Zimbabwe · Eastern Highlands, Manicaland

Mutarazi Falls

Mtarazi Falls

The Mutarazi River drops about 772 metres in two tiers off Zimbabwe's eastern escarpment into the Honde Valley, in a small national park bordering Nyanga National Park. At the lip, Far and Wide runs a SkyWalk of two suspension bridges (30 m and 90 m) and a pair of zip lines of roughly 350 metres across the gorge, reached by a rough road best driven in a 4x4.

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Zimbabwe's highest waterfall Essentials guide

Checked September 2026 by David Bussell

Mutarazi Falls drops 772 metres (2,533 ft) on the Mutarazi, inside Mutarazi Falls National Park. It is a tiered-type fall, and the nearest base for a visit is Nyanga, with HRE the closest airport. Access to the main viewpoint is rated easy.

Mutarazi Falls is the tallest of the 2 waterfalls we cover in Zimbabwe. As a tiered waterfall, a series of distinct drops, one below the other.

What you can do here

Zip linesCheck operators and availability

Planning one of these? Check your travel insurance covers adventure activities — SafetyWing is one option.

Also good forHiking Photography

When to go

J F M A M J J A S O N D

The SkyWalk and zip lines run daily from 9am to 4pm; reach the dirt access road before about 2:45pm. Weather on the escarpment is cool and changes quickly.

Entry: Park fee reported at about US$5; SkyWalk about US$50 per adult (children half), SkyLine zip line US$80, combo US$100 (2024 prices)

Getting there

Base town Nyanga
Airport HRE
Country Zimbabwe
Region Eastern Highlands, Manicaland, Southern Africa, Africa
Access Easy — a short walk or roadside viewpoint

Flights to HRE Car hire Route options

How it compares

This waterfall Mutarazi Falls Zimbabwe Height772 mWidth—

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

Height, drawn to scale

108 m

330 m

772 m

948 m

979 m

Victoria FallsEiffel TowerMutarazi FallsTugela FallsAngel Falls

Width of the crest, drawn to scale

Khone Phapheng Falls 10,783 m

Victoria Falls 1,708 m

Angel Falls is 1.3× taller than Mutarazi Falls. It drops 7.1× further than Victoria Falls (108 m). We don't have a reliable crest width for Mutarazi Falls yet, so it is left off the width chart. Tallest · widest lists.

Watch and read

Videos from Mutarazi Falls

**Nyanga. Zimbabwe. Mutarazi Falls. Sky Walk and zip line.**QM7272

**🇿🇼 Mutarazi Falls, Nyanga, Zimbabwe | Skywalk**African Hiker

**NYANGA VLOG - Troutbeck Resort + Mutarazi Falls + World View….**Ashley's Diary

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Books worth packing

ZimbabwePaul Murray

Guidebook

Zimbabwe

Paul Murray · 2020

Covers the Zimbabwe side of Victoria Falls town and rainforest trail plus the Eastern Highlands around Nyanga and Mutarazi.

Independent bookshop Amazon

On the map

-18.484, 32.7912

Quick answers

Where is Mutarazi Falls?

Mutarazi Falls is in Zimbabwe (Eastern Highlands, Manicaland), inside Mutarazi Falls National Park. The nearest base is Nyanga and the closest airport is HRE. Its coordinates are -18.4840, 32.7912.

How tall is Mutarazi Falls?

Mutarazi Falls drops 772 metres (2,533 feet). It is a tiered-type waterfall on the Mutarazi.

When is the best time to visit Mutarazi Falls?

Peak flow is January to April and December. The SkyWalk and zip lines run daily from 9am to 4pm; reach the dirt access road before about 2:45pm. Weather on the escarpment is cool and changes quickly.

What can you do at Mutarazi Falls?

Beyond the viewpoints: zip lines, hiking and photography. Access to the main viewpoint is rated easy — a short walk or roadside viewpoint.

How do you get to Mutarazi Falls?

The usual base is Nyanga, and the closest airport is HRE. A short walk or roadside viewpoint from there. Park fee reported at about US$5; SkyWalk about US$50 per adult (children half), SkyLine zip line US$80, combo US$100 (2024 prices).