Vaipo Waterfall (Hakaui Valley)

Nuku Hiva, Marquesas Islands · French Polynesia

Vaipo Waterfall (Hakaui Valley), French Polynesia
Photo: Yves Picq http://veton.picq.fr, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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One of the highest waterfalls in the region, dropping down a sheer cliff at the head of the Hakaui Valley. Reaching it involves a hike past ancient stone terraces through a narrow forested canyon.

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