One of the most mesmerizing sights that the world has to offer is waterfalls. Visiting a waterfall is one of the most sensational feelings significant enough for everyone to take some time to see because it helps to remind us of the existence of nature’s remarkable strength.
It is one of the world’s most soothing and exhilarating creations because watching the water gush down off a rock to blast into the pool or similarly raging water underneath with the noise it makes when the water seems to be falling from the sky at a sheer volume is comforting.
There are countless waterfalls spread across the globe, but we would only be looking at some of the ten best and most beautiful waterfalls for your next adventure.
10 Most Beautiful Waterfalls in the World
1. Angels Falls, Venezuela
Angels Falls is located in Venezuela and is the world’s highest waterfall at an immense 979 meters which is 15 times taller than Niagara Falls when compared.
The cascades drop freely over the edge of a mountain from the Churun River into a bunch of white water rapids beneath. There is also an additional drop of 30 meters just beyond the rapids.
2. Niagara Falls, North America
Certainly not the tallest waterfall in the world, but Niagara Falls is inevitably remarkable in its volume and power. The falls sit on the border between the USA and Canada and flood 614 feet down Niagara Gorge.
It is enclosed by three separate waterfalls, the American Falls and Bridal Veil Falls, which resemble a bridal veil, and the largest of them, the Horseshoe Falls. The falls can be seen from various viewpoints in New York and Ontario.
3. Kursunlu Falls, Turkey
It’s a different experience when you see the fascinating Kurşunlu Waterfall and go on a wildlife adventure. The falls are situated 19 km from Antalya, Turkey, in the heart of Kurşunlu Waterfall Nature Park and surrounded by an impressive forest.
It provides a feast for visitors to breathe in an atmosphere filled with the scents of wild roses and other plants, hiking, and animal wildlife of birds, lizards, turtles, and more.
4. Gocta Waterfall, Peru
Gocta Waterfall is the third of the tallest waterfalls in the world and one of the must-see natural phenomena with two different drops of the waterfall in Peru’s province of Bongara in Amazonas.
With a jaw-dropping height of 2529ft, you could hike for hours or ride a horse while taking in the view of the amazing Gocta Waterfall, named after the nearest settlement.
5. Victoria Falls, Zambia
Named one of the UNESCO World Heritage sites, Victoria Falls on the Zambezi River between Zimbabwe and Zambia is one of the planet’s most delightful and impressive waterfalls with a great wall of water that plunges over a 1.7-kilometer-wide cliff that is more profound than 100 meters.
It is locally known as ‘The Smoke that Thunders’, and you can get the best perspectives of the falls while strolling along the side of the Zimbabwe trail.
6. Erin Waterfalls, Nigeria
Erin-Ijesha Waterfalls, also recognized as Olumirin Waterfalls, is one of the famous waterfalls in Nigeria and is located in Oriade local government area, Osun State, Ijesha, and a tourist attraction with seven-step waterfalls.
The top of the hill is the source of the Erin-Ijesha Waterfalls and the historic Abake village.
7. Iguazu Falls, Brazil
The Iguazú Falls in Puerto Iguazú, Argentina, Brazil, consists of about 275 separate gushes and waterfalls with edges extending a distance of an excellent 2km in its 1000 cubic meters of average flow per second.
The fascinating rainforest adds raw attention to the surroundings.
8. Jog Falls, India
Plummeting down from the rocks in an unlimited manner with a height of 253 meters (829 feet) is Jog Falls in Sagara taluk Shivamogga district. It is the second-highest plunge waterfall in India and is generated by the River Sharavathi.
Lush verdant surroundings encircle the Jog Falls, which comes to life during the monsoon season and is almost unrecognizable during the rainy season.
9. Blue Nile Falls, Ethiopia
The Blue Nile Falls is a waterfall in a river from Lake Tana, Ethiopia. The Blue Nile Falls has most of its water converted into a power dam, but it is still one of Ethiopia’s beautiful and popularly known tourist attractions.
It is also known as Tis Abay in Amharic, which signifies “great smoke”, and travels roughly 1,450 km through Ethiopia and Sudan.
10. Potaro River, Guyana
Guyana’s largest river- Potaro River, is also one of the tallest single-drop waterfalls in the world; it runs from Mount Ayanganna area of the Pakaraima Mountains for approximately 225 km and on top of the ancient Guyana Shield are some of the most unspoiled rainforests on earth. Potaro River is said to be 741ft tall and 370ft wide.
