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Kirk Smock · 2018
The only dedicated Guyana guide, detailing Kaieteur flights from Georgetown and the multi-day overland trek to the falls.
Guyana · Suriname · Sipaliwini District
Wonotobo Falls
The Wonotobo Falls is a series of waterfalls in the Courantyne River in Sipaliwini District, Suriname near the border with Guyana. The waterfalls are not navigable.
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.
Wonotobo Falls drops over a series of steps on the Courantyne River. It is a cascade-type fall, and the nearest base for a visit is Sipaliwini District, Guyana. 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 Wonotobo Falls itself — the experience is the approach and the view. Guided day trips from Sipaliwini District 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 Sipaliwini District, Guyana
- Country Guyana, Suriname
- Region Sipaliwini District, Guianas & Venezuela, South America
- Access Moderate — a real walk — expect stairs, uneven ground or an hour on the trail
How it compares
This waterfall
Wonotobo Falls
Guyana · Suriname
Height—Width—
Most similar
Yutaje Falls
Venezuela
Height715 mWidth—
Also a cascade waterfall and in Venezuela
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
715 m
979 m
Victoria FallsEiffel TowerYutaje FallsAngel Falls
Khone Phapheng Falls
10,783 m
Victoria Falls
1,708 m
We don't have a reliable crest width for Wonotobo 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
4.37, -57.95
Quick answers
Where is Wonotobo Falls?
Wonotobo Falls is in Guyana / Suriname (Sipaliwini District). The nearest base is Sipaliwini District, Guyana. Its coordinates are 4.3700, -57.9500.
When is the best time to visit Wonotobo 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 Wonotobo 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 Wonotobo Falls?
The usual base is Sipaliwini District, Guyana. A real walk — expect stairs, uneven ground or an hour on the trail from there.
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