Nkai Dam

Nkai 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 Nkai 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 Nkai Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -18.97768, 28.86835. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Nkai Dam

• Upper Nkayi Dam · lake · Matabeleland North Province · ~13 km
• Somdhlauzo Dam · lake · Matabeleland North Province · ~14 km
• Sengulube Dam · lake · Matabeleland North Province · ~15 km
• Tokwe Dam · lake · Matabeleland North Province · ~16 km
• Matshuzula Dam · lake · Matabeleland North Province · ~17 km
• Zenka Pan · sanctuary · Matabeleland North Province · ~19 km
• Mbaze Pan Game Reserve · sanctuary · Matabeleland North Province · ~21 km
• Dankamberi Pan · sanctuary · Matabeleland North Province · ~22 km
• Bann Dam · lake · Midlands Province · ~26 km
• Katasa Number 1 Dam · lake · Matabeleland North Province · ~29 km
• Ntobe Dam · lake · Midlands Province · ~31 km
• Makwanda Dam · lake · Matabeleland North Province · ~31 km
• Guwe Dam · lake · Matabeleland North Province · ~35 km
• Ngalaphi Dam · lake · Midlands Province · ~35 km
• Exchange Dam · lake · Midlands Province · ~38 km
• Nkone Dam · lake · Matabeleland North Province · ~40 km
• Gwampa State Forest · sanctuary · Matabeleland North Province · ~40 km
• Mangwisi Dam · lake · Midlands Province · ~43 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Nkai Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Nkai Dam

• Ngondoma Dam · lake · Midlands Province · ~101 km · Must-see
• Lake Alice State Forest · lake · Matabeleland North Province · ~82 km
• Fundisi Dam · lake · Bulawayo Province · ~138 km
• Upper Nsiza Dam · lake · Matabeleland South Province · ~149 km
• Upper Nkayi Dam · lake · Matabeleland North Province · ~13 km
• Somdhlauzo Dam · lake · Matabeleland North Province · ~14 km
• Sengulube Dam · lake · Matabeleland North Province · ~15 km
• Tokwe Dam · lake · Matabeleland North Province · ~16 km
• Matshuzula Dam · lake · Matabeleland North Province · ~17 km
• Bann Dam · lake · Midlands Province · ~26 km

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