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 | GPS Position: 08 35.850S 031 14.376E 1217m 11.10 2.11.03 |
| Directions: 33km north-west of Mbala, past Lake Chila/Mbala Golf Club, on the road to Tanzania/Sumbawanga. The road to the Falls is good gravel up to the well-signposted turnoff 12km N of Mbala, then runs 21km W on ok dirt track to a fork in the road; the left track leads to 2 viewpoints (one overlooking Mpulungu Harbour, the other L. Tanganyika), the right to the actual falls. The last 1km of the falls' track is steep and rock-strewn - high-clearance 4x4 necessary. |
| Description: At 221m high (twice as high as the Victoria Falls and second highest in Africa), the Kalambo Falls are a popular tourist destination on the Tanzania border (the river marks the border). The Falls lie 8km from the Kalambo River's estuary into Lake Tanganyika, and, in a sheer vertical fall, drop into a rocky gorge 300m deep. The cliff-face ledges are one of the rare nesting places of the marabou stork. The Falls' area proper is well maintained, has clearly visible walking paths to viewpoints, and cemented steps plus viewing platforms. |
| Comment: This is a fenced National Heritage Site (Early Stone Age archaeological site). There is a caretaker who charges a day entrance fee of K2180 ($3 for foreigners) and a camping fee of K15,000/$10. The campground is basic with pit-latrines and stand-pipe, a nsaka and picnic benches. There is a cliff path along the south side of the gorge, leading to a viewpoint directly opposite the falls, and a steep one to the bottom of the falls on the north side (for the fit only). The Falls' caretaker can be hired as guide. Climbers and abseilers are free to use the cliff-face for their sport. |
