Start here
The 3 places worth the trip
Places near Howick by type
All 152 places by distance →One day from Howick
5 stops, one loop, back by 4:53 pm
95 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Howick
- Nelson Mandela Capture Site – Visitor Center and Museummuseum · 1.5 hrs
- Midmar Nature Reservenature spot · 2 hrs
- Mahatma Gandhiheritage site · 1.5 hrs
- Pietermaritzburg Italian P.O.W. Churchchurch · 30 min
- Albert Falls Damdam · 1.5 hrs
- Back in Howick
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Howick?
Howick Falls (waterfall, about 2 km), Midmar Nature Reserve (nature spot, about 8 km), Midmar Dam (dam, about 9 km), Albert Falls Dam (dam, about 20 km), Shelter Falls (waterfall, about 2 km), Cascades Falls (waterfall, about 2 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Howick?
42 places on Spotwander: 10 hill stations & viewpoints, 10 waterfalls, 11 wildlife, forests & gardens, 4 lakes, dams & reservoirs, 4 museums.
Which is the nearest viewpoint to Howick?
Swartkop, about 16 km by road; Loskop (18 km) is next.
Which is the nearest waterfall to Howick?
Howick Falls, about 2 km by road; Shelter Falls (2 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Howick?
Start in Howick, visit Nelson Mandela Capture Site – Visitor Center and Museum, then Midmar Nature Reserve, then Mahatma Gandhi, then Pietermaritzburg Italian P.O.W. Church, then Albert Falls Dam, and drive back — about 95 km by road in all.