Niagara, Iguazú, Victoria, Iceland, Plitvice
Where the Water Falls, Close Enough to Feel the Spray
Ride a boat into the mist below Niagara, follow the catwalks of Iguazú through the spray, step behind the curtain of Seljalandsfoss. Tours in 21 countries, with guides that tell you which months the water runs high, whether you can swim, and when you are better off going on your own.
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- Krka Waterfalls Tours from Split ★ 4.9 · 33,132 reviews
- American Side: Maid of the Mist & Cave of the Winds ★ 4.9 · 30,770 reviews
- Niagara Falls Tours from Toronto ★ 4.8 · 20,206 reviews
- Ouzoud Waterfalls Day Trips from Marrakech ★ 4.7 · 19,497 reviews
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Waterfalls you can visit, country by country
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Canada
Waterfalls in Canada compared by height, flow and price: Niagara, Montmorency and the Rockies, 133 tours typically 60 to 120 EUR, plus the falls you visit on…
133 experiences in 3 destinations -
United States
Waterfalls in the United States compared by the rule that decides the visit: permits, snowmelt, a treaty, a storm.
56 experiences in 3 destinations -
Iceland
Iceland's waterfalls compared by height, access and season, with 90 tours from the South Coast and North Iceland priced from under 120 EUR.
90 experiences in 2 destinations -
Costa Rica
Waterfalls in Costa Rica compared by how you reach them: gate ticket, guide or tour.
150 experiences in 5 destinations -
Croatia
Two parks sell nearly every waterfall trip in Croatia. This page sets Krka against Plitvice on price, swimming, tickets and season, and names the falls nobody…
93 experiences in 2 destinations -
Indonesia
Indonesia's waterfalls compared: Bali's small falls at typically 30 to 60 EUR a day, East Java at 120 to 250 EUR, and the famous falls that have no tour here.
115 experiences in 2 destinations -
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Waterfalls in Bosnia and Herzegovina compared: Kravica with 40 tours typically at 60 to 120 EUR, Štrbački buk, Martin Brod, Pliva and two Skakavacs, with…
40 experiences in 1 destination -
Puerto Rico
Waterfalls in Puerto Rico compared: 37 tours from under 30 to more than 500 EUR, sorted into rainforest slide days, cave and canyon swims and the private…
37 experiences in 2 destinations -
Jamaica
Waterfalls in Jamaica compared: Dunn's River, the Blue Hole and YS Falls, 101 tours from under 30 to more than 250 EUR, with a map of drive times and the…
101 experiences in 2 destinations -
Vietnam
Vietnam's waterfalls compared by trip: Da Lat at 30 to 60 EUR for a day, Ban Gioc at 120 to 250 EUR for two, and the falls that have no tour. 40 listings read.
40 experiences in 2 destinations -
Brazil
Waterfalls in Brazil compared: Iguazu with 80 tours from under 60 to more than 500 EUR, and the taller falls in Bahia, Minas Gerais and the south that you…
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Zimbabwe
Waterfalls in Zimbabwe compared: Victoria Falls with 91 tours, typically 60 to 120 EUR, Mutarazi at 480 to 770 m, and what each one costs and takes to reach.
91 experiences in 1 destination -
Morocco
Waterfalls in Morocco compared: Ouzoud and Setti Fatma, the two you can reach in a day from Marrakech, plus Akchour in the Rif.
40 experiences in 2 destinations -
Cambodia
Waterfalls in Cambodia compared: Phnom Kulen with 40 tours from under 30 to more than 250 EUR, and Bou Sra, Popokvil, Kbal Chhay and Ratanakiri on your own…
40 experiences in 1 destination -
Dominican Republic
Waterfalls in the Dominican Republic: 20 tours at roughly 30 to 120 EUR, all to Damajagua near Puerto Plata, plus how El Limón, Jimenoa and Aguas Blancas…
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Tanzania
Waterfalls in Tanzania compared: 42 day tours, from under 30 to more than 250 EUR, all around Kilimanjaro, plus Sanje, Kalambo and the falls with no tours…
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Portugal
Waterfalls in Portugal compared: 34 tours on Madeira and São Miguel, typically 60 to 120 EUR, with a price chart, a map of both islands and the mainland falls…
34 experiences in 2 destinations -
Thailand
Waterfalls in Thailand compared: eight falls by access, fee and season, with Erawan, the one that has Bangkok day tours, from under 60 to more than 120 EUR…
20 experiences in 1 destination -
Colombia
Waterfalls in Colombia compared: Tequendama, La Chorrera, Salto del Buey and five more falls with sourced heights, plus what 20 tours from Medellín cost.
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Oman
Waterfalls in Oman compared: Wadi Shab and the northern wadis against Dhofar's monsoon falls, with the right months for each and 20 Wadi Shab tours from under…
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Dominica
Waterfalls in Dominica compared: 20 tours from under 60 to more than 250 EUR, from the 10-minute walk to Trafalgar Falls to the 2-hour Middleham hike, Ti'tou…
20 experiences in 1 destination
What travellers say
The waterfall trips travelers rate highest
Twelve of them, one per country, picked on the rating and on how many people have actually gone, never on what pays us best. Where the best-rated trip only passed a waterfall on the way to something else, we took the best one built around the falls.
Niagara Falls Two-Country Tour by Over the Falls Tours: Boat, Cave, Skylon Tower
Over the Falls Tours covers both Niagara sides in six hours, with the boat ride, Cave of the Winds and Skylon Tower views. Tolls and hotel pickup are included.
Half-Day Columbia Gorge Waterfall Hikes with Local Legends, Portland Pickup
Short hikes to Latourell and Wahkeena Falls with a van from Portland, plus tales of gods and a Beaver princess. Runs rain or shine, at least three falls.
South Coast Day Trip from Reykjavik with Solheimajokull Glacier Hike and Seljalandsfoss
Crampons, harness, helmet and ice axe are supplied for the guided glacier walk. Minimum age is 10, moderate fitness is needed, up to 15 travelers per booking.
Paddle 9 Full-Day Waterfall Adventure in Quepos with Farm Lunch, 5 Stops
Five easy-access stops, a farm-to-table lunch and all safety gear included, for families of mixed ages and fitness levels. Guided in English by licensed guides.
Krka Waterfalls Day Trip from Split with Sladic Winery Tasting
Bus day trip with a boat ride to Skradin and a family winery in Plastovo, where three wines, olive oil and local cheese are tasted. English-speaking guide.
Ubud Private Day Tour: Tibumana, Tukad Cepung and Tegenungan Waterfalls
Hotel pickup, lunch and bottled water come with this eight-hour private run to Tukad Cepung, Tibumana and Tegenungan. Guiding is in English, up to 15 guests.
Early Kravice Falls and Mostar from Dubrovnik, Minivan Group of 8, Driver-Guide
A driver-guide, minivan groups of up to 8 and an early start at Kravice Falls, followed by nearly three hours in Mostar with time for a boat ride or lunch.
Charco Azul Cave, Waterfall and River Day Trip with 8 to 27 Foot Cliff Jumps
Swim caves and rivers near Charco Azul with cliff jumps from 8 to 27 feet, a one-hour drive from the Ashford Avenue meeting point and few other visitors.
Ocho Rios Blue Hole and Dunn's River Falls Tour with All Admission Fees Included, 4 Hours
A driver-guide, an assigned air-conditioned vehicle and admission to both waterfalls are covered, on an outing of about four hours from Ocho Rios hotels.
Datanla Canyoning in Da Lat: 6-Hour Private or Group Trip with Summit Picnic
Wetsuits, guides and transport come with this six-hour Datanla canyoning day, and lunch is a picnic on the highest fall. A private group rate is available.
Small Group Iguazu Falls Day Tour, Argentina and Brazil Sides with Guide
A guided small-group day across Argentina and Brazil with border formalities handled and an air-conditioned vehicle. Park entrance tickets are paid separately.
Flight of Angels Helicopter Ride over Victoria Falls, 12 to 13 Minutes, Bubble Windows
Bubble-window helicopter flight from a Zambezi National Park helipad, with hotel pickup in an air-conditioned vehicle and a 7 to 10 minute drive to takeoff.
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Before you book
Six questions decide a waterfall trip
A waterfall trip comes down to where, when, whether your group can do it, what to bring, tour or on your own, and which tour. We wrote one guide for each, from the parks' own pages, and we say the day we read them.
Where we could not confirm a fact, the guide says so instead of filling the gap.
Read before you book
Four guides that change what you ask a listing.
How to read a tour listing
What a listing says it covers, and what it leaves out.
Tour or on your own?
Of eight sites we read, none required a guide. Five asked for a permit, a booking or a time slot.
What to bring
Footwear, camera and drone rules, by kind of outing.
Can you swim?
The rule belongs to the site, the pool and the day. Six sites' own rules, read on 2026-10-27.
When to go
The month decides how much water there is
A waterfall is only as good as its flow. Our matrix reads 21 waterfalls month by month from river gauges and climate normals, and says where the method fails: rainfall predicts the measured flow in only part of the year.
Niagara, whose flow is set by a treaty, sits outside the matrix.
Where to go
Pick the kind of waterfall first, then the country
Twenty-one countries, a dozen kinds of tour. Start with what you want to do and the destination pages follow.
The fit guide lines waterfalls up on facts such as the swimming rule and the length of the walk, and writes not confirmed where nobody publishes the answer.
Waterfall knowledge
How a waterfall gets made, and what the words mean
The textbook answer, hard rock over soft, fits Niagara only in part and does not fit Victoria Falls or Iguazú. The guide sorts waterfalls into seven settings, with its sources.
Around it sit a glossary, records by metric and a page on what lives in the spray.
Guides to read first
Where we kept finding things other pages leave out.
Which waterfall suits you?
Eight sites compared on the swimming rule, the walk and the steps, each cell sourced.
Records by metric
No waterfall is simply the biggest. It depends on the metric and the list.
Krka or Plitvice?
Two Croatian parks that contradict their own pages, side by side.
Niagara and the 1950 treaty
The treaty sets minimum flows, not the flow you will see at night.