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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 · Kintampo
Kintampo waterfalls
Kintampo waterfalls is one of Ghana' highest waterfalls located in Bono East. It was formerly known as Sanders Falls during the colonial days.
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.
Kintampo waterfalls drops 25 metres (82 ft). It is a cascade-type fall, and the nearest base for a visit is Kintampo, 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 Kintampo waterfalls itself — the experience is the approach and the view. Guided day trips from Kintampo 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 Kintampo, Ghana
- Country Ghana
- Region Kintampo, West Africa, Africa
- Access Moderate — a real walk — expect stairs, uneven ground or an hour on the trail
How it compares
This waterfall
Kintampo waterfalls
Ghana
Height25 mWidth—
Most similar
Awhum Waterfall
Nigeria
Height30 mWidth—
Also a cascade waterfall, of similar height and in Nigeria
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
25 m
30 m
108 m
330 m
979 m
Kintampo waterfallsAwhum WaterfallVictoria FallsEiffel TowerAngel Falls
Khone Phapheng Falls
10,783 m
Victoria Falls
1,708 m
Angel Falls is 39× taller than Kintampo waterfalls. Victoria Falls is 4.3× taller. We don't have a reliable crest width for Kintampo waterfalls yet, so it is left off the width chart. Tallest · widest lists.
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On the map
8.08965, -1.69739
Quick answers
Where is Kintampo waterfalls?
Kintampo waterfalls is in Ghana (Kintampo). The nearest base is Kintampo, Ghana. Its coordinates are 8.0897, -1.6974.
How tall is Kintampo waterfalls?
Kintampo waterfalls drops 25 metres (82 feet). It is a cascade-type waterfall.
When is the best time to visit Kintampo waterfalls?
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 Kintampo waterfalls?
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 Kintampo waterfalls?
The usual base is Kintampo, Ghana. A real walk — expect stairs, uneven ground or an hour on the trail from there.
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