Southern Africa
Zambia
Zambia shares Victoria Falls with Zimbabwe and has more waterfalls than almost any country in Africa, from the Zambezi to the remote north.
Destinations
Waterfall Safari Destinations in Africa
Seventeen countries where Africa's great waterfalls meet its great parks: choose a country to see its falls, safaris, lodges and the best time to go.
Waterfall safari destinations in Africa cluster in two regions: the Zambezi basin in southern Africa, home to Victoria Falls, and the Nile basin in East Africa, home to Murchison Falls. Countries shaded on the map have waterfalls or safaris featured on this site.
Southern Africa
Southern Africa
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe holds the longest frontage of Victoria Falls and pairs it with Hwange, Mana Pools and the Eastern Highlands.
Southern Africa
South Africa
South Africa has some of the tallest falls on Earth in the Drakensberg, the desert gorge at Augrabies and Big Five reserves within easy reach.
Southern Africa
Namibia
In dry, spectacular Namibia, the Epupa Falls on the Kunene are an oasis in the far north-west.
Southern Africa
Botswana
Botswana has no great waterfall, but Chobe and the Okavango Delta are the natural partners for Victoria Falls.
Southern Africa
Lesotho
The mountain kingdom of Lesotho has the 192-metre Maletsunyane Falls and one of the world's longest commercial abseils.
Southern Africa
Angola
Angola's Kalandula Falls is one of the largest in Africa, and one of its best-kept secrets.
East Africa
East Africa
Uganda
Uganda is the Nile's country: the river leaves Lake Victoria at Jinja and forces its way through Murchison Falls on its way north.
East Africa
Tanzania
Tanzania combines the Serengeti and Ngorongoro with forest waterfalls on Kilimanjaro and the great drop at Kalambo.
East Africa
Kenya
Kenya's highland waterfalls sit on the road between the Rift Valley lakes and the Aberdares.
East Africa
Rwanda
Rwanda, the land of a thousand hills, pairs mountain gorillas with the Kagera River falls at Rusumo.
East Africa
Burundi
Burundi is one of Africa's least-visited countries, with the Karera Falls and a source of the Nile.
East Africa
Ethiopia
Ethiopia is the source of the Blue Nile, with Tis Abay falls, the monasteries of Lake Tana and the Simien Mountains.
North Africa
West Africa
Central Africa
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