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Lonely Planet · 2024
Current Lonely Planet regional guide with Bosnia and Herzegovina chapters incl. Mostar, Kravica and Jajce.
Bosnia and Herzegovina · City of Konjic
Šištica waterfall
The Šištica Waterfall is an ephemeral waterfall on the Šištica river, near the city of Konjic, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is considered a natural and geomorphological rarity.
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.
Šištica waterfall drops 12 metres (39 ft). It is a cascade-type fall, and the nearest base for a visit is City of Konjic, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Access to the main viewpoint is rated moderate.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA 4.0).
As a cascade waterfall, water tumbles down a series of rock steps rather than falling free.
What you can do here
A walk-in-and-look waterfall
No commercial adventures run at Šištica waterfall itself — the experience is the approach and the view. Guided day trips from City of Konjic are the easiest way to combine it with the area around it.
Also good forHikingPhotography
When to go
Winter rain and spring snowmelt: March to June is the season, and late summer can leave the smaller falls dry.
Getting there
- Base town City of Konjic, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Country Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Region City of Konjic, Balkans & Eastern Europe, Europe
- Access Moderate — a real walk — expect stairs, uneven ground or an hour on the trail
How it compares
This waterfall
Šištica waterfall
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Height12 mWidth—
Most similar
Holovkinskoho waterfall
Ukraine
Height12 mWidth—
Also a cascade waterfall, of similar height and in Ukraine
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
12 m
12 m
108 m
330 m
979 m
Šištica waterfallHolovkinskoho waterfallVictoria FallsEiffel TowerAngel Falls
Khone Phapheng Falls
10,783 m
Victoria Falls
1,708 m
Angel Falls is 82× taller than Šištica waterfall. Victoria Falls is 9.0× taller. We don't have a reliable crest width for Šištica waterfall yet, so it is left off the width chart. Tallest · widest lists.
Watch and read
Books worth packing
Bosnia and Herzegovina (Bradt Travel Guide)Tim Clancy
Guidebook
Bosnia and Herzegovina (Bradt Travel Guide)
Tim Clancy · 2021
Detailed Bradt guide by a Bosnia-based author, covering Jajce, Herzegovina and Kravica near Ljubuški.
On the map
43.54565, 18.06925
Quick answers
Where is Šištica waterfall?
Šištica waterfall is in Bosnia and Herzegovina (City of Konjic). The nearest base is City of Konjic, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Its coordinates are 43.5457, 18.0693.
How tall is Šištica waterfall?
Šištica waterfall drops 12 metres (39 feet). It is a cascade-type waterfall.
When is the best time to visit Šištica waterfall?
Peak flow is March to June. Winter rain and spring snowmelt: March to June is the season, and late summer can leave the smaller falls dry.
What can you do at Šištica waterfall?
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 Šištica waterfall?
The usual base is City of Konjic, Bosnia and Herzegovina. A real walk — expect stairs, uneven ground or an hour on the trail from there.
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