The lists
The most adventurous waterfalls
Where the bungee, rafting and helicopters are.
Ranked by the number of bookable adventures — bungee, rafting, helicopter and scenic flights, canyoning, ziplines, rappelling and more — that run at or immediately around the falls. Victoria Falls is in a league of its own.
25 waterfalls
1
Victoria FallsZimbabwe · Zambia · Largest sheet of falling water on Earth
8 adventures
2
La Fortuna WaterfallCosta Rica · Signature waterfall of Costa Rica's Arenal region
4 adventures
3
Niagara FallsCanada · United States · Highest flow rate of any waterfall in North America
3 adventures
4
Virginia FallsCanada · One of Canada's most remote major waterfalls
3 adventures
5
Salto del PenitenteUruguay · Uruguay's best-known waterfall, more than 60 m high
3 adventures
6
Pulhapanzak FallsHonduras · Honduras's most-visited natural attraction
3 adventures
7
Kawasan FallsPhilippines · Finish line of the Philippines' most popular canyoneering route
3 adventures
8
Iguazú FallsArgentina · Brazil · World's largest waterfall system by combined width
2 adventures
9
Havasu FallsUnited States · Most famous turquoise waterfall in the American Southwest
2 adventures
10
Huka FallsNew Zealand · The Waikato River's most famous rapid-and-drop, just below Lake Taupō
2 adventures
11
Kuang Si FallsLaos · Laos's best-known waterfall, a staircase of turquoise travertine pools
2 adventures
12
Jim Jim FallsAustralia · One of Kakadu's most dramatic escarpment plunge pools
2 adventures
13
Carrabeanga FallsAustralia · A two-day, 20-abseil canyon descent in Kanangra-Boyd
2 adventures
14
Cascata delle MarmoreItaly · Tallest man-made waterfall in the world
2 adventures
15
Davis FallsNepal
2 adventures
16
Montmorency FallsCanada · 30 metres taller than Niagara Falls
2 adventures
17
Horseshoe FallsCanada · Carries about 90% of the Niagara River's total flow
2 adventures
18
Misol HáMexico
2 adventures
19
Mirusha waterfallsKosovo
2 adventures
20
Khone Phapheng FallsLaos · Southeast Asia's largest waterfall by volume
2 adventures
21
Hamilton Pool PreserveUnited States
2 adventures
22
Petrohué FallsChile · Chile's most photographed volcano-and-rapids view
2 adventures
23
Nafakhum WaterfallBangladesh
2 adventures
24
Reversing FallsCanada
2 adventures
25
Acomat FallsFrance
2 adventures
Victoria FallsZimbabwe · Zambia · Largest sheet of falling water on Earth
8 adventures
2
La Fortuna WaterfallCosta Rica · Signature waterfall of Costa Rica's Arenal region
4 adventures
3
Niagara FallsCanada · United States · Highest flow rate of any waterfall in North America
3 adventures
4
Virginia FallsCanada · One of Canada's most remote major waterfalls
3 adventures
5
Salto del PenitenteUruguay · Uruguay's best-known waterfall, more than 60 m high
3 adventures
6
Pulhapanzak FallsHonduras · Honduras's most-visited natural attraction
3 adventures
7
Kawasan FallsPhilippines · Finish line of the Philippines' most popular canyoneering route
3 adventures
8
Iguazú FallsArgentina · Brazil · World's largest waterfall system by combined width
2 adventures
9
Havasu FallsUnited States · Most famous turquoise waterfall in the American Southwest
2 adventures
10
Huka FallsNew Zealand · The Waikato River's most famous rapid-and-drop, just below Lake Taupō
2 adventures
11
Kuang Si FallsLaos · Laos's best-known waterfall, a staircase of turquoise travertine pools
2 adventures
12
Jim Jim FallsAustralia · One of Kakadu's most dramatic escarpment plunge pools
2 adventures
13
Carrabeanga FallsAustralia · A two-day, 20-abseil canyon descent in Kanangra-Boyd
2 adventures
14
Cascata delle MarmoreItaly · Tallest man-made waterfall in the world
2 adventures
15
Davis FallsNepal
2 adventures
16
Montmorency FallsCanada · 30 metres taller than Niagara Falls
2 adventures
17
Horseshoe FallsCanada · Carries about 90% of the Niagara River's total flow
2 adventures
18
Misol HáMexico
2 adventures
19
Mirusha waterfallsKosovo
2 adventures
20
Khone Phapheng FallsLaos · Southeast Asia's largest waterfall by volume
2 adventures
21
Hamilton Pool PreserveUnited States
2 adventures
22
Petrohué FallsChile · Chile's most photographed volcano-and-rapids view
2 adventures
23
Nafakhum WaterfallBangladesh
2 adventures
24
Reversing FallsCanada
2 adventures
25
Acomat FallsFrance
2 adventures
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