Popa Falls — Kavango River Rapids & Bwabwata Gateway

Popa Falls are not a sheer drop but something more dramatic — a series of white-water rapids, channels and cascades created by a quartzite ridge cutting across the full width of the Kavango River at Divundu, 200km east of Rundu. The river splits into dozens of channels, each rushing and foaming over the ridge before reuniting downstream. The site is also the gateway to the western entrance of Bwabwata National Park (Mahango Core Area). Superb birdwatching: African skimmer, rock pratincole, various kingfishers and fish eagles. Sunrise light on the rapids is exceptional.