Hippo Dam

Hippo 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 Hippo 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 Hippo Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -19.46029, 29.10505. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Hippo Dam

• Dhlodhlo Ruins · museum · Matabeleland South Province · ~74 km
• Zebra Dam · lake · Matabeleland North Province · ~3 km
• Kudu Dam · lake · Matabeleland North Province · ~5 km
• Leopard Dam · lake · Matabeleland North Province · ~7 km
• Tsessebe Dam · lake · Matabeleland North Province · ~10 km
• Upper Longwe Ruins · fort · Matabeleland North Province · ~11 km
• Ntabazaka Mambo Ruins · fort · Matabeleland North Province · ~14 km
• Lower Longwe Ruins · fort · Matabeleland North Province · ~15 km
• Broken Dam · lake · Matabeleland North Province · ~34 km
• Mangolongolo Dam · lake · Midlands Province · ~34 km
• Somkamba Dam · lake · Midlands Province · ~35 km
• Guwe Dam · lake · Matabeleland North Province · ~39 km
• Ndumba mountains · viewpoint · Matabeleland North Province · ~40 km
• school garden · sanctuary · Matabeleland North Province · ~42 km
• Sombibi Dam · lake · Midlands Province · ~43 km
• Lake Alice · lake · Matabeleland North Province · ~43 km
• Makulambila Dam · lake · Midlands Province · ~44 km
• Inyati Fort · fort · Matabeleland North Province · ~46 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Hippo Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Hippo Dam

• Mzingwane Dam · lake · Matabeleland South Province · ~130 km · Must-see
• Ngondoma Dam · lake · Midlands Province · ~144 km · Must-see
• Upper Nsiza Dam · lake · Matabeleland South Province · ~76 km
• Fundisi Dam · lake · Bulawayo Province · ~90 km
• Lower Mguza dam · lake · Matabeleland North Province · ~109 km
• Upper Ncema dam · lake · Matabeleland South Province · ~118 km
• Lake Alice State Forest · lake · Matabeleland North Province · ~120 km
• Bonisa Dam · lake · Bulawayo Province · ~122 km
• Insiza Dam · lake · Matabeleland South Province · ~123 km
• Inyakuni dam · lake · Matabeleland South Province · ~126 km

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