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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 · Eastern Region
Obosomase Waterfalls
Obosomase Waterfalls is located in the Eastern Region of Ghana. It is 150 meters from the Aburi community.
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.
Obosomase Waterfalls drops 150 metres (492 ft). It is a plunge-type fall, and the nearest base for a visit is Aburi, Ghana. Access to the main viewpoint is rated moderate.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Obosomase Waterfalls is the second-tallest of the 11 we cover in Ghana. As a plunge waterfall, water leaves the rock entirely and falls free through the air.
What you can do here
A walk-in-and-look waterfall
No commercial adventures run at Obosomase Waterfalls itself — the experience is the approach and the view. Guided day trips from Aburi 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 Aburi, Ghana
- Country Ghana
- Region Eastern Region, West Africa, Africa
- Access Moderate — a real walk — expect stairs, uneven ground or an hour on the trail
How it compares
This waterfall
Obosomase Waterfalls
Ghana
Height150 mWidth—
Most similar
Sruth in Aghaidh an Aird
Ireland
Height150 mWidth—
Also a plunge waterfall and of similar height
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
150 m
150 m
330 m
979 m
Victoria FallsObosomase WaterfallsSruth in Aghaidh an AirdEiffel TowerAngel Falls
Khone Phapheng Falls
10,783 m
Victoria Falls
1,708 m
Angel Falls is 6.5× taller than Obosomase Waterfalls. It drops 1.4× further than Victoria Falls (108 m). We don't have a reliable crest width for Obosomase Waterfalls yet, so it is left off the width chart. Tallest · widest lists.
Watch and read
Books worth packing
On the map
5.86433, -0.16033
Quick answers
Where is Obosomase Waterfalls?
Obosomase Waterfalls is in Ghana (Eastern Region). The nearest base is Aburi, Ghana. Its coordinates are 5.8643, -0.1603.
How tall is Obosomase Waterfalls?
Obosomase Waterfalls drops 150 metres (492 feet). It is a plunge-type waterfall.
When is the best time to visit Obosomase 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 Obosomase 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 Obosomase Waterfalls?
The usual base is Aburi, Ghana. A real walk — expect stairs, uneven ground or an hour on the trail from there.
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