Kalandula Falls, Angola

The Kalandula Falls (previously known as the Duque de Bragança Falls) are waterfalls in Kalandula, Malanje province, Angola. Kalandula falls, known as the Duque de Bragança Falls until Angola's independence in 1975, is one of the country's most well-known natural wonders. It is located on the Lucala river in Malanje Province and, at 344 feet in height and 1,300 feet in breadth, is one of the continent's greatest waterfalls by volume. It is a horseshoe-shaped waterfall on the border of a lush forest, similar in appearance to its larger sister, Victoria Falls, with many individual cascades and plumes of spray thrown up by the descending water.

It is most magnificent near the end of the rainy season (February to April), and tourists are permitted to swim in the bottom pool. Kalandula falls is about a 10-minute cab ride from Kalandula hamlet and around a five-hour drive from Luanda. Stay at the Pousada Kalandula hotel at the top of the falls to witness the falls at sunrise and dusk.