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.
Venezuela · Amazonas
Yutaje Falls
The Yutaje Falls is the second-highest waterfall in Venezuela. It is approx. 2,345 ft in height.
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.
Yutaje Falls drops 715 metres (2,346 ft), inside Serranía Yutajé y Coro-coro Natural Monument. It is a cascade-type fall, and the nearest base for a visit is Parroquia Medio Ventuari, Venezuela. Access to the main viewpoint is rated moderate.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Yutaje Falls is the second-tallest of the 7 we cover in Venezuela. 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 Yutaje Falls itself — the experience is the approach and the view. Guided day trips from Parroquia Medio Ventuari 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 Parroquia Medio Ventuari, Venezuela
- Country Venezuela
- Region Amazonas, Guianas & Venezuela, South America
- Access Moderate — a real walk — expect stairs, uneven ground or an hour on the trail
How it compares
This waterfall
Yutaje Falls
Venezuela
Height715 mWidth—
Most similar
Kadamaian Falls
Malaysia
Height700 mWidth—
Also a cascade waterfall and of similar height
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
700 m
715 m
979 m
Victoria FallsEiffel TowerKadamaian FallsYutaje FallsAngel Falls
Khone Phapheng Falls
10,783 m
Victoria Falls
1,708 m
Angel Falls is 1.4× taller than Yutaje Falls. It drops 6.6× further than Victoria Falls (108 m). We don't have a reliable crest width for Yutaje Falls yet, so it is left off the width chart. Tallest · widest lists.
Watch and read
Books worth packing
Guidebook
Venezuela
Russell Maddicks · 2011
Last full English guide to Venezuela, covering Canaima, river trips up the Carrao to Angel Falls and Gran Sabana tepuis.
On the map
5.7175, -66.14583
Quick answers
Where is Yutaje Falls?
Yutaje Falls is in Venezuela (Amazonas), inside Serranía Yutajé y Coro-coro Natural Monument. The nearest base is Parroquia Medio Ventuari, Venezuela. Its coordinates are 5.7175, -66.1458.
How tall is Yutaje Falls?
Yutaje Falls drops 715 metres (2,346 feet). It is a cascade-type waterfall.
When is the best time to visit Yutaje 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 Yutaje 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 Yutaje Falls?
The usual base is Parroquia Medio Ventuari, Venezuela. A real walk — expect stairs, uneven ground or an hour on the trail from there.
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