Guyana · Guiana Highlands

Kaieteur Falls

A single, uninterrupted drop nearly five times the height of Niagara pours off the Guiana Shield through untouched rainforest, with no roads and only a grass airstrip connecting it to the outside world. Golden rocket frogs live nowhere else on Earth but the bromeliads at its rim.

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World's largest single-drop waterfall by average volume Essentials guide

Kaieteur Falls drops 226 metres (742 ft) across a face roughly 113 metres wide on the Potaro, inside Kaieteur National Park. It is a plunge-type fall, and the nearest base for a visit is Kaieteur, with KAI the closest airport. Access to the main viewpoint is rated moderate.

Wet season (May-Aug) gives maximum volume; the falls run year-round on the reliable Potaro.

What you can do here

Scenic flights

Microlights, floatplanes and fixed-wing sightseeing runs over falls you cannot otherwise take in whole.

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Hiking

From ten-minute boardwalks to multi-day approaches through cloud forest.

Photography

Light angles, moonbows, spray management and the hours that actually work.

Wildlife & safari

Falls that sit inside serious wildlife country, where the water is only half the reason to come.

When to go

Wet season (May-Aug) gives maximum volume; the falls run year-round on the reliable Potaro.

Entry: Free park entry; reached by charter flight from Georgetown

Getting there

Base townKaieteur
AirportKAI
CountryGuyana
RegionGuiana Highlands, South America
AccessModerate — a real walk — expect stairs, uneven ground or an hour on the trail

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On the map

5.1708, -59.4939

Quick answers

How tall is Kaieteur Falls?

Kaieteur Falls drops 226 metres (742 feet), across a face about 113 metres wide. It is a plunge-type waterfall on the Potaro.

When is the best time to visit Kaieteur Falls?

Peak flow is May to August. Wet season (May-Aug) gives maximum volume; the falls run year-round on the reliable Potaro.

What can you do at Kaieteur Falls?

Beyond the viewpoints: scenic flights, 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 Kaieteur Falls?

The usual base is Kaieteur, and the closest airport is KAI. A real walk — expect stairs, uneven ground or an hour on the trail from there. Free park entry; reached by charter flight from Georgetown.