Tsessebe Dam

Tsessebe Dam: 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 lake: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Tsessebe Dam

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

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 Tsessebe Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -19.50187, 29.04421. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Tsessebe Dam

• Upper Nsiza Dam · lake · Matabeleland South Province · ~72 km
• Dhlodhlo Ruins · museum · Matabeleland South Province · ~72 km
• Leopard Dam · lake · Matabeleland North Province · ~3 km
• Zebra Dam · lake · Matabeleland North Province · ~6 km
• Ntabazaka Mambo Ruins · fort · Matabeleland North Province · ~9 km
• Hippo Dam · lake · Matabeleland North Province · ~10 km
• Kudu Dam · lake · Matabeleland North Province · ~10 km
• Upper Longwe Ruins · fort · Matabeleland North Province · ~16 km
• Lower Longwe Ruins · fort · Matabeleland North Province · ~21 km
• Broken Dam · lake · Matabeleland North Province · ~28 km
• Ndumba mountains · viewpoint · Matabeleland North Province · ~30 km
• school garden · sanctuary · Matabeleland North Province · ~33 km
• Lake Alice · lake · Matabeleland North Province · ~34 km
• Inyati Fort · fort · Matabeleland North Province · ~36 km
• Guwe Dam · lake · Matabeleland North Province · ~41 km
• Mangolongolo Dam · lake · Midlands Province · ~44 km
• Huntsman Quarry · fort · Matabeleland North Province · ~44 km
• Somkamba Dam · lake · Midlands Province · ~45 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Tsessebe Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Tsessebe Dam

• Mzingwane Dam · lake · Matabeleland South Province · ~124 km · Must-see
• Upper Nsiza Dam · lake · Matabeleland South Province · ~72 km
• Fundisi Dam · lake · Bulawayo Province · ~80 km
• Lower Mguza dam · lake · Matabeleland North Province · ~99 km
• Upper Ncema dam · lake · Matabeleland South Province · ~111 km
• Bonisa Dam · lake · Bulawayo Province · ~112 km
• Lake Alice State Forest · lake · Matabeleland North Province · ~115 km
• Insiza Dam · lake · Matabeleland South Province · ~119 km
• Dam Wall · lake · Bulawayo Province · ~121 km
• Inyakuni dam · lake · Matabeleland South Province · ~121 km

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