Upper Longwe Ruins

Upper Longwe Ruins: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this fort: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Upper Longwe Ruins

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Upper Longwe Ruins — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -19.38676, 29.06707. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Upper Longwe Ruins

• Lower Longwe Ruins · fort · Matabeleland North Province · ~4 km
• Kudu Dam · lake · Matabeleland North Province · ~7 km
• Hippo Dam · lake · Matabeleland North Province · ~11 km
• Zebra Dam · lake · Matabeleland North Province · ~12 km
• Leopard Dam · lake · Matabeleland North Province · ~16 km
• Tsessebe Dam · lake · Matabeleland North Province · ~16 km
• Ntabazaka Mambo Ruins · fort · Matabeleland North Province · ~24 km
• Guwe Dam · lake · Matabeleland North Province · ~28 km
• Broken Dam · lake · Matabeleland North Province · ~29 km
• Mangolongolo Dam · lake · Midlands Province · ~31 km
• Somkamba Dam · lake · Midlands Province · ~34 km
• Makulambila Dam · lake · Midlands Province · ~44 km
• Menyezwa Dam · lake · Midlands Province · ~44 km
• Ntobe Dam · lake · Midlands Province · ~44 km
• Mangwindi Dam · lake · Midlands Province · ~45 km
• Ndumba mountains · viewpoint · Matabeleland North Province · ~45 km
• Sombibi Dam · lake · Midlands Province · ~46 km
• school garden · sanctuary · Matabeleland North Province · ~47 km

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