To reach Kambadaga you hike through green highland paths where the air is cool and clear. As you get closer you can hear the rushing water and feel the light mist in the air — and then the falls appear around a bend, dropping in a wide silver sheet over a rocky cliff into a pool below.
The falls are especially spectacular after the rainy season, when the rivers are full and the water thunders down with great force. In the drier months the flow is lighter and more delicate, looking even more like a wedding veil blowing in the breeze.
The rocks around the falls are covered in bright green mosses and ferns that love the constant spray. Dragonflies dart above the pool at the base, and colourful birds call from the surrounding trees. It feels like a secret garden.
For Guinean families it is a popular place to visit on weekends and holidays. Children love to cool off in the pool at the base of the falls, and some brave visitors wade right under the curtain of water to stand behind it.