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Waterfalls within an hour of a capital city
A real waterfall on a city break.
Waterfalls within roughly 60 km of a national capital, so a morning's drive or a half-day tour from the city. Distances are straight-line, from the capital's centre.
60 waterfalls
1
Shinjuku Niagara FallsJapan
0 km from Tokyo
2
Rideau FallsCanada
2 km from Ottawa
3
Chaudière Falls (Ontario)Canada
2 km from Ottawa
4
Hog's Back FallsCanada
6 km from Ottawa
5
Boyana WaterfallBulgaria
9 km from Sofia
6
Jhor waterfallNepal
10 km from Kathmandu
7
SkakavacBosnia and Herzegovina
11 km from Sarajevo
8
Jurong FallsSingapore
11 km from Singapore
9
Berloi WaterfallTimor-Leste
12 km from Dili
10
ÁlafossIceland
13 km from Reykjavík
11
Sault FallsSaint Lucia
14 km from Castries
12
Tufton Hall WaterfallGrenada
15 km from St. George's
13
Simba waterfallNepal
16 km from Kathmandu
14
Thur waterfallsSwitzerland
17 km from Vaduz
15
Apoquindo WaterfallChile
18 km from Santiago
16
Abshar DogholuIran
19 km from Tehran
17
Petites Chutes de la LukayaDemocratic Republic of the Congo
19 km from Kinshasa
18
Kanching FallsMalaysia
19 km from Kuala Lumpur
19
Hinulugang TaktakPhilippines
20 km from Manila
20
TröllafossIceland
21 km from Reykjavík
21
Tamarind FallsMauritius
21 km from Port Louis
22
Mohini waterfallNepal
21 km from Kathmandu
23
Great FallsUnited States · The most dramatic stretch of the Potomac River
22 km from Washington, D.C.
24
The Rain VortexSingapore
22 km from Singapore
25
Noori waterfallPakistan
23 km from Islamabad
26
Powerscourt WaterfallIreland · Ireland's tallest waterfall
23 km from Dublin
27
Thousand Foot FallsBelize
23 km from Belmopan
28
Tequendama FallsColombia · Colombia's most famous, and most polluted, waterfall
24 km from Bogotá
29
Jägala WaterfallEstonia
25 km from Tallinn
30
Keila FallsEstonia
26 km from Tallinn
31
Seerenbach FallsSwitzerland · One of the highest total-drop waterfalls in Europe
27 km from Vaduz
32
La ChorreraColombia · Colombia's tallest waterfall
27 km from Bogotá
33
Sangan WaterfallIran
28 km from Tehran
34
La Paz WaterfallCosta Rica
31 km from San José
35
Tindhare WaterfallNepal
32 km from Kathmandu
36
Glenmacnass WaterfallIreland
32 km from Dublin
37
Neela Sandh WaterfallPakistan
32 km from Islamabad
38
Big Rock FallsBelize
33 km from Belmopan
39
PoulaphoucaIreland
34 km from Dublin
40
Bogomila FallsNorth Macedonia
34 km from Skopje
41
Obosomase WaterfallsGhana
35 km from Accra
42
Gibraltar FallsAustralia
35 km from Canberra
43
Tenaru FallsSolomon Islands
36 km from Honiara
44
Tsenku WaterfallGhana
37 km from Accra
45
Rinka FallsSlovenia
37 km from Ljubljana
46
Rochester FallsMauritius
38 km from Port Louis
47
Mayanka WaterfallsNigeria
40 km from Abuja
48
Ma'in Hot SpringsJordan
40 km from Jerusalem
49
Sajikot WaterfallPakistan
40 km from Islamabad
50
ÖxarárfossIceland
42 km from Reykjavík
51
Mandraka FallsMadagascar
43 km from Antananarivo
52
GlymurIceland
43 km from Reykjavík
53
Bassin BleuHaiti
44 km from Port-au-Prince
54
Bandeira WaterfallTimor-Leste
44 km from Dili
55
Šištica waterfallBosnia and Herzegovina
44 km from Sarajevo
56
Loufoulakari FallsRepublic of the Congo
45 km from Kinshasa
57
SnarumselvaNorway
45 km from Oslo
58
Matang TubigPhilippines
45 km from Manila
59
Baatara Gorge WaterfallLebanon · One of the world's most unusual waterfalls, behind three natural bridges
46 km from Beirut
60
Myra FallsAustria
46 km from Vienna
Shinjuku Niagara FallsJapan
0 km from Tokyo
2
Rideau FallsCanada
2 km from Ottawa
3
Chaudière Falls (Ontario)Canada
2 km from Ottawa
4
Hog's Back FallsCanada
6 km from Ottawa
5
Boyana WaterfallBulgaria
9 km from Sofia
6
Jhor waterfallNepal
10 km from Kathmandu
7
SkakavacBosnia and Herzegovina
11 km from Sarajevo
8
Jurong FallsSingapore
11 km from Singapore
9
Berloi WaterfallTimor-Leste
12 km from Dili
10
ÁlafossIceland
13 km from Reykjavík
11
Sault FallsSaint Lucia
14 km from Castries
12
Tufton Hall WaterfallGrenada
15 km from St. George's
13
Simba waterfallNepal
16 km from Kathmandu
14
Thur waterfallsSwitzerland
17 km from Vaduz
15
Apoquindo WaterfallChile
18 km from Santiago
16
Abshar DogholuIran
19 km from Tehran
17
Petites Chutes de la LukayaDemocratic Republic of the Congo
19 km from Kinshasa
18
Kanching FallsMalaysia
19 km from Kuala Lumpur
19
Hinulugang TaktakPhilippines
20 km from Manila
20
TröllafossIceland
21 km from Reykjavík
21
Tamarind FallsMauritius
21 km from Port Louis
22
Mohini waterfallNepal
21 km from Kathmandu
23
Great FallsUnited States · The most dramatic stretch of the Potomac River
22 km from Washington, D.C.
24
The Rain VortexSingapore
22 km from Singapore
25
Noori waterfallPakistan
23 km from Islamabad
26
Powerscourt WaterfallIreland · Ireland's tallest waterfall
23 km from Dublin
27
Thousand Foot FallsBelize
23 km from Belmopan
28
Tequendama FallsColombia · Colombia's most famous, and most polluted, waterfall
24 km from Bogotá
29
Jägala WaterfallEstonia
25 km from Tallinn
30
Keila FallsEstonia
26 km from Tallinn
31
Seerenbach FallsSwitzerland · One of the highest total-drop waterfalls in Europe
27 km from Vaduz
32
La ChorreraColombia · Colombia's tallest waterfall
27 km from Bogotá
33
Sangan WaterfallIran
28 km from Tehran
34
La Paz WaterfallCosta Rica
31 km from San José
35
Tindhare WaterfallNepal
32 km from Kathmandu
36
Glenmacnass WaterfallIreland
32 km from Dublin
37
Neela Sandh WaterfallPakistan
32 km from Islamabad
38
Big Rock FallsBelize
33 km from Belmopan
39
PoulaphoucaIreland
34 km from Dublin
40
Bogomila FallsNorth Macedonia
34 km from Skopje
41
Obosomase WaterfallsGhana
35 km from Accra
42
Gibraltar FallsAustralia
35 km from Canberra
43
Tenaru FallsSolomon Islands
36 km from Honiara
44
Tsenku WaterfallGhana
37 km from Accra
45
Rinka FallsSlovenia
37 km from Ljubljana
46
Rochester FallsMauritius
38 km from Port Louis
47
Mayanka WaterfallsNigeria
40 km from Abuja
48
Ma'in Hot SpringsJordan
40 km from Jerusalem
49
Sajikot WaterfallPakistan
40 km from Islamabad
50
ÖxarárfossIceland
42 km from Reykjavík
51
Mandraka FallsMadagascar
43 km from Antananarivo
52
GlymurIceland
43 km from Reykjavík
53
Bassin BleuHaiti
44 km from Port-au-Prince
54
Bandeira WaterfallTimor-Leste
44 km from Dili
55
Šištica waterfallBosnia and Herzegovina
44 km from Sarajevo
56
Loufoulakari FallsRepublic of the Congo
45 km from Kinshasa
57
SnarumselvaNorway
45 km from Oslo
58
Matang TubigPhilippines
45 km from Manila
59
Baatara Gorge WaterfallLebanon · One of the world's most unusual waterfalls, behind three natural bridges
46 km from Beirut
60
Myra FallsAustria
46 km from Vienna
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