Vietnam · Lam Dong
Thac Pongour
The Da Nhim River drops down four broad, staggered rock steps in Vietnam Central Highlands, sometimes called the queen of Vietnam waterfalls for the elegance of its terraced shape. It draws far fewer visitors than falls closer to Da Lat, keeping the surrounding pine forest relatively quiet.
Checked September 2026 by David Bussell
Pongour Falls drops 40 metres (131 ft) across a face roughly 100 metres wide on the Da Nhim. It is a tiered-type fall, and the nearest base for a visit is Duc Trong, with DLI the closest airport. Access to the main viewpoint is rated easy.
Pongour Falls is the tallest of the 4 waterfalls we cover in Vietnam. As a tiered waterfall, a series of distinct drops, one below the other.
No commercial adventures run at Pongour Falls itself — the experience is the approach and the view. Guided day trips from Duc Trong are the easiest way to combine it with the area around it.
Also good forHikingPhotography
Wet season (Jul-Oct) gives the fullest four-stepped flow over the wide rock shelves.
Entry: Small entry fee
This waterfall
Pongour Falls
Vietnam
Height40 mWidth100 m
Most similar
Kawasan Falls
Philippines
Height40 mWidth—
Also a tiered waterfall, of similar height and in the Philippines
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
Angel Falls is 24× taller than Pongour Falls. Victoria Falls is 2.7× taller and 17× wider. Khone Phapheng Falls is 108× wider. Tallest · widest lists.
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Guidebook
Rough Guides · 2024
For a multi-country trip, one book covering the overland routes between the Southeast Asian falls on this site.
Guidebook
Lonely Planet · 2023
Covers Cao Bang province for Ban Gioc and the Da Lat highlands for Pongour, with transport from Hanoi and Da Lat.
11.6875, 108.2654
Pongour Falls is in Vietnam (Lam Dong). The nearest base is Duc Trong and the closest airport is DLI. Its coordinates are 11.6875, 108.2654.
Pongour Falls drops 40 metres (131 feet), across a face about 100 metres wide. It is a tiered-type waterfall on the Da Nhim.
Peak flow is July to October. Wet season (Jul-Oct) gives the fullest four-stepped flow over the wide rock shelves.
Beyond the viewpoints: hiking and photography. Access to the main viewpoint is rated easy — a short walk or roadside viewpoint.
The usual base is Duc Trong, and the closest airport is DLI. A short walk or roadside viewpoint from there. Small entry fee.
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