Turkey · Antalya
Duden Selalesi
Two separate waterfalls share the name — an Upper falls where the Duden River drops through a travertine cave inside a city park, and a Lower falls where the same river plunges directly off a cliff into the Mediterranean Sea, best seen from a boat tour out of Antalya harbor.
Checked September 2026 by David Bussell
Duden Waterfalls drops 40 metres (131 ft) on the Duden. It is a plunge-type fall, and the nearest base for a visit is Antalya, with AYT the closest airport. Access to the main viewpoint is rated easy.
Duden Waterfalls is the third-tallest of the 16 we cover in Turkey; number 3 on our list of waterfalls near big cities. As a plunge waterfall, water leaves the rock entirely and falls free through the air.
No commercial adventures run at Duden Waterfalls itself — the experience is the approach and the view. Guided day trips from Antalya are the easiest way to combine it with the area around it.
Also good forBoat cruisesHikingPhotography
Spring meltwater gives the fullest flow over the Mediterranean sea cliffs at the Lower falls.
Entry: Free from public park; boat tours extra
This waterfall
Duden Waterfalls
Turkey
Height40 mWidth—
Most similar
Gitgit Falls
Indonesia
Height35 mWidth—
Also a plunge waterfall, of similar height and in Indonesia
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
Angel Falls is 24× taller than Duden Waterfalls. Victoria Falls is 2.7× taller. We don't have a reliable crest width for Duden Waterfalls yet, so it is left off the width chart. Tallest · widest lists.
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Walking guide
Kate Clow · 2014
The official guide to the Lycian Way, which ends on Antalya's western edge; for hikers adding Düden to a coastal trek.
Guidebook
Lonely Planet · 2024
The 17th edition covers Antalya and the surrounding coast, including getting to the Upper and Lower Düden falls.
36.9021, 30.7108
Duden Waterfalls is in Turkey (Antalya). The nearest base is Antalya and the closest airport is AYT. Its coordinates are 36.9021, 30.7108.
Duden Waterfalls drops 40 metres (131 feet). It is a plunge-type waterfall on the Duden.
Peak flow is March to May and October to November. Spring meltwater gives the fullest flow over the Mediterranean sea cliffs at the Lower falls.
Beyond the viewpoints: boat cruises, hiking and photography. Access to the main viewpoint is rated easy — a short walk or roadside viewpoint.
The usual base is Antalya, and the closest airport is AYT. A short walk or roadside viewpoint from there. Free from public park; boat tours extra.
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