The Rough Guide to LaosRough Guides
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The Rough Guide to Laos
Rough Guides · 2024
More recent than the Lonely Planet Laos, useful for current transport between Luang Prabang, Pakse and the 4000 Islands.
Laos · Bolaven Plateau
Tad Fane Falls
Two parallel streams plunge side by side off the edge of the Bolaven Plateau into a jungle-filled crater, viewed from a coffee-shop terrace rather than a hike, since the base itself is inaccessible. Surrounding coffee plantations supply much of southern Laos signature Bolaven-grown arabica.
Laos's tallest twin waterfall Essentials guide
Checked September 2026 by David Bussell
Tad Fane Falls drops 120 metres (394 ft) on the Huay Bang Lieng, inside Dong Hua Sao National Protected Area. It is a segmented-type fall, and the nearest base for a visit is Paksong, with PKZ the closest airport. Access to the main viewpoint is rated easy.
Tad Fane Falls is the tallest of the 4 waterfalls we cover in Laos. As a segmented waterfall, the flow splits into separate strands as it falls.
What you can do here
A walk-in-and-look waterfall
No commercial adventures run at Tad Fane Falls itself — the experience is the approach and the view. Guided day trips from Paksong are the easiest way to combine it with the area around it.
Also good forHikingPhotography
When to go
Late monsoon into early dry season (Aug-Nov) gives full flow on both twin streams.
Entry: Small viewpoint entry fee at coffee shop
Getting there
- Base town Paksong
- Airport PKZ
- Country Laos
- Region Bolaven Plateau, Southeast Asia, Asia
- Access Easy — a short walk or roadside viewpoint
How it compares
This waterfall
Tad Fane Falls
Laos
Height120 mWidth—
Most similar
Nanatsu Falls
Japan
Height100 mWidth—
Also a segmented waterfall, of similar height and in Japan
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
100 m
108 m
120 m
330 m
979 m
Nanatsu FallsVictoria FallsTad Fane FallsEiffel TowerAngel Falls
Khone Phapheng Falls
10,783 m
Victoria Falls
1,708 m
Angel Falls is 8.2× taller than Tad Fane Falls. It is about the same height as Victoria Falls (108 m). We don't have a reliable crest width for Tad Fane Falls yet, so it is left off the width chart. Tallest · widest lists.
Watch and read
Videos from Tad Fane Falls
2:16
9:11
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Books worth packing
The Rough Guide to Southeast Asia on a BudgetRough Guides
Guidebook
The Rough Guide to Southeast Asia on a Budget
Rough Guides · 2024
For a multi-country trip, one book covering the overland routes between the Southeast Asian falls on this site.
Lonely Planet LaosLonely Planet
Guidebook
Lonely Planet Laos
Lonely Planet · 2020
Covers Luang Prabang, the Bolaven Plateau and Si Phan Don, the three bases for the Lao falls on this site.
On the map
15.1667, 106.2333
Quick answers
Where is Tad Fane Falls?
Tad Fane Falls is in Laos (Bolaven Plateau), inside Dong Hua Sao National Protected Area. The nearest base is Paksong and the closest airport is PKZ. Its coordinates are 15.1667, 106.2333.
How tall is Tad Fane Falls?
Tad Fane Falls drops 120 metres (394 feet). It is a segmented-type waterfall on the Huay Bang Lieng.
When is the best time to visit Tad Fane Falls?
Peak flow is August to November. Late monsoon into early dry season (Aug-Nov) gives full flow on both twin streams.
What can you do at Tad Fane Falls?
Beyond the viewpoints: hiking and photography. Access to the main viewpoint is rated easy — a short walk or roadside viewpoint.
How do you get to Tad Fane Falls?
The usual base is Paksong, and the closest airport is PKZ. A short walk or roadside viewpoint from there. Small viewpoint entry fee at coffee shop.
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