Manchewe Falls
A fall of around a hundred and twenty-five metres off the Livingstonia escarpment, with a cave behind it.
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The Manchewe falls drop around a hundred and twenty-five metres off the escarpment below Livingstonia, and a path leads down to a cave behind the curtain of water, which local tradition says was used as a refuge during the slave raiding of the nineteenth century. The view from the top runs down the escarpment to the lake. Flow depends entirely on the rains and thins considerably by the end of the dry season.
What you actually see
- The fall - a drop of around a hundred and twenty-five metres off the escarpment.
- The cave behind - the chamber behind the water, reached by a steep path.
- The lake view - the drop down the escarpment to Lake Malawi.
- The refuge tradition - the cave's use during nineteenth-century raiding.
When to go
December to May after the rains gives the strongest flow. By October it is much reduced. The path down is slippery when wet.
Honest expectations
The path to the cave is steep, slippery and unprotected. Flow drops a great deal late in the dry season. Guides at the site expect payment.
Nearby
Livingstonia is above, and Chitimba is below.
What to pack for Manchewe Falls
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Opening times, ticket prices and seasonal closures change - check the official source before you go: official site.
