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Lonely Planet Western Balkans
Lonely Planet · 2024
Current Lonely Planet regional guide with Bosnia and Herzegovina chapters incl. Mostar, Kravica and Jajce.
Bosnia and Herzegovina · City of Ljubuški
Koćuša
Koćuša is a waterfall in village Veljaci located 10 km from Ljubuški, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Its height is about 5 m.
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.
Koćuša drops over a series of steps on the Trebižat River. It is a cascade-type fall, and the nearest base for a visit is Klobuk, Bosnia and Herzegovina. 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 Koćuša itself — the experience is the approach and the view. Guided day trips from Klobuk are the easiest way to combine it with the area around it.
Also good forHikingPhotography
When to go
Winter rain and spring snowmelt: March to June is the season, and late summer can leave the smaller falls dry.
Getting there
- Base town Klobuk, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Country Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Region City of Ljubuški, Balkans & Eastern Europe, Europe
- Access Moderate — a real walk — expect stairs, uneven ground or an hour on the trail
How it compares
This waterfall
Koćuša
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Height—Width—
Most similar
Langfoss
Norway
Height612 mWidth—
Also a cascade waterfall and in Norway
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
108 m
330 m
612 m
979 m
Victoria FallsEiffel TowerLangfossAngel Falls
Khone Phapheng Falls
10,783 m
Victoria Falls
1,708 m
We don't have a reliable crest width for Koćuša yet, so it is left off the width chart. Tallest · widest lists.
Watch and read
Books worth packing
Bosnia and Herzegovina (Bradt Travel Guide)Tim Clancy
Guidebook
Bosnia and Herzegovina (Bradt Travel Guide)
Tim Clancy · 2021
Detailed Bradt guide by a Bosnia-based author, covering Jajce, Herzegovina and Kravica near Ljubuški.
On the map
43.24945, 17.45225
Quick answers
Where is Koćuša?
Koćuša is in Bosnia and Herzegovina (City of Ljubuški). The nearest base is Klobuk, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Its coordinates are 43.2495, 17.4522.
When is the best time to visit Koćuša?
Peak flow is March to June. Winter rain and spring snowmelt: March to June is the season, and late summer can leave the smaller falls dry.
What can you do at Koćuša?
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 Koćuša?
The usual base is Klobuk, Bosnia and Herzegovina. A real walk — expect stairs, uneven ground or an hour on the trail from there.
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