World of Waterfalls Blog

Lumangwe Falls is a 30-40m tall and 160m wide waterfall on the Kalungwishi River in Northern Zambia that kind of reminded us of a miniature Victoria Falls.

Kabwelume Falls (or Kabweluma Falls) is a converging waterfall set on the Kalungwishi River accessed by a rough 4wd road and short walk near Lumangwe Falls.

Mumbuluma Falls is a series of two wide waterfalls falling some 5-10m each near Mansa. During our visit, local kids used the plunge pools as swimming holes.

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 (or Nkundalila Falls) is a 30m waterfall dropping in multiple stages in the escarpment lands of Central Zambia between Serenje and Mpika.

Victoria Falls (Mosi-oa-Tunya) is the 108m tall 1.7km wide ‘smoke that thunders’ on the Zambezi River shared between Zambia and Zimbabwe in Southern Africa.

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…

Barron Falls is a regulated 131m waterfall dropping from the Atherton Tablelands into the Barron Gorge near Cairns easily seen on a short walk or by rail.

Stoney Creek Falls is a waterfall close to the tracks of the Kuranda Scenic Railway, which gave us the impression taht it can only be seen in this manner.

Blencoe Falls is a remote 320m multi-tiered waterfall that doubled as the Tribal Council venue in the Survivor Outback TV show in Girringun National Park.

Millaa Millaa Falls is an 18m tropical waterfall that we think is the most beautiful and iconic waterfall of the waterfall-laden Atherton Tablelands region.

Millstream Falls may be Australia’s widest single-drop waterfall which may have some legitimacy to this claim if the lookout only revealed half its entirety!

Little Millstream Falls is a convergence of at least three semi-accessible cascading waterfalls sharing the same reserve as the (big) Millstream Falls.

Mungalli Falls consists of three apparent tiers with a cumulative 75m drop accessed from a Student Village and Wilderness Retreat in the Atherton Tablelands.

Ellinjaa Falls is one of the three waterfalls on the 17km Waterfall Circuit in the Atherton Tablelands. It’s 10-15m and accessible via a 20-minute track.

Zillie Falls is another of the trio of waterfalls on the 17km Waterfall Circuit in the Atherton Tablelands seen from a near roadside lookout by Millaa Millaa.

Malanda Falls is a short wide waterfall with some swimming infrastructure in its plunge pool for relief from the tropical heat in the Atherton Tablelands.

Dinner Falls is a series of three waterfalls on the Upper Barron River sharing the same reserve with the deep Hypipamee Crater in Mt Hypipamee National Park.

Pepina Falls is a hidden waterfall tumbling 5m on Middlebrook Creek beneath a road bridge accessed by a 90m scramble in the Atherton Tablelands near Ravenshoe.

Souita Falls is an off-the-beaten-track pair of small cascades accessed by a short track near the agricultural hamlet of Middlebrook in the Atherton Tablelands.