3. Havasu Falls, Arizona, USA
Havasu Falls is the most beautiful of the five Havasupai Waterfalls that plummet over orange-red cliffs into bright turquoise-blue pools in a side canyon of the Grand Canyon.
The waterfalls are all located on the Havasupai Indian Reservation and can only be accessed via an overnight 10-mile hike that requires advance reservation and payment of fees – no day hiking is allowed, and you must spend at least one night at the campground in the canyon; most people spend three nights.
The number of people allowed into the canyon is limited, and there is often a waiting list to experience this bucket-list worthy waterfall.
4. Angel Falls, Venezuela
Located in Venezuela, Angels Falls is the world’s highest waterfall at a staggering 979 meters or 3,212 feet – this is 15 times higher than Niagara Falls for comparison. The water comes from the Churun River and does a free-fall drop over the edge of a mountain into a set of white water rapids below. There is a second drop of 30 meters just beyond the rapids.
To reach the falls, however, is no easy feat. You’ll have to first catch a small plane to the town of Canaima, and then it is a one-day boat ride to the falls.
