Zambia · Northern Province
Lumangwe Falls on the Kalungwishi River in northern Zambia is the largest waterfall wholly within the country, with a height of 30–40 m and a width of 100–160 m. It is a block-type waterfall located between the Luapula and Northern Provinces.
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Lumangwe Falls drops 40 metres (131 ft) on the Kalungwishi River. It is a block-type fall, and the nearest base for a visit is Zambia. Access to the main viewpoint is rated moderate.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA 4.0).
As a block waterfall, a wide sheet of water falling from a broad river.
No commercial adventures run at Lumangwe Falls itself — the experience is the approach and the view. Guided day trips from Zambia are the easiest way to combine it with the area around it.
Also good forBoat cruisesHikingPhotography
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
Lumangwe Falls
Zambia
Height40 mWidth—
Most similar
Blue Nile Falls
Ethiopia
Height42 mWidth400 m
Also a block waterfall, of similar height and in Ethiopia
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 24× taller than Lumangwe Falls. Victoria Falls is 2.7× taller. We don't have a reliable crest width for Lumangwe 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.
-9.525, 29.36667
Lumangwe Falls is in Zambia (Northern Province). The nearest base is Zambia. Its coordinates are -9.5250, 29.3667.
Lumangwe Falls drops 40 metres (131 feet). It is a block-type waterfall on the Kalungwishi 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: boat cruises, 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 Zambia. A real walk — expect stairs, uneven ground or an hour on the trail from there.
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