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Lonely Planet Brazil
Trent Holden et al. · 2025
Covers Foz do Iguaçu's panoramic side, Chapada Diamantina for Fumaça, and the Serra Gaúcha around Canela for Caracol.
Brazil · Guyana · Potaro-Siparuni
Orinduik Falls
The Orinduik Falls lie on the Ireng River on the Pakaraima Mountains. Orinduik Falls is a wide, multi-tiered series of cascades.
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.
Orinduik Falls drops 150 metres (492 ft) on the Ireng River. It is a tiered-type fall, and the nearest base for a visit is Maripari River - Kurukabaru, Brazil. Access to the main viewpoint is rated moderate.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Orinduik Falls is the third-tallest of the 14 we cover in Brazil. As a tiered waterfall, a series of distinct drops, one below the other.
What you can do here
A walk-in-and-look waterfall
No commercial adventures run at Orinduik Falls itself — the experience is the approach and the view. Guided day trips from Maripari River - Kurukabaru 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 Maripari River - Kurukabaru, Brazil
- Country Brazil, Guyana
- Region Potaro-Siparuni, Brazil, South America
- Access Moderate — a real walk — expect stairs, uneven ground or an hour on the trail
How it compares
This waterfall
Orinduik Falls
Brazil · Guyana
Height150 mWidth—
Most similar
Liffey Falls
Australia
Height160 mWidth—
Also a tiered 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
160 m
330 m
979 m
Victoria FallsOrinduik FallsLiffey FallsEiffel TowerAngel Falls
Khone Phapheng Falls
10,783 m
Victoria Falls
1,708 m
Angel Falls is 6.5× taller than Orinduik Falls. It drops 1.4× further than Victoria Falls (108 m). We don't have a reliable crest width for Orinduik Falls yet, so it is left off the width chart. Tallest · widest lists.
Watch and read
Books worth packing
GuyanaKirk Smock
Guidebook
Guyana
Kirk Smock · 2018
The only dedicated Guyana guide, detailing Kaieteur flights from Georgetown and the multi-day overland trek to the falls.
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.
On the map
4.71667, -60.01667
Quick answers
Where is Orinduik Falls?
Orinduik Falls is in Brazil / Guyana (Potaro-Siparuni). The nearest base is Maripari River - Kurukabaru, Brazil. Its coordinates are 4.7167, -60.0167.
How tall is Orinduik Falls?
Orinduik Falls drops 150 metres (492 feet). It is a tiered-type waterfall on the Ireng River.
When is the best time to visit Orinduik 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 Orinduik 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 Orinduik Falls?
The usual base is Maripari River - Kurukabaru, Brazil. A real walk — expect stairs, uneven ground or an hour on the trail from there.
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