Mutarazi Falls, Double-tiered waterfall in Manicaland, Zimbabwe

Mutarazi Falls is a two-tiered waterfall that drops 479 meters, making it the highest in Zimbabwe. The water plunges through two distinct stages as it descends the eastern edge of the highlands.

Mutarazi Falls lies on the Mutarazi River where it drops over the eastern escarpment of Zimbabwe's highlands into the Honde Valley. The falls form part of Mutarazi National Park, a 2,495-hectare reserve adjacent to the southern border of Nyanga National Park. The river rises on the eastern highlands near Mount Nyangani, Zimbabwe's highest peak at 2,592 metres.

The falls lie in Mutarazi National Park, a 2,495-hectare reserve adjoining Nyanga National Park, and the name Mutarazi comes from the Shona Mtarazi Falls. The drop marks the edge of Zimbabwe's eastern highlands, where the Mtarazi River leaves the plateau and falls into Honde Valley.

Access is through a walking path from the parking area to a viewing point overlooking the valley. Water flow is strongest during and just after the rainy season, making these months best for viewing the falls.

The falls drop in two tiers, the taller one 479 metres high, with an average flow of just 1 cubic metre per second that can rise to 6 after heavy rain. The Mutarazi River leaves the eastern escarpment beside Inyangani, Zimbabwe's highest peak at 2,592 metres.