The Augrabies Falls is a waterfall on the Orange River, South Africa, within the Augrabies Falls National Park. The falls are around 60 meters in height. The gorge at the Augrabies Falls is 240 meter deep and 18 kilometers long, and is an impressive example of granite erosion.
The Blue Nile Falls are a waterfall on the Blue Nile river in Ethiopia. The falls are considered one of Ethiopia’s best known tourist attractions. The Blue Nile Falls are estimated to be between 37 and 45 meters high, consisting of four streams that originally varied from a trickle in the dry season to over 400 meters wide in the rainy season.
Kalambo Falls on the Kalambo River is a 235 meters single drop waterfall on the border of Zambia and Tanzania at the southeast end of Lake Tanganyika. The falls are the second-highest uninterrupted falls in Africa (after South Africa’s Tugela Falls). Downstream of the falls the Kalambo Gorge which has a width of about 1 km and a depth of up to 300 m runs for about 5 km before opening out into the Lake Tanganyika rift valley.
Ouzoud Waterfalls are 110 meter high and located in the Grand Atlas village of Tanaghmeilt, in the province of Azilal, 150 km north-east of Marrakech, in Morocco. It is the most visited site of the region. Ouzoud is the Berber word for “olive”, referring to the nearby olive trees.
Tugela Falls is the world’s second highest waterfall. The total drop in five free-leaping falls is 948 meters. They are located in the Drakensberg (Dragon’s Mountains) in the Royal Natal National Park in KwaZulu-Natal Province, Republic of South Africa. They are easily viewed after a heavy rain from the main travel road into the park, glistening from the reflection of the late afternoon sun. The source of the Tugela River (Zulu for ‘sudden’) is at Mont-Aux-Sources several kilometers from the escarpment from which the falls drop. The water is pure and safe to drink above the falls.
Wli Waterfalls is the highest waterfall in Ghana and West Africa at about 143 metres from the upper fall to the plunge pool below it. It is located 20 kilometres from Hohoe in the Volta Region. It is one of nature’s wonders stands tall and impressive inside a semi-deciduous forest.
Kalandula falls are in the municipality of Kalandula, Malanje Province, Angola. On the Lucala River, the falls are 105 meters high and 400 meters wide. They are one of the largest waterfalls by volume in Africa.
Lumangwe falls stands 35 meters high and 100 meters wide. it just about 9 kilometers off the main road from Kawambwa to Mporokoso. The Falls are said to be the home of the Great Snake Spirit called Lumangwe. In the olden days, this snake was said to have stretched itself between the Lumangwe and Kabweluma Falls, a distance of 5km.
Maletsunyane Falls is a 192-meter (630-foot) waterfall in the Southern African country of Lesotho. One of the world’s highest waterfalls, it’s an important Lesotho tourist attraction near the town of Semonkong on a tributary of the Orange River. The falls are also a Guiness World Records holder for the highest commercial abseil in the world. This abseil jump-off point is right next to the falls.
