Malapati Dam

Malapati 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 Malapati 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 Malapati Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -21.26818, 30.04338. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Malapati Dam

• Manyuchi Reservoir · lake · Masvingo Province · ~52 km · Must-see
• Manyuchi Dam · lake · Masvingo Province · ~52 km
• Chibungwe · viewpoint · Masvingo Province · ~53 km
• Gandama Mountain · viewpoint · Masvingo Province · ~61 km
• Jirichiri · cave · Masvingo Province · ~66 km
• Chambarara Dam · lake · Masvingo Province · ~15 km
• Compound Dam · lake · Masvingo Province · ~31 km
• Bubiana Conservancy · sanctuary · Masvingo Province · ~32 km
• Sossonye Dam · lake · Masvingo Province · ~37 km
• Bubye Valley Conservancy · sanctuary · Matabeleland South Province · ~40 km
• St Peters Presbyterian Church · church · Masvingo Province · ~48 km
• Jemembi · viewpoint · Matabeleland South Province · ~53 km
• Manyuchi Dam Wall · lake · Masvingo Province · ~54 km
• Mangadza Dam · lake · Matabeleland South Province · ~56 km
• Mpesi · attraction · Midlands Province · ~59 km
• Chimnungwa Ruins · fort · Midlands Province · ~62 km
• Dine Church of Christ · church · Masvingo Province · ~66 km
• Upper Manyuchi Dam · lake · Masvingo Province · ~67 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Malapati Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Malapati Dam

• Manyuchi Reservoir · lake · Masvingo Province · ~52 km · Must-see
• Manyuchi Dam · lake · Masvingo Province · ~52 km
• Silalabuhwa Dam · lake · Matabeleland South Province · ~111 km
• Berejena Dam · lake · Masvingo Province · ~112 km
• Tokwe Mukorsi Dam Wall · lake · Masvingo Province · ~134 km
• Chambarara Dam · lake · Masvingo Province · ~15 km
• Compound Dam · lake · Masvingo Province · ~31 km
• Sossonye Dam · lake · Masvingo Province · ~37 km
• Manyuchi Dam Wall · lake · Masvingo Province · ~54 km
• Mangadza Dam · lake · Matabeleland South Province · ~56 km

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