columnar joints of basalt rock near Huasca de Ocampo in the…
Eyipantla Falls
Eyipantla Falls is a waterfall located in the Los Tuxtlas region of southern Veracruz in Mexico. It is forty…
Mānoa Falls
Mānoa Falls is a 150-foot waterfall along the Manoa Falls Trail in Honolulu, Hawaii. Swimming in the pool…
Big Rock Falls
Big Rock Falls is a 150-foot waterfall on Privassion River, in the Mountain Pine Ridge Forest Reserve of the…
Nauyaca Falls
South Pacific Costa Rica's most popular swimming waterfall
Ruby Falls
Tallest underground waterfall open to the public in the US
Pulhapanzak Falls
Honduras's most-visited natural attraction
La Paz Waterfall
La Paz is a waterfall in central Costa Rica. In Spanish, it is known as Catarata de La Paz.
Misol Há
The Cascada de Misol-Há is a waterfall located in the Municipality of Salto de Agua, 20 kilometers from…
Agua Azul
One of Mexico's most photographed natural swimming spots
Cola de Caballo
Cola de Caballo is a waterfall about 25 m , in the town of Villa de Santiago, Nuevo León. It is open to the…
Tufton Hall Waterfall
The Tufton Hall Waterfall is located in St. Mark's parish, just outside Victoria, Grenada.
Wailua Falls
Kauai's most famous roadside waterfall
Sault Falls
Sault Falls is a 15-to-20-metre high waterfall near Dennery in Saint Lucia.
Bassin Bleu
Bassin Bleu is located 12 kilometres northwest of the city of Jacmel, in the Sud-Est department of Haiti. It…
Mayfield Falls
Mayfield Falls is a waterfall in Jamaica that comprises 21 widely spaced small cascades on the Mayfield…
Hierve el Agua
Hierve el Agua is a set of natural travertine rock formations in San Lorenzo Albarradas, Oaxaca, Mexico that…
Kīpū Falls
Kīpū Falls is a waterfall in East Kauaʻi, Hawaii. Kīpū Falls has a dangerous reputation due to drowning…
Volio Waterfall
The Volio Waterfall is located near the town of Bribri, Costa Rica in Limón Province. It is located within…
Cascada de Texolo
Cascada de Texolo is a waterfall of eastern Mexico. It is located 3 kilometres south of the town of Xico, in…
Saut-Mathurine
Saut-Mathurine is a waterfall in Haiti located in Camp-Perrin, Sud. The source of its stream of water comes…
Juanacatlán Falls
Juanacatlán Falls is a waterfall on the Santiago River in the Mexican state of Jalisco, once known as the…
El Salto
El Salto is a rock climbing area in the Nuevo León, Mexico. The climbing area is near to Ciénega de González…
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Asia
Full guide Kuang Si Falls
Laos's best-known waterfall, a staircase of turquoise travertine pools
Full guide Erawan Falls
Thailand's most popular tiered swimming waterfall
Jiao Lung Waterfall
Jiao Lung Waterfall is the tallest measured waterfall in Taiwan, with a sheer plunge of 600 metres . It is…
Thi Lo Su Waterfall
The Thi Lo Su Waterfall is claimed to be the largest and highest waterfall in Thailand. It stands 250 metres…
Phu Fa waterfall
Phu Fa is a waterfall in the deep jungle of the Luang Prabang Range near the Laos border. It is located in…
Mae Surin Falls
Nam Tok Mae Surin, also known as Mae Surin Falls, are waterfalls in Thailand's Mae Hong Son Province. Mae…
Maria Cristina Falls
Historic power source that shaped an entire city's development
Full guide Pagsanjan Falls
Famous Apocalypse Now filming location
Asik-Asik Falls
Asik-Asik Falls, also known as Curtain Waterfalls, is a waterfall near Alamada in Cotabato, the Philippines…
Xiao Wulai Waterfall
The Xiao Wulai Waterfall or Little Wulai Waterfall is a waterfall in Fuxing District, Taoyuan, Taiwan. The…
Yuntan Waterfall
The Yuntan Waterfall is a waterfall in Meishan Township, Chiayi County, Taiwan.
Kabigan Falls
Kabigan Falls is a natural waterfall and tourist attraction in Brgy. Balaoi, Pagudpud, Ilocos Norte…
Full guide Khone Phapheng Falls
Southeast Asia's largest waterfall by volume
Shifen Waterfall
Shifen Waterfall is a scenic waterfall located in Pingxi District, New Taipei City, Taiwan, on the upper…
Dodiongan Falls
Dodiongan Falls is a 20-metre high waterfall located in Barangay Bonbonon, 14 km away from Iligan City in…
Camaya Falls
Camaya Falls is a collection of three waterfalls located in Camaya Coast in the city of Mariveles, in the…
Chat Warin Waterfall
Chat Warin Waterfall is a waterfall in Tambon To Teng, near Narathiwat, Thailand. The entrance is a good…
Pha Charoen Falls
A remote highlight of Thailand's far western borderlands
Hinulugang Taktak
Hinulugang Taktak Protected Landscape, also known as Hinulugan Taktak, is a protected area in Rizal…
Namtok Kaeng Sopha
Namtok Kaeng Sopha is a waterfall in Wang Thong District, Phitsanulok Province, Thailand. It is in Thung…
Namtok Si Dit
Namtok Si Dit is a waterfall and tourist attraction in Thailand. The waterfall is on the Wang Thong River and…
Limunsudan Falls
Limunsudan Falls is a two-tiered waterfall located in Brgy Rogongon, Iligan City, 55 kilometers from Iligan…
Elephant Waterfalls
Elephant Waterfalls is a waterfall in the Central Highlands of Vietnam. It is located about 25 km from Da Lat…
Mantayupan Falls
Barili, officially the Municipality of Barili , is a municipality in the province of Cebu, Philippines.…
Sai Yok Noi waterfall
Sai Yok Noi waterfall is a waterfall in Thailand.
Kbal Chhay Waterfall
Kbal Chhay Waterfall is a waterfall approximately 7 km from the city of Sihanoukville in south-west Cambodia…
Wufengqi Waterfall
The Wufengqi Waterfalls are a popular tourist attraction located in the Wufengqi Scenic Area in Jiaoxi…
Wulai Waterfall
The Wulai Waterfall or Kuân-tsuí in Taiwanese Hokkien, is a waterfall in Wulai District, New Taipei, Taiwan.
Nang Rong Waterfall
The Nang Rong Waterfall is a waterfall, located in the Tambon of Hin Tang, Mueang Nakhon Nayok district…
Bou Sra Waterfall
Bou Sra Waterfall, also referred to as Bousra, Bu Sra, Busra or Boo Sra Waterfall , is a scenic waterfall now…
Namtok Kaeng Song
Namtok Kaeng Song is a waterfall in the Wang Thong District of Phitsanulok Province in Thailand. It is on the…
Penglai Waterfall
The Penglai Waterfall is a waterfall in Gukeng Township, Yunlin County, Taiwan.
Wachirathan Falls
Wachirathan Falls are waterfalls in the Chom Thong district in the province of Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Matang Tubig
Matang Tubig is a waterfall in Philippines.
Abaga Falls
Abaga Falls is a waterfall and ecosystem located approximately 15 km southwest of Iligan City on the island…
Popokvil Waterfalls
Popokvil Waterfalls is a waterfall in Kampot Province, Cambodia. It is located about 3 miles north-east of…
Epol Falls
Epol Falls is a waterfall in Davao City, Philippines.
Golden Waterfall
The Golden Waterfall is a waterfall located near a village named Jiufen in Ruifang District, New Taipei…
Lingjiao Waterfall
The Lingjiao Waterfall is a waterfall in Pingxi District, New Taipei, Taiwan.
Taoshan Waterfall
The Taoshan Waterfall , also known as Yansheng Waterfall , is a waterfall in Heping District, Taichung…
K50 Waterfall
The K50 Waterfall is a waterfall in Kon Chu Rang Nature Reserve in Sơn Lang commune, Gia Lai province, in…
Tanap-Avis Falls
Tanap-Avis Falls is a natural waterfall in Burgos, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. The basin-like waterfalls is a…
Tat Sae Waterfalls
The Tat Sae Waterfalls, also referred to as the Tad Sae Waterfalls are waterfalls located along a tributary…
Mae Ya Waterfall
Mae Ya Waterfall is a waterfall in Doi Inthanon National Park, Chom Thong District, Chiang Mai province…
Kaytitinga Falls
Kaytitinga Falls is located in San Jose del Monte, Bulacan, Philippines. It can be reached via 1 hour…
Kaangrian Falls
Kaangrian Falls is a natural waterfall and popular tourist attraction in Burgos, Ilocos Norte, Philippines.…
Daranak Falls
Daranak Falls is a waterfall located in the municipality of Tanay. It is one of the most popular tourist…
Sirindhorn Waterfall
Sirindhorn Waterfall is a waterfall in Narathiwat Province, Thailand. It does not fall from a high cliff but…
Pulacan Falls
Pulacan Falls is located in the town of Labangan, 12 km from Pagadian City. It covers an area of about 400…
Khao Soi Dao waterfall
Khao Soi Dao Wildlife Sanctuary is a wildlife sanctuary in Thailand's Chanthaburi province. It covers the…
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Oceania
Full guide Sutherland Falls
New Zealand's tallest waterfall
Full guide Huka Falls
The Waikato River's most famous rapid-and-drop, just below Lake Taupō
UNESCO Bowen Falls
One of only two permanent waterfalls on Milford Sound
UNESCO Stirling Falls
One of only two permanent waterfalls on Milford Sound
UNESCO Carrabeanga Falls
A two-day, 20-abseil canyon descent in Kanangra-Boyd
Browne Falls
Browne Falls is a waterfall above Doubtful Sound, which is located in Fiordland National Park, New Zealand.…
Kanangra Falls
Kanangra Falls is a waterfall on the Kanangra River, in the Kanangra-Boyd National Park, near Oberon, in the…
Lady Alice Falls
Lady Alice Falls is a tall waterfall in Fiordland, New Zealand. It drops either 656 or 919 feet .
Humboldt Falls
Humboldt Falls is a waterfall located in the Hollyford Valley in the Fiordland district of New Zealand. They…
Wollomombi Falls
The Wollomombi Falls is a horsetail waterfall on the Wollomombi River in the New England region of New South…
Ellenborough Falls
Ellenborough Falls, a horsetail waterfall on the headwaters of the Ellenborough River, is located in the Mid…
Liffey Falls
The Liffey Falls, a series of four distinct tiered–cascade waterfalls on the Liffey River, is located in the…
Yarrbilgong Falls
The Yarrbilgong Falls, a waterfall on the Coomera River, is located within Lamington National Park in the…
Belmore Falls
The Belmore Falls is a plunge waterfall with three drops on the Barrengarry Creek in the Southern Highlands…
Apsley Falls
The Apsley Falls are two waterfalls on the Apsley River in the Northern Tablelands region of New South Wales…
Steavenson Falls
Steavenson Falls is a waterfall on the Steavenson River, 4 kilometres southeast of Marysville, Victoria…
Ebor Falls
Ebor Falls is a tiered waterfall on the Guy Fawkes River, located near Ebor and about 37 kilometres…
Minyon Falls
The Minyon Falls is a plunge waterfall on Repentance Creek in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales…
Fitzroy Falls, New South Wales
Fitzroy Falls is a village in the Wingecarribee Shire, located within the Southern Highlands region of New…
Silverband Falls
The Silverband Falls are waterfalls located in the Grampians National Park, in western Victoria, Australia.…
Russell Falls
Widely considered Tasmania's most photographed waterfall
Kitekite Falls
Kitekite Falls is a scenic 3-tiered waterfall near Auckland, New Zealand. The falls drop a total of 40 metres…
Teviot Falls
The Teviot Falls is a plunge waterfall on Teviot Brook in Carneys Creek, Scenic Rim Region, Queensland…
Tarawera Falls
Tarawera Falls is a 65 m high waterfall on the Tarawera River in the Bay of Plenty region in New Zealand's…
Wannon Falls
The Wannon Falls are a punchbowl waterfall located in the Southern Grampians Shire, approximately 19…
Roaring Billy Falls
Roaring Billy Falls is a waterfall in Mount Aspiring National Park, Westland District, New Zealand. It is…
Thunder Creek Falls
Thunder Creek Falls is a waterfall in Mount Aspiring National Park, Westland District, New Zealand. It is…
Rainbow Falls (Far North District)
The Rainbow Falls, Māori name Waianiwaniwa, , are a single-drop waterfall located on the Kerikeri River near…
Whangārei Falls
Whangārei Falls is located just on the outskirts of Whangārei on Boundary Road in the suburb of Tikipunga, a…
Delaneys Falls
The Delaneys Falls, also named Preston Falls, is a plunge waterfall on Preston Creek. It is located in the…
McLean Falls
The McLean Falls on the Tautuku River in Catlins Forest Park descend a number of steep drop offs and…
Wainui Falls
Wainui Falls is a 20-metre waterfall in Wainui Bay, in the Tasman region of New Zealand. The waterfall is…
Hopetoun Falls
The Hopetoun Falls is a waterfall across the Aire River that is located in the Otways region of Victoria…
Fantail Falls
Fantail Falls is a waterfall in Mount Aspiring National Park, Westland District, New Zealand. The waterfall…
Waitoru Falls
Waitoru Falls is a waterfall in New Zealand.
Oakley Creek waterfall
Oakley Creek waterfall is a waterfall in New Zealand.
Buckley Falls
Buckley Falls is a waterfall consisting of a series of rapids on the Barwon River in Geelong, Victoria…
Purakaunui Falls
The Purakaunui Falls are a cascading three-tiered waterfall on the Purakaunui River, in The Catlins of the…
Āniwaniwa Falls
The Āniwaniwa Falls, or Rainbow Falls, are a two-drop waterfall located at northeastern Lake Waikaremoana in…
Mōkau Falls
Mōkau Falls is a cascade located at the head of Mōkau Inlet in New Zealand's Lake Waikaremoana.
Morans Falls
The Morans Falls, a plunge waterfall on Morans Creek, is located in the UNESCO World Heritage–listed Gondwana…
Elabana Falls
The Elabana Falls is a cascade waterfall that is located within Lamington National Park in the South East…
Queen Mary Falls
The Queen Mary Falls is a plunge waterfall on Spring Creek, in the locality of The Falls in the Southern…
Daggs Falls
The Daggs Falls is a plunge waterfall on Spring Creek that is located in the Darling Downs region of…
Bilbrough Falls
The Bilbrough Falls, also known as the Goomoolahra Falls, is a cascade waterfall that is located within the…
Triplet Falls
The Triplet Falls are waterfalls located in the Great Otway National Park of Victoria, in eastern Australia…
Nigretta Falls
The Nigretta Falls, previously known as the Upper Wannon Falls, are waterfalls located in the Southern…
Dip Falls
The Dip Falls, a cascade waterfall over cubic-basalt formed rocks on the Dip River, is located in Mawbanna in…
Boundary Falls (New South Wales)
The Boundary Falls is a waterfall that is located within the Gibraltar Range National Park, adjacent to the…
Nelson Falls
The Nelson Falls, a cascade waterfall, is located in the UNESCO World Heritage–listed Tasmanian Wilderness…
Hūnua Falls
The Hūnua Falls are on the Wairoa River in the Auckland Region of New Zealand, near Hūnua. The land around…
Tin Mine Falls
The Tin Mine Falls is a cascade waterfall located in the remote Pilot Wilderness Area within the Kosciuszko…
Owharoa Falls
Owharoa Falls is a staircase waterfall in Waikato, New Zealand, located off Waitawheta Road in Karangahake…
Katoomba Falls
The Katoomba Falls is a segmented waterfall that is located close to Echo Point near Katoomba on the Kedumba…
Coomera Falls
The Coomera Falls is a segmented waterfall on the upper Coomera River in the South East region of Queensland…
Haruru Falls
Haruru Falls is a five-metre-high waterfall near the settlement of Haruru in the Far North District of New…
Helena Falls
Helena Falls is a waterfall in the Fiordland National Park in New Zealand that empties into Doubtful Sound. A…
Carrington Falls
The Carrington Falls is a plunge waterfall across the Kangaroo River located in the Southern Highlands region…
Gibraltar Falls
Gibraltar Falls is a waterfall in Australia.
Te Rere o Kapuni
Te Rere o Kapuni, also known as Dawson Falls, is a waterfall in the Taranaki region of New Zealand. Located…
Waitangi Waterfall
Waitangi Waterfall is a waterfall in New Zealand.
Mokoroa Falls
Mokoroa Falls is a waterfall located between Muriwai and the Waitākere Ranges in Auckland's west coast in New…
Omeru Falls
Omeru Falls is a waterfall in New Zealand.
Sharplin Falls
Sharplin Falls is a waterfall on Bowyers Stream in the Staveley district of mid-Canterbury in the South…
Mount Damper Falls
Mount Damper Falls is a waterfall in the North Island of New Zealand on a tributary, Mount Damper Stream, of…
The Cascades
The Cascades is a waterfall in New Zealand.
Karekare Falls
The Karekare Falls is a waterfall in the western Waitākere Ranges of the Auckland Region, New Zealand.
Lucas Creek Waterfall
Lucas Creek Waterfall is a waterfall in New Zealand.
Waitākere Falls
Waitākere Falls is a waterfall in New Zealand.
Waitangi Stream Cascade
Waitangi Stream Cascade is a waterfall in New Zealand.
Gates of Haast
The Gates of Haast is a gorge on the Haast River in Mount Aspiring National Park in the South Island of New…
Fairy Falls
The Fairy Falls is a waterfall in the eastern Waitākere Ranges of Auckland, New Zealand.
Grainger Falls
Grainger Falls is a waterfall in Fiordland, New Zealand. It is a combination of a tiered and fan type…
Madonna Falls
The Madonna Falls, is a waterfall believed to hold mana and have healing properties. The waterfall is located…
Ananui Falls
Ananui Falls is a waterfall located just south of the town of Waihi in New Zealand's Waikato Region.
Ōkiritoto Falls
Ōkiritoto Falls is a waterfall in New Zealand.
Paraua Rapids
Paraua Rapids is a waterfall in New Zealand.
Toroanui Falls
Toroanui Falls is a waterfall in New Zealand.
Tarakihi Rapids
Tarakihi Rapids is a waterfall in New Zealand.
Pohuehue Falls
Pōhuehue is a rural locality in Rodney, in the Auckland Region of New Zealand. It is located on State Highway…
Kerosene Creek Waterfall
Kerosene Creek Waterfall is a waterfall in New Zealand.
Kohuroa Stream Waterfalls
Kohuroa Stream Waterfalls is a waterfall in New Zealand.
Pararaha Stream Waterfalls
Pararaha Stream Waterfalls is a waterfall in New Zealand.
Wainamu Falls
Wainamu Falls is a waterfall in New Zealand.
Kelly Stream Waterfall
Kelly Stream Waterfall is a waterfall in New Zealand.
Waterfall Bay Falls
Waterfall Bay Falls is a waterfall in New Zealand.
Waitupu Stream Falls
Waitupu Stream Falls is a waterfall in New Zealand.