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Opulanga Destination Guide

Touring Opulanga in Zambia

Opulanga in the region of Northern is located in Zambia - some 507 mi or ( 815 km ) North of Lusaka , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Opulanga

Time in Opulanga is now 01:19 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Lusaka " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Tabora, Sumbawanga, Mbeya, Kigoma, and Tom Chomba. Being here already, consider visiting Tabora . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Opulanga ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

KALAMBO FALLS LODGE - lake Tanganyika

0:33 min by THORLEIFDK
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Toby veall farm in zambia from my trip to lake tanganyika ..

KALAMBO - lake Tanganyika

1:47 min by THORLEIFDK
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Boulengerochromis Microlepis world largest Cichlid! from my trip to lake tanganyika ..


Fishing with Ms. Mukupa´s music

14:48 min by anders1949
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Shows fishing in Lake Tanganyika with shore seine (mukwau) near Mpulungu. Music by Ms. Mukupa with her kind permission. You can hear more on her album "HUMAN". ..

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Interesting facts about this location

Kalambo Falls

The Kalambo Falls on the Kalambo River is a 772ft (235m) single drop waterfall in Tanzania, very near the border with Zambia at the southeast end of Lake Tanganyika. The falls are some of the tallest uninterrupted falls in Africa (after South Africa's Tugela Falls, Ethiopia's Jin Bahir Falls and some more waterfalls). Downstream of the falls the Kalambo Gorge which has a width of about 1 km and a depth of up to 300 m runs for about 5 km before opening out into the Lake Tanganyika rift valley.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -8.60 31.24 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Tanzania, Archaeological sites in Zambia, International waterfalls, Kalambo River, Lake Tanganyika, Tanzania–Zambia border, Waterfalls of Tanzania, Waterfalls of Zambia

Mpulungu

Mpulungu is a town in the Northern Province of Zambia, at the southern tip of Lake Tanganyika. From Mpulungu, boats reach DR Congo, Tanzania and Burundi. The MV Liemba ferry sails from Mpulungu to Kasanga and Kigoma in western Tanzania, with connections from there to Bujumbura. Mpulungu is also a fishing port and lies at the end of the old Great North Road.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -8.77 31.13 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Populated places in Zambia, Populated places on Lake Tanganyika

Kasanga

Kasanga (named Bismarckburg during the German East Africa era) is a town in Rukwa Region, Tanzania. It is located at around {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:8|27|30|S|31|8|10|E|region:TZ_type:city | |name= }}, on the shore of Lake Tanganyika, 810 m above sea level.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -8.46 31.14 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Tags: Populated places in the Rukwa Region

Mbala, Zambia

Mbala is Zambia’s most northerly large town and seat of Mbala District, occupying a strategic location close to the border with Tanzania and controlling the southern approaches to Lake Tanganyika, 40 km by road to the north-east, where the port of Mpulungu is located. It had a population of about 20,000 in 2006. Under the name Abercorn, Mbala was a key outpost in British colonial control of this part of south-central Africa.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -8.83 31.38 (Lat./Long.); Less than 29 km away
Tags: Populated places in Zambia