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
Pará Falls
The Pará Falls are large waterfalls on the Caura River in Bolívar, Venezuela. The falls are located 210 kilometres upstream from the confluence of the Caura and Orinoco, and are considered the boundary between the upper and lower sections of the river.
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.
Pará Falls drops over a series of steps on the Caura River, inside El Caura Forest Reserve. It is a tiered-type fall, and the nearest base for a visit is Parroquia Aripao, Venezuela. Access to the main viewpoint is rated moderate.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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 Pará Falls itself — the experience is the approach and the view. Guided day trips from Parroquia Aripao are the easiest way to combine it with the area around it.
Also good forBoat cruisesHikingPhotography
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 Parroquia Aripao, 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
Pará Falls
Venezuela
Height—Width—
Most similar
Gocta Falls
Peru
Height771 mWidth—
Also a tiered waterfall and in Peru
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
771 m
979 m
Victoria FallsEiffel TowerGocta FallsAngel Falls
Khone Phapheng Falls
10,783 m
Victoria Falls
1,708 m
We don't have a reliable crest width for Pará 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
6.31822, -64.51105
Quick answers
Where is Pará Falls?
Pará Falls is in Venezuela (Bolívar), inside El Caura Forest Reserve. The nearest base is Parroquia Aripao, Venezuela. Its coordinates are 6.3182, -64.5110.
When is the best time to visit Pará 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 Pará Falls?
Beyond the viewpoints: boat cruises, 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 Pará Falls?
The usual base is Parroquia Aripao, Venezuela. A real walk — expect stairs, uneven ground or an hour on the trail from there.
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