Mchela Cave

Mchela Cave: 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 Mchela Cave

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 Mchela Cave — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -21.13333, 29.03333. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mchela Cave

• Thuli Makwe Dam · lake · Matabeleland South Province · ~40 km · Must-see
• Black Granite Tombstones · fort · Matabeleland South Province · ~27 km
• Lower Mujeni Dam · lake · Matabeleland South Province · ~41 km
• Silalabuhwa Dam · lake · Matabeleland South Province · ~65 km
• Turnoff to Joel Nyathi · attraction · Matabeleland South Province · ~2 km
• Accident · attraction · Matabeleland South Province · ~11 km
• Cornerline Business Centre · attraction · Matabeleland South Province · ~17 km
• To Madahwe · attraction · Matabeleland South Province · ~19 km
• To Ntepe · attraction · Matabeleland South Province · ~19 km
• Gate to Bruce · attraction · Matabeleland South Province · ~20 km
• Munzviru tree Nkulankugwe · attraction · Matabeleland South Province · ~20 km
• Gate · attraction · Matabeleland South Province · ~23 km
• Causeway · attraction · Matabeleland South Province · ~25 km
• Gate into Sweetwater Range · attraction · Matabeleland South Province · ~26 km
• Guta Ramwari · church · Matabeleland South Province · ~26 km
• Zaoga · church · Matabeleland South Province · ~26 km
• UFIC Gwanda · church · Matabeleland South Province · ~27 km
• SDA Town · church · Matabeleland South Province · ~27 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Mchela Cave

Other forts & heritage near Mchela Cave

• Shangani Patrol Memorial · fort · Matabeleland South Province · ~112 km · Must-see
• The Cenotaph · fort · Bulawayo Province · ~148 km · Must-see
• Black Granite Tombstones · fort · Matabeleland South Province · ~27 km
• Chief Bidi's Residence · fort · Matabeleland South Province · ~92 km
• Fort Tuli Pioneers · fort · Matabeleland South Province · ~112 km
• White Rhino Shelter · fort · Matabeleland South Province · ~113 km
• Inkosi Mzilikazi Memorial Site · fort · Matabeleland South Province · ~127 km
• Bess Harper Memorial Lantern · fort · Bulawayo Province · ~147 km
• Charles Frederick Lendy Memorial · fort · Bulawayo Province · ~147 km
• Joshua Nkomo Statue · fort · Bulawayo Province · ~148 km

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