swap_horiz Murchison Falls Alternatives

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Dettifoss

Dettifoss, in northeast Iceland's Vatnajökull National Park, is the most powerful waterfall in Europe by water discharge...

Europe Powerful Volcanic Iceland

8.9 Great

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Yosemite Falls

Yosemite Falls, in California's Yosemite National Park, is the tallest waterfall in North America with a total drop of 7...

Iconic National Park North America Tall

8.8 Great

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Nuorilang Falls

Nuorilang Falls is a 270-meter-wide waterfall in China's Jiuzhaigou National Park, one of the widest waterfalls in the c...

China Asia National Park Wide

8.8 Great

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Krimml Waterfalls

Krimml Waterfalls, in the Hohe Tauern National Park in Salzburg, Austria, is the tallest waterfall in the country with a...

Austria Europe National Park Tiered

8.6 Great

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Háifoss

Háifoss, the fourth-tallest waterfall in Iceland at 122 meters, plunges from the edge of a highland plateau near Hekla v...

Europe Tall Iceland Gorge

8.2 Great

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Thi Lo Su Waterfall

Thi Lo Su is a large multi-tiered waterfall in Tak Province, Thailand, considered one of the largest waterfalls in South...

Asia National Park Tall Thailand

8.0 Great

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Ouzoud Falls

Ouzoud Falls is a roughly 110-meter waterfall in the Atlas Mountains of Morocco, the tallest waterfall in North Africa.

Tiered Africa Tourism Tall

8.0 Great

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Maletsunyane Falls

Maletsunyane Falls is a 192-meter single-drop waterfall in Lesotho, ranking among the highest uninterrupted waterfall dr...

Remote Africa Tall Plunge

8.0 Great

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Svartifoss

Svartifoss, in Skaftafell within Vatnajökull National Park, Iceland, is a 12-meter waterfall framed by distinctive black...

Europe Photography National Park Iceland

7.9 Good

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Sgwd yr Eira

Sgwd yr Eira is a classic waterfall country site in Powys, Wales, notable for allowing visitors to safely walk behind th...

Europe Walkable Wales Gorge

7.8 Good

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Pagsanjan Falls

Pagsanjan Falls is a renowned waterfall in Laguna Province, the Philippines, accessible via a scenic river boat ride thr...

Iconic Asia Tourism Philippines

7.8 Good

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Blue Nile Falls

Blue Nile Falls, known as Tis Issat or 'smoking water,' is a major waterfall on the Blue Nile River in Ethiopia and a to...

Historic Seasonal Africa Ethiopia

7.8 Good

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Augrabies Falls

Augrabies Falls is a powerful waterfall on the Orange River in South Africa, located within Augrabies Falls National Par...

South Africa Powerful National Park Africa

7.8 Good

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Kalandula Falls

Kalandula Falls is a large waterfall on the Lucala River in Angola, among the biggest waterfalls in Africa by volume of...

Remote Africa Wide Cataract

7.8 Good

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High Force

High Force is a spectacular waterfall in County Durham, England, where the River Tees plunges over the vertical Whin Sil...

Europe England Powerful Cataract

7.6 Good

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Skjervsfossen

Skjervsfossen, near Granvin in Hordaland county, Norway, is a scenic waterfall with a total drop of about 150 meters alo...

Europe Hiking Norway Gorge

7.5 Good

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Wachirathan Waterfall

Wachirathan is a major waterfall in Khao Yai National Park, central Thailand, one of the park's most prominent cascades...

Asia Mountain Powerful Scenic

7.5 Good

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Sipi Falls

Sipi Falls is a series of three waterfalls on the slopes of Mount Elgon in eastern Uganda, popular for hiking and abseil...

Tiered Scenic Uganda Africa

7.5 Good

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Howick Falls

Howick Falls is a 95-meter waterfall on the Umgeni River in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, of cultural significance to the...

South Africa Accessible Africa Tall

7.5 Good

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Sanje Falls

Sanje Falls is an approximately 170-meter waterfall in the Udzungwa Mountains of Tanzania, the tallest waterfall in the...

National Park Tiered Africa Tall

7.2 Good