Kabwelume Falls Travel Guide: Top Sights in Zambia, Tours & Travel

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Kabwelume Falls- Travel Tips What to See, How to Plan & Tours: Natural Scenery; Zambia; 5 Reviews

Suggested Duration: 2 hours

Kabwelume Falls, tucked into northern Zambia's Kalungwishi River corridor, features a striking sequence of three interconnected cascades that flow powerfully one into the next. The tallest drop stands about 25 meters high, with a combined width reaching up to approximately 75 meters in places. Just downstream (around 6 km) from the more expansive Lumangwe Falls, Kabwelume is where limestone and quartzite underlie lush woodland and deep ravines, giving way to permanent rainbows and rich vegetation at the base. This waterfall holds profound cultural significance, regarded by locals as a sacred site inhabited by snake spirits. Folklore credits frogs seen around the falls as earthly embodiments of these spirits, a belief strong enough that no settlements have been built nearby. Access involves traversing rough terrain—either a rugged road or a 300 m wooden-and-stone pathway leading down to a slippery viewing platform—adding an adventurous element to the experience.

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Reviews of Kabwelume Falls

Corey Jeal

5
Reviewed: 2025-01-18

Amazing place. Must see! A huge series of falls which are breathtaking. You can walk out to an amazing view point but be careful it's quite slippery.
Samson Chaziya

4
Reviewed: 2023-07-10

Beautiful waterfalls. Undisturbed and serene. Though there is no accommodation close, so you need to stay at a nearby town (Kawambwa) and drive about 70Km to see the falls. You won't regret making that trip.
Maanka Chipindi

5
Reviewed: 2023-03-03

Memorable experience with a difficult access to view. We went in March so it was soaking wet!! These are the hidden gems of Zambia
Brian Banda

5
Reviewed: 2022-04-13

This falls does not get enough credit for its beauty. The area around Kabwelume is one of the most beautiful places you can ever visit. To see its true bare beauty, you can visit when the water is less (somewhere between July and November). But if you want to enjoy the might of its beauty, visit when the water levels are at peak. Not a good time for pictures. This falls is closed related to Lumangwe and they are actually 5km from each other within the same grounds. But because of the frame of Lumangwe, some don't pay attention to Kabwelume and miss out a lot. Some are discouraged by the fact that you walk about 3 km because the road is blocked off by an unfinished bridge, so vehicles stop there. But sweat and you won't regret it. Pictures do not do this place justice. And I wish there was a barrier around the oval viewing area so people can safely enjoy a close up view.
Liesel81

4
Reviewed: 2021-07-06

It's an interesting walk down to the falls itself. Beautiful place unfortunately the grass in front is so over grown as of the time I visited so that it was not practical to go closer and get better shots of the falls. Added advantage is that it's just a few kilometres away from Lumangwe Falls so it's like a 2 in 1. One other thing that could be addressed is the price difference between the entry for residents and that for visitors.