Lake Kashiba

A "gigantic sink hole" and difficult scuba diving location is Lake Kashiba. Its existence is surrounded by numerous ethereal tales and legends. The lake is special, unspoiled, and tranquil. It is situated in a wild, untamed area. On Zambia's Copperbelt, this stunning and breathtaking lake offers a natural vacation destination to both tourists and the local populace.

Lake Kashiba is located southwest of the Mpongwe District in the Copperbelt Province. More than three-quarters of the way there is an asphalt road leading there, and the remaining distance is an all-weather laterite road.

A variety of fish species live in the lake, and numerous birds live in the neighboring mushitu forest. The lake's attractiveness is enhanced further by the blueish tint of the water, which gives it the appearance of a massive natural swimming pool with no visible river entering or leaving it.

The lake's physical layout is unusual. It has a rectangular shape and is surrounded by towering vertical cliffs. The water line is lower than the ground surface around it. The sunken lake is the product of karst topography created by limestone weathering.

The lake has been around for millions of years. It happens as a result of seepage dissolving the limestone bedrock beneath the earth through a chemical reaction involving the carbonation of calcium carbonate in limestone by diluted carbonic acid. The lake is relatively deep, and only a slight rise in water level occurs during the height of the rainy season.

It has a length of 800 meters and a depth of 100 meters on all sides. The lake's depth in the middle, however, is uncertain. Lake Kashiba is the ultimate scuba diving challenge because of this. A true underwater "nightmare." Scuba divers who want to determine the lake's depth frequently visit the lake.

Location: South-west of Luanshya in Zambia, close to Mpongwe and St Anthony's Mission