Hova

Hova: 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 Hova

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 Hova — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -19.51389, 28.60561. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Hova

• Fundisi Dam · lake · Bulawayo Province · ~61 km
• Lake Alice State Forest · lake · Matabeleland North Province · ~70 km
• Lower Mguza dam · lake · Matabeleland North Province · ~73 km
• Bonisa Dam · lake · Bulawayo Province · ~75 km
• Magololo Dam · lake · Matabeleland North Province · ~25 km
• Lubanda Dam · lake · Matabeleland North Province · ~32 km
• Goodwood Dam · lake · Matabeleland North Province · ~34 km
• Broken Dam · lake · Matabeleland North Province · ~35 km
• Shiloh Mission · fort · Matabeleland North Province · ~37 km
• Huntsman Quarry · fort · Matabeleland North Province · ~38 km
• Park Gate Dam · lake · Matabeleland North Province · ~38 km
• Inyati Fort · fort · Matabeleland North Province · ~40 km
• Mahatsha Dam · lake · Matabeleland North Province · ~40 km
• school garden · sanctuary · Matabeleland North Province · ~41 km
• Bembezana Dam · lake · Matabeleland North Province · ~42 km
• Ndumba mountains · viewpoint · Matabeleland North Province · ~43 km
• Ufudu Dam · lake · Matabeleland North Province · ~44 km
• Gwampa State Forest · sanctuary · Matabeleland North Province · ~48 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Hova

Other forts & heritage near Hova

• The Cenotaph · fort · Bulawayo Province · ~89 km · Must-see
• Khami Ruins (World Heritage Site) · fort · Bulawayo Province · ~91 km · Must-see
• Naletale · fort · Matabeleland South Province · ~131 km · Must-see
• Shangani Patrol Memorial · fort · Matabeleland South Province · ~137 km · Must-see
• Joshua Nkomo Statue · fort · Bulawayo Province · ~89 km
• Charles Frederick Lendy Memorial · fort · Bulawayo Province · ~89 km
• Bess Harper Memorial Lantern · fort · Bulawayo Province · ~89 km
• Cross Hill Ruins · fort · Bulawayo Province · ~91 km
• B45 · fort · Matabeleland North Province · ~102 km
• BS1 · fort · Matabeleland North Province · ~102 km

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