Zambia · Luapula Province
Ntumbachushi Falls are situated on the Ngona River in Luapula Province, Zambia where it runs over the edge of the northern Zambian plateau into the valley of the Luapula River.
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Ntumbachushi Falls drops 10 metres (33 ft) on the Ngona River. It is a segmented-type fall, and the nearest base for a visit is Luapula Province, Zambia. Access to the main viewpoint is rated moderate.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA 4.0).
As a segmented waterfall, the flow splits into separate strands as it falls.
No commercial adventures run at Ntumbachushi Falls itself — the experience is the approach and the view. Guided day trips from Luapula 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
Ntumbachushi Falls
Zambia
Height10 mWidth—
Most similar
Rochester Falls
Mauritius
Height10 mWidth—
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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 98× taller than Ntumbachushi Falls. Victoria Falls is 11× taller. We don't have a reliable crest width for Ntumbachushi 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.
-9.85, 28.93333
Ntumbachushi Falls is in Zambia (Luapula Province). The nearest base is Luapula Province, Zambia. Its coordinates are -9.8500, 28.9333.
Ntumbachushi Falls drops 10 metres (33 feet). It is a segmented-type waterfall on the Ngona 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 Luapula Province, Zambia. A real walk — expect stairs, uneven ground or an hour on the trail from there.
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