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Guidebook
Guyana
Kirk Smock · 2018
The only dedicated Guyana guide, detailing Kaieteur flights from Georgetown and the multi-day overland trek to the falls.
Guyana · Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo
Rappu Falls
Rappu Falls is a waterfall on the Essequibo River, Guyana, approximately 17 km north of the confluence with the Rupununi River. It is among a cluster of other cataracts that make traversing the upper Essequibo a challenge, including such as King William IV Falls, Ackramukra and Murray's cataract.
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.
Rappu Falls drops over a series of steps on the Essequibo River. It is a cataract-type fall, and the nearest base for a visit is Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo, Guyana. Access to the main viewpoint is rated moderate.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA 4.0).
As a cataract waterfall, a large, powerful waterfall or series of rapids on a big river.
What you can do here
A walk-in-and-look waterfall
No commercial adventures run at Rappu Falls itself — the experience is the approach and the view. Guided day trips from Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo 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 Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo, Guyana
- Country Guyana
- Region Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo, Guianas & Venezuela, South America
- Access Moderate — a real walk — expect stairs, uneven ground or an hour on the trail
How it compares
This waterfall
Rappu Falls
Guyana
Height—Width—
Most similar
Guaíra Falls
Brazil · Paraguay
Height40 mWidth4,828 m
Also a cataract waterfall and in Brazil
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
Most similar
Guaíra Falls
Brazil · Paraguay
Height40 mWidth4,828 m
Also a cataract waterfall and in Brazil
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
40 m
108 m
330 m
979 m
Guaíra FallsVictoria FallsEiffel TowerAngel Falls
Khone Phapheng Falls
10,783 m
Guaíra Falls
4,828 m
Victoria Falls
1,708 m
We don't have a reliable crest width for Rappu Falls yet, so it is left off the width chart. Tallest · widest lists.
Watch and read
Books worth packing
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
4.2, -58.8
Quick answers
Where is Rappu Falls?
Rappu Falls is in Guyana (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo). The nearest base is Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo, Guyana. Its coordinates are 4.2000, -58.8000.
When is the best time to visit Rappu 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 Rappu 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 Rappu Falls?
The usual base is Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo, Guyana. A real walk — expect stairs, uneven ground or an hour on the trail from there.
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