Nsumbu National Park
Conserving landscapes, Enriching lives
Photographic gallery
Nsumbu’s aquatic habitats and biodiversity
Justin Blake, November 2023
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Early morning kapenta fisherman pull together - Nsumbu, Lake Tanganyika
Carpenter beetle - Kampasa forest
Humphead Cichlids, dominance dance - Lake Tanganyika
Caterpillar on leaf - Tondwa Swamp
Nsumbu peninsula panorama- Lake Tanganyika
Fly on leaf - Kampasa Forest
Praying mantis - Tondwa Swamp
Underwater lilies - Tondwa Swamp
Underwater lilies - Tondwa Swamp
Hippo tracks - Tondwa Swamp
Sitatunga male (Tragelaphus spekii) - Tondwa Swamp
Hippo tracks - Tondwa Swamp
Pollinator bees - Tondwa Swamp
Spider refuge - Tondwa Swamp
Kapenta school - Lake Tanganyika
Electric catfish - 'Wonderland' dive site, Lake Tanganyika
Hippo tracks - Tondwa swamp
Kingfisher - VC Nsumbu National Park
Sunset flight on the cusp of the rainy season, Tondwa Swamp
Hidden in the shallows, Upper Chica falls
River crab, Chica Falls
Dragonfly landing, Chica falls
Fast flowing shallows, Chica falls
Sediment laden, Chica Falls
Rainbow refraction in the shallows, Chica Falls
A storm approaches Chica falls
Dragonfly, Chica Falls
Upper Chambeshi river
Tondwa swamp looking East
Day 1
6 Nov 2023
Kampasa Forest, Chambeshi confluence
Day 2
7 Nov 2023
Chambeshi River, Chika falls
Day 3
8 Nov 2023
Chika Falls
Day 4 & 5
9 & 10 Nov 2023
Lake Tanganyika, Evening Flight
Day 6 & 7
10 & 11 Nov 2023
Kako source, Tondwa swamp
Day 9 & 10
14 & 15 Nov 2023
Lake Tanganyika, Kampasa forest
Day 11
16 Nov 2023
Sunrise kapenta fishing
Contact
Justin Blake
justin@rockhopper.co.za
(+27) 725501577
Cape Town, South Africa