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 · Bolívar
Llovizna Falls
Llovizna Falls is a waterfall on the Caroní River, close to its confluence with the Orinoco, located in the Llovizna Park, Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela.
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.
Llovizna Falls drops over a series of steps on the Caroní River. It is a cascade-type fall, and the nearest base for a visit is Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela. Access to the main viewpoint is rated moderate.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Llovizna Falls is number 5 on our list of waterfalls near big cities. 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 Llovizna Falls itself — the experience is the approach and the view. Guided day trips from Puerto Ordaz are the easiest way to combine it with the area around it.
Also good forHikingPhotography
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 Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela
- Country Venezuela
- Region Bolívar, Guianas & Venezuela, South America
- Access Moderate — a real walk — expect stairs, uneven ground or an hour on the trail
How it compares
This waterfall
Llovizna Falls
Venezuela
Height—Width—
Most similar
Yutaje Falls
Venezuela
Height715 mWidth—
Also a cascade waterfall and in Venezuela too
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
Most similar
Yutaje Falls
Venezuela
Height715 mWidth—
Also a cascade waterfall and in Venezuela too
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
715 m
979 m
Victoria FallsEiffel TowerYutaje FallsAngel Falls
Khone Phapheng Falls
10,783 m
Victoria Falls
1,708 m
We don't have a reliable crest width for Llovizna Falls 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
8.31004, -62.677
Quick answers
Where is Llovizna Falls?
Llovizna Falls is in Venezuela (Bolívar). The nearest base is Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela. Its coordinates are 8.3100, -62.6770.
When is the best time to visit Llovizna Falls?
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 Llovizna Falls?
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 Llovizna Falls?
The usual base is Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela. A real walk — expect stairs, uneven ground or an hour on the trail from there.
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