World of Waterfalls Blog

This itinerary covered part of the second major leg of our epic around-the-world tour that consisted of Eastern Australia as well as selected countries of East Africa. This was an independent self-tour…

This trip was the first major leg of our epic around-the-world tour that consisted of Eastern Australia as well as selected countries of East Africa. The Australia portion of the trip was a self-drive self-tour while the Africa portion…

Julie somehow didn’t buy his explanation. But after we surrendered the tip and went back to our hotel room did we look into our guidebook and learned that we had been scammed all along…

Thomson Falls (or Thomson’s Falls; also known as Nyahururu) was the name of both the neighboring town as well as the waterfall. This was the only waterfall we saw on our June 2008 safari in…

The next two hours or so of driving was torture for me. That was because my nausea returned and I knew that I was going to throw up again the next place…

Bujagali Falls is really more of a series of rapids than a waterfall. That said, it has been world reknown for thrilling Class V Rapids attracting adrenaline junkies…

Sipi Falls was actually a series of three tall waterfalls all plunging along the lower slopes of Mt Elgon (the 4th highest peak in Africa shared between Eastern Uganda and Western Kenya). The name…

Murchison Falls (also known as Kabarenga Falls) was perhaps Uganda’s most famous waterfall. What made this waterfall a real memorable experience for us was the rare opportunity to combine a…

Unfortunately, Julie started to feel fever and chills. It made her night sleepless, and the fear that she might be stricken with malaria also kept me awake all night…

…we just sat there and watched the lions – seeing what they’re doing next; hopefully getting in better more photographable positions. What ensued was a bit more than we bargained for…

Chishimba Falls (I’ve also seen it spelled Chisimba Falls) was actually a conglomeration of three components – the main falls, Kaela Rapids (also spelled Kayela), and Mutumuna Falls (the upper…

Kalambo Falls is said to be Africa’s second tallest free-leaping or single-drop waterfall at 221m. Moreover, it is also Zambia’s other cross-border waterfall as it’s shared with Tanzania…

Ntumbachushi Falls (I’ve also seen it spelled Ntumbacusi Falls and Ntumbacushi Falls) seemed to be a waterfall in a transitional state when we saw it in May 2008. The way we saw the falls, it…

Lumangwe Falls was like a miniature Victoria Falls except this one was no slouch in its own right. It appeared to be roughly 30-40m tall and spanning a width of around 160m. But it had that wide…

Kabwelume Falls (I’ve also seen it spelled Kabweluma Falls) was definitely one of the most spectacular waterfalls on the Kalungwishi River, in our opinions at least. Well, at least this and…

Mumbuluma Falls was a series of two wide waterfalls falling some 5-10m each. When we were there, we drew lots of attention being the only mzungus (non-blacks) in the area as apparently this place…

Suddenly, Chester’s car made a loud bang and the entire backside of the car sank to the ground… when we all left the car, the severity of the situation became immediately known…

Kundalila Falls (sometimes spelled Nkundalila Falls) was a gorgeous waterfall set in the escarpment country of the Central Province near Serenje. It dropped in multiple stages over a cumulative…

Victoria Falls (or Mosi-oa-Tunya, “the smoke that thunders”) is possibly the largest waterfall in the world. A UNESCO World Heritage site, it’s one of the world’s natural wonders…

Julie alerted me to a rather unusual scene in front of us. Two giant baboons were frantically running across the bridge towards us and it seemed like we were in the way…