Zambia · Central Province
Kundalila Falls is a waterfall on the Kaombe River in Zambia. It falls over the lip of the Muchinga escarpment and makes a waterfall near the small town of Kanona in the Serenje District.
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Kundalila Falls drops 80 metres (262 ft) on the Kaombe River. It is a cascade-type fall, and the nearest base for a visit is Central Province, Zambia. Access to the main viewpoint is rated moderate.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Kundalila Falls is the third-tallest of the 14 we cover in Zambia. As a cascade waterfall, water tumbles down a series of rock steps rather than falling free.
No commercial adventures run at Kundalila Falls itself — the experience is the approach and the view. Guided day trips from Central Province 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
Kundalila Falls
Zambia
Height80 mWidth—
Most similar
Akaa Falls
Ghana
Height76 mWidth—
Also a cascade waterfall, of similar height and in Ghana
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 12× taller than Kundalila Falls. Victoria Falls is 1.4× taller. We don't have a reliable crest width for Kundalila 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.
-13.1543, 30.7025
Kundalila Falls is in Zambia (Central Province). The nearest base is Central Province, Zambia. Its coordinates are -13.1543, 30.7025.
Kundalila Falls drops 80 metres (262 feet). It is a cascade-type waterfall on the Kaombe River.
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 Central Province, Zambia. A real walk — expect stairs, uneven ground or an hour on the trail from there.
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