Somkamba Dam

Somkamba 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 Somkamba 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 Somkamba Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -19.28333, 29.30000. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Somkamba Dam

• Zimbabwe Military Museum · museum · Midlands Province · ~72 km
• Aviation Muesum · museum · Midlands Province · ~72 km
• Mangolongolo Dam · lake · Midlands Province · ~5 km
• Makulambila Dam · lake · Midlands Province · ~11 km
• Menyezwa Dam · lake · Midlands Province · ~11 km
• Essongwenya Dam · lake · Midlands Province · ~16 km
• Mangwindi Dam · lake · Midlands Province · ~16 km
• Mseyamwa Dam · lake · Midlands Province · ~18 km
• Shagari Dam · lake · Midlands Province · ~19 km
• Sombibi Dam · lake · Midlands Province · ~19 km
• Damba Dam · lake · Midlands Province · ~21 km
• Zamagogo Dam · lake · Midlands Province · ~26 km
• Gabeni Dam · lake · Midlands Province · ~26 km
• Totololo Dam · lake · Midlands Province · ~28 km
• Lower Longwe Ruins · fort · Matabeleland North Province · ~31 km
• Chekabana Dam · lake · Midlands Province · ~34 km
• Upper Longwe Ruins · fort · Matabeleland North Province · ~34 km
• Hippo Dam · lake · Matabeleland North Province · ~35 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Somkamba Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Somkamba Dam

• Ngondoma Dam · lake · Midlands Province · ~114 km · Must-see
• Upper Nsiza Dam · lake · Matabeleland South Province · ~101 km
• Fundisi Dam · lake · Bulawayo Province · ~125 km
• Sebakwe Dam Recreational Park · lake · Midlands Province · ~131 km
• Ngezi Dam · lake · Matabeleland South Province · ~131 km
• Lake Alice State Forest · lake · Matabeleland North Province · ~138 km
• Lower Mguza dam · lake · Matabeleland North Province · ~144 km
• Insiza Dam · lake · Matabeleland South Province · ~146 km
• Upper Ncema dam · lake · Matabeleland South Province · ~147 km
• Mangolongolo Dam · lake · Midlands Province · ~5 km

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