Mabada Dam

Mabada 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 Mabada 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 Mabada Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -19.94363, 28.86234. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mabada Dam

• The Cenotaph · fort · Bulawayo Province · ~47 km · Must-see
• Mzingwane Dam · lake · Matabeleland South Province · ~63 km · Must-see
• Khami Ruins (World Heritage Site) · fort · Bulawayo Province · ~64 km · Must-see
• Fundisi Dam · lake · Bulawayo Province · ~27 km
• The Design Cave · cave · Bulawayo Province · ~44 km
• Lower Mguza dam · lake · Matabeleland North Province · ~44 km
• Upper Nsiza Dam · lake · Matabeleland South Province · ~44 km
• Bess Harper Memorial Lantern · fort · Bulawayo Province · ~46 km
• The Natural History Museum of Zimbabwe · museum · Bulawayo Province · ~46 km
• Charles Frederick Lendy Memorial · fort · Bulawayo Province · ~46 km
• The Art Grove Coffee Shop · museum · Bulawayo Province · ~47 km
• Joshua Nkomo Statue · fort · Bulawayo Province · ~47 km
• Saint Mary's Cathedral Basilica · church · Bulawayo Province · ~47 km
• Bulawayo Railway Museum · museum · Bulawayo Province · ~48 km
• Upper Ncema dam · lake · Matabeleland South Province · ~52 km
• Bajoy blues · viewpoint · Bulawayo Province · ~53 km
• Rhodes-Bulawayo Sanctuary · sanctuary · Matabeleland South Province · ~56 km
• Dhlodhlo Ruins · museum · Matabeleland South Province · ~61 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Mabada Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Mabada Dam

• Mzingwane Dam · lake · Matabeleland South Province · ~63 km · Must-see
• Thuli Makwe Dam · lake · Matabeleland South Province · ~140 km · Must-see
• Fundisi Dam · lake · Bulawayo Province · ~27 km
• Lower Mguza dam · lake · Matabeleland North Province · ~44 km
• Upper Nsiza Dam · lake · Matabeleland South Province · ~44 km
• Upper Ncema dam · lake · Matabeleland South Province · ~52 km
• Dam Wall · lake · Bulawayo Province · ~63 km
• Khami Dam · lake · Bulawayo Province · ~63 km
• Bonisa Dam · lake · Bulawayo Province · ~64 km
• Inyakuni dam · lake · Matabeleland South Province · ~68 km

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