Our picks

Waterfalls in Australia

The falls we've researched and rated - each one with an honest read on how hard it is to reach, when to go, and what it really takes.

Wallaman Falls
Australia · Townsville ~2h

Australia's tallest single-drop waterfall - 268 metres off a rainforest escarpment in the wet tropics, misting the gorge below.

Fitzroy Falls
Australia · Sydney (SYD) ~2h

An 81-metre plunge off the Southern Highlands escarpment into a fern-filled gorge - an easy, wheelchair-friendly lookout barely two hours from Sydney.