Zambia · Kasama District
Chisimba Falls, also Chishimba Falls is a series of waterfalls located in Kasama District, in the Northern Province of Zambia. The waterfalls host the Chishimba Hydroelectric Power Station.
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Chisimba Falls drops 20 metres (66 ft). It is a cascade-type fall, and the nearest base for a visit is Kasama District, Zambia. Access to the main viewpoint is rated moderate.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA 4.0).
As a cascade waterfall, water tumbles down a series of rock steps rather than falling free.
No commercial adventures run at Chisimba Falls itself — the experience is the approach and the view. Guided day trips from Kasama District are the easiest way to combine it with the area around it.
Also good forHikingPhotography
Summer rains from December to March; peak flow lands in February to April, and late dry season (September to November) can be very low.
This waterfall
Chisimba Falls
Zambia
Height20 mWidth—
Most similar
Derna waterfalls
Libya
Height20 mWidth—
Also a cascade waterfall, of similar height and in Libya
Largest curtain
Victoria Falls
Zimbabwe · Zambia
Height108 mWidth1,708 m
Largest single sheet of falling water
Tallest on earth
Angel Falls
Venezuela
Height979 mWidth—
Widest on earth
Khone Phapheng Falls
Laos
Height21 mWidth10,783 m
Measured across the whole multi-channel system
Angel Falls is 49× taller than Chisimba Falls. Victoria Falls is 5.4× taller. We don't have a reliable crest width for Chisimba Falls yet, so it is left off the width chart. Tallest · widest lists.
Guidebook
Chris McIntyre, Susie McIntyre · 2023
Detailed Livingstone-side coverage of the Falls: Knife-Edge Bridge, Devil's Pool on Livingstone Island, lodges and seasonal flow.
Guidebook
Chris McIntyre · 2016
The full-country Bradt edition that still covers remote Northern Zambia, including getting to Kalambo Falls near Mbala.
-10.075, 30.55833
Chisimba Falls is in Zambia (Kasama District). The nearest base is Kasama District, Zambia. Its coordinates are -10.0750, 30.5583.
Chisimba Falls drops 20 metres (66 feet). It is a cascade-type waterfall.
Peak flow is February to May. Summer rains from December to March; peak flow lands in February to April, and late dry season (September to November) can be very low.
Beyond the viewpoints: hiking and photography. Access to the main viewpoint is rated moderate — a real walk — expect stairs, uneven ground or an hour on the trail.
The usual base is Kasama District, Zambia. A real walk — expect stairs, uneven ground or an hour on the trail from there.
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