Guidebook
South American Handbook
Ben Box · 2017
The one-volume continental handbook, useful for multi-country trips that link falls such as Iguazú, Kaieteur and Angel Falls.
Venezuela · Municipio Morán
Cascada del Vino
Cascada del Vino is a Venezuelan water fall with the peculiar feature that the river has a tinged of burgundy-colored product of an organic compound, tannic acid derived from the roots of the trees surrounding the creek along its path .
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.
Cascada del Vino drops over a series of steps. It is a cascade-type fall, and the nearest base for a visit is Barbacoas, Venezuela. 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 Cascada del Vino itself — the experience is the approach and the view. Guided day trips from Barbacoas are the easiest way to combine it with the area around it.
Also good forHikingPhotographyWildlife & safari
When to go
Tropical wet season fed: the rains bring the volume, the first dry months bring the clear skies and full falls together.
Getting there
- Base town Barbacoas, Venezuela
- Country Venezuela
- Region Municipio Morán, Guianas & Venezuela, South America
- Access Moderate — a real walk — expect stairs, uneven ground or an hour on the trail
How it compares
This waterfall
Cascada del Vino
Venezuela
Height—Width—
Most similar
Petrohué Waterfalls
Chile
Height3 mWidth—
Also a cascade waterfall and in Chile
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
3 m
108 m
330 m
979 m
Petrohué WaterfallsVictoria FallsEiffel TowerAngel Falls
Khone Phapheng Falls
10,783 m
Victoria Falls
1,708 m
We don't have a reliable crest width for Cascada del Vino yet, so it is left off the width chart. Tallest · widest lists.
Watch and read
Books worth packing
Guidebook
Venezuela
Russell Maddicks · 2011
Last full English guide to Venezuela, covering Canaima, river trips up the Carrao to Angel Falls and Gran Sabana tepuis.
On the map
9.78683, -70.0323
Quick answers
Where is Cascada del Vino?
Cascada del Vino is in Venezuela (Municipio Morán). The nearest base is Barbacoas, Venezuela. Its coordinates are 9.7868, -70.0323.
When is the best time to visit Cascada del Vino?
Peak flow is June to September. Tropical wet season fed: the rains bring the volume, the first dry months bring the clear skies and full falls together.
What can you do at Cascada del Vino?
Beyond the viewpoints: hiking, photography and wildlife & safari. 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 Cascada del Vino?
The usual base is Barbacoas, Venezuela. A real walk — expect stairs, uneven ground or an hour on the trail from there.
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