The main plunge
807 m.
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Angel Falls is the world's tallest uninterrupted waterfall, pouring off the edge of the flat-topped Auyán-tepui in southeastern Venezuela. A long white thread of water drops down a towering red cliff, with mist and cloud around the top and thick forest at its foot. The falls are 979 m high, including a single plunge of 807 m followed by rapids and a smaller drop. They lie in Canaima National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. They are named after the US aviator Jimmie Angel, who flew over them in 1933, and their Pemon name is Kerepakupai Vená. You reach them on an organised trip from Canaima village, by boat up the Carrao and Churún rivers and then a forest walk to a viewpoint facing the falls. Boats mostly run in the rainy season, June to November, when the water is high and the falls are fullest. Small planes also fly over them from Canaima. The falls are about 46 km in a straight line southeast of Canaima, which has no road, so you fly in on a small plane. The trip to the falls usually takes two or three days. The UK advises against all but essential travel to Venezuela, so check current advice before you go.
807 m.
By boat to the falls.
A table mountain.
Auyán-tepui, Canaima National Park, Bolívar State
June to November, when boats run and the falls are fullest.
No, you fly to Canaima and continue by boat.