The water curtain
Rainbows.
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Zongo Falls are waterfalls on the Inkisi River in DR Congo and one of the country's biggest tourist sights. They lie about 135 km by road from Kinshasa, and city residents come at weekends to picnic, camp and watch the roaring water. The falls take their name from the nearby town of Zongo. The Inkisi enters the country over one fall and flows into the Congo River after the Zongo Falls. The Zongo hydroelectric dam was built between the two in 2008, so falls and dams form barriers that limit fish migration. You see a broad curtain of brown-white water crashing over a rock cliff, with spray rising high and making rainbows in the light. Above the falls the river runs between wide flat sand-coloured rocks, and thick green rainforest surrounds the site. Below lies a deep rock-lined valley. They are about 43 km from Kisantu in a straight line and about 68 km from Kinshasa. Rocks by the water are slippery and the current very strong, so do not swim or go near the edge. The road is hard in the rainy season.
Rainbows.
Above the falls.
Around the site.
Inkisi River, south-west of Kinshasa, DR Congo
No, the current is very strong and rocks slippery.
Many visitors camp near the falls, so ask about allowed spots.