Image: Ban Gioc-Detian Falls, Ho Ngoc Binh
There’s nothing quite like seeing the surging power of Mother Nature crashing before your eyes and feeling the fresh, clean mist on your face. Whether you’re a nature lover or adrenalin junkie, it’s impossible not to be impressed by these awe-inspiring falls.
Victoria Falls has been referred to as one of the seven wonders of the modern world. The entire volume of the Zambezi River falls through the First Gorge’s 110m-wide exit before zigzagging to five other gorges. Due to the length of the falls, helicopter tours of Victoria Falls are very popular amongst travellers. If that’s not a thrill enough for you, join fellow daredevils with a dip in Devil’s Pool. It’s a natural pool at the very top of the falls that looks over the sheer drop below. It’s definitely not for the faint-hearted. Watch the video below and try not to fall off your seat.
Situated near the border of Brazil in Argentina, the Iguazu Falls are the largest waterfall systems in the world. In a gorgeous, lush, sub-tropical setting, the falls are a heavenly scene teeming with unique plants and animals. The falls are taller than Niagara Falls and twice as wide. It’s recommended to spend a day on each side of the falls – the Argentine side and Brazilian side – as each offers its own unique attractions.
It may not be the tallest waterfall, but what Niagara Falls lacks in height it makes up for in the amount of water surging through it – 168,000 cubic metres per minute in fact. You’ll be hard hearing the person standing next to you on a trip to Niagara Falls with the sound of the water crashing below. There are three waterfalls at Niagara falls – the Horseshoe Falls, the American Falls and Bridal Veil Falls. Horseshoe Falls lies on the border of the USA and Canada and the other falls are on the USA side.
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Another waterfall system on the border of two countries, the Ban Gioc-Detian Falls is the name given to two waterfalls – one on the Vietnam side and another on the China side. The falls are visited by many locals from Vietnam and China each year being a national treasure to both nations, but few western tourists have visited as they’re so far from major cities.
Wallaman Falls are in Australia’s Sunshine State of Queensland in the UNESCO World Heritage Listed Wet Tropics region. The waterfall is the highest, single-drop waterfall in Australia with the main drop falling for 268m. The falls are surrounded by some of the oldest rainforests on earth, which are home to many species of endangered plants and animals.
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Mardalsfossen in beautiful Norway is one of the highest waterfalls in Europe, with the waterfall cascading for about 700m before pouring into the lake below. Many tourists make a day of taking a trip to Mardalsfossen, hiking up the mountain and enjoying the stunning views of the lake.
For those who have been on a New Zealand cruise, no doubt you passed through Fiordland National Park where this gorgeous waterfall is. Browne Falls begins above Doubtful Sound and is surrounded by temperate rainforest. The waterfalls trickle down the side of the mountain and into Browne Lake – a beautiful sight for travellers cruising by.
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