Maleme Dam

Maleme 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 dam: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Maleme 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 Maleme Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -20.55000, 28.50000. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Maleme Dam

• Pomongwe Cave · cave · Matabeleland South Province · ~2 km · Must-see
• Malindidzimu · viewpoint · Matabeleland South Province · ~8 km · Must-see
• Shangani Patrol Memorial · fort · Matabeleland South Province · ~8 km · Must-see
• Matobo National Park · sanctuary · Matabeleland South Province · ~10 km · Must-see
• The Cenotaph · fort · Bulawayo Province · ~56 km · Must-see
• Khami Ruins (World Heritage Site) · fort · Bulawayo Province · ~57 km · Must-see
• Mzingwane Dam · lake · Matabeleland South Province · ~64 km · Must-see
• Thuli Makwe Dam · lake · Matabeleland South Province · ~68 km · Must-see
• Njelele Shrine · attraction · Matabeleland South Province · ~1 km
• Nswatugi Cave · cave · Matabeleland South Province · ~4 km
• White Rhino Shelter · fort · Matabeleland South Province · ~11 km
• Bambata cave · cave · Matabeleland South Province · ~14 km
• Silazwane cave · cave · Matabeleland South Province · ~15 km
• Inanke cave · cave · Matabeleland South Province · ~17 km
• Inanke Cave · cave · Matabeleland South Province · ~18 km
• Tshabalala · sanctuary · Matabeleland South Province · ~26 km
• Inkosi Mzilikazi Memorial Site · fort · Matabeleland South Province · ~33 km
• Rhodes-Bulawayo Sanctuary · sanctuary · Matabeleland South Province · ~44 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Maleme Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Maleme Dam

• Mzingwane Dam · lake · Matabeleland South Province · ~64 km · Must-see
• Thuli Makwe Dam · lake · Matabeleland South Province · ~68 km · Must-see
• Khami Dam · lake · Bulawayo Province · ~56 km
• Dam Wall · lake · Bulawayo Province · ~57 km
• Lower Mujeni Dam · lake · Matabeleland South Province · ~72 km
• Lower Mguza dam · lake · Matabeleland North Province · ~72 km
• Upper Ncema dam · lake · Matabeleland South Province · ~72 km
• Mananda Dam · lake · Bulawayo Province · ~74 km
• Bonisa Dam · lake · Bulawayo Province · ~77 km
• Inyakuni dam · lake · Matabeleland South Province · ~85 km

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