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Ghana
Philip Briggs · 2019
Covers the Volta Region's Wli Falls hikes from Hohoe and the Eastern Region's Boti Falls and Umbrella Rock near Koforidua.
Ghana · Eastern Region
Asenema Waterfall
Asenema Waterfall is a small waterfall located near the community of Asenema in the Okere constituency, a few kilometres north of Akropong in the Akuapim North Municipal District of the Eastern Region of Ghana. It lies at the base of the forested Akuapem Hills.
Essentials guide
Facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia, compiled September 2026; season and access are our estimate, not a visit report. How we build these pages.
Asenema Waterfall drops over a series of steps. It is a cascade-type fall, and the nearest base for a visit is Adukrom, Ghana. 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 Asenema Waterfall itself — the experience is the approach and the view. Guided day trips from Adukrom 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 Adukrom, Ghana
- Country Ghana
- Region Eastern Region, West Africa, Africa
- Access Moderate — a real walk — expect stairs, uneven ground or an hour on the trail
How it compares
This waterfall
Asenema Waterfall
Ghana
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 Asenema Waterfall yet, so it is left off the width chart. Tallest · widest lists.
Watch and read
Books worth packing
On the map
6.0483, -0.1078
Quick answers
Where is Asenema Waterfall?
Asenema Waterfall is in Ghana (Eastern Region). The nearest base is Adukrom, Ghana. Its coordinates are 6.0483, -0.1078.
When is the best time to visit Asenema Waterfall?
Peak flow is August 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 Asenema Waterfall?
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 Asenema Waterfall?
The usual base is Adukrom, Ghana. A real walk — expect stairs, uneven ground or an hour on the trail from there.
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