Zambia · Western Province
The Ngonye Falls or Sioma Falls is a waterfall on the Zambezi river in Western province Zambia, near the town of Sioma and a few hundred kilometres upstream from the Victoria Falls. Situated in the southern part of Barotseland, the falls are a day's journey by car from the capital, Lusaka.
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Ngonye Falls drops 25 metres (82 ft), inside Sioma Ngwezi National Park. It is a cataract-type fall, and the nearest base for a visit is Western Province, Zambia. Access to the main viewpoint is rated moderate.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA 4.0).
As a cataract waterfall, a large, powerful waterfall or series of rapids on a big river.
No commercial adventures run at Ngonye Falls itself — the experience is the approach and the view. Guided day trips from Western 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.
Most similar
Sable Falls
United States
Height23 mWidth—
Also a cataract waterfall and of similar height
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 39× taller than Ngonye Falls. Victoria Falls is 4.3× taller. We don't have a reliable crest width for Ngonye 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.
-16.65417, 23.57222
Ngonye Falls is in Zambia (Western Province), inside Sioma Ngwezi National Park. The nearest base is Western Province, Zambia. Its coordinates are -16.6542, 23.5722.
Ngonye Falls drops 25 metres (82 feet). It is a cataract-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 Western Province, Zambia. A real walk — expect stairs, uneven ground or an hour on the trail from there.
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