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Philip Briggs, Andrew Roberts · 2020
Briggs' Uganda guide is the standard for Murchison Falls NP boat trips and top-of-falls hike, and Sipi's trails on Mount Elgon.
Uganda · Pader District
Aruu Falls
ruu Falls, also known as Aruu Falls Camspite, are natural waterfalls located in Northern Uganda along the Gulu Kitgum highway in Pader District. The falls are 47 kilometers away from Gulu, 57 kilometers away from Kitgum, and 386 kilometers away from Kampala, the capital city of Uganda.
Essentials guide
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Aruu Falls drops over a series of steps. It is a cascade-type fall, and the nearest base for a visit is Pader District, Uganda. Access to the main viewpoint is rated moderate.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA 4.0).
As a cascade waterfall, water tumbles down a series of rock steps rather than falling free.
What you can do here
A walk-in-and-look waterfall
No commercial adventures run at Aruu Falls itself — the experience is the approach and the view. Guided day trips from Pader District are the easiest way to combine it with the area around it.
Also good forHikingPhotography
When to go
Rain-season fed: the falls are at their biggest towards the end of the main rains and can shrink dramatically in the dry months.
Getting there
- Base town Pader District, Uganda
- Country Uganda
- Region Pader District, East Africa, Africa
- Access Moderate — a real walk — expect stairs, uneven ground or an hour on the trail
How it compares
This waterfall
Aruu Falls
Uganda
Height—Width—
Most similar
Rusumo Falls
Rwanda · Tanzania
Height15 mWidth40 m
Also a cascade waterfall and in Rwanda
Largest curtain
Victoria Falls
Zimbabwe · Zambia
Height108 mWidth1,708 m
Largest single sheet of falling water
Tallest on earth
Angel Falls
Venezuela
Height979 mWidth—
Widest on earth
Khone Phapheng Falls
Laos
Height21 mWidth10,783 m
Measured across the whole multi-channel system
15 m
108 m
330 m
979 m
Rusumo FallsVictoria FallsEiffel TowerAngel Falls
Khone Phapheng Falls
10,783 m
Victoria Falls
1,708 m
Rusumo Falls
40 m
We don't have a reliable crest width for Aruu Falls yet, so it is left off the width chart. Tallest · widest lists.
Watch and read
Books worth packing
On the map
2.89683, 32.64719
Quick answers
Where is Aruu Falls?
Aruu Falls is in Uganda (Pader District). The nearest base is Pader District, Uganda. Its coordinates are 2.8968, 32.6472.
When is the best time to visit Aruu Falls?
Peak flow is April to May and October to November. Rain-season fed: the falls are at their biggest towards the end of the main rains and can shrink dramatically in the dry months.
What can you do at Aruu Falls?
Beyond the viewpoints: hiking and photography. Access to the main viewpoint is rated moderate — a real walk — expect stairs, uneven ground or an hour on the trail.
How do you get to Aruu Falls?
The usual base is Pader District, Uganda. A real walk — expect stairs, uneven ground or an hour on the trail from there.
Nearby
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