Mpata Gorge

Mpata Gorge: 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 viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Mpata Gorge

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

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 Mpata Gorge — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -13.30000, 32.03333. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mpata Gorge

• South Luangwa National Park · sanctuary · Muchinga Province · ~73 km · Must-see
• Mfuwe Main Gate · attraction · Muchinga Province · ~44 km
• Hippo Pool · viewpoint · Muchinga Province · ~45 km
• Victoria Falls Zambia · waterfall · Eastern Province · ~59 km
• Nyani Falls · waterfall · Eastern Province · ~66 km
• Machinje Hills · viewpoint · Eastern Province · ~71 km
• Lupande GMA · sanctuary · Eastern Province · ~13 km
• NAC Zambia Cté Mfuwe · attraction · Eastern Province · ~40 km
• Norman Carr's Memorial Site · fort · Muchinga Province · ~43 km
• Wayside cross · fort · Eastern Province · ~45 km
• St Luke's Cathedral · church · Eastern Province · ~45 km
• South Luanga National Park, Zambia · sanctuary · Muchinga Province · ~46 km
• Chipembele Conservation Centre · sanctuary · Eastern Province · ~47 km
• Tundwe · lake · Eastern Province · ~47 km
• Evening break · attraction · Muchinga Province · ~47 km
• Big Baobab · attraction · Muchinga Province · ~48 km
• Twin baobabs · attraction · Muchinga Province · ~48 km
• Nsefu Sector · sanctuary · Eastern Province · ~49 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Mpata Gorge

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Mpata Gorge

• Hippo Pool · viewpoint · Muchinga Province · ~45 km
• Machinje Hills · viewpoint · Eastern Province · ~71 km
• Kanjala · viewpoint · Eastern Province · ~93 km
• Kanjenjesi Hills · viewpoint · Eastern Province · ~103 km
• Kapote Hill · viewpoint · ~107 km
• Kalungu Hill · viewpoint · Eastern Province · ~110 km
• Chilomo · viewpoint · Muchinga Province · ~111 km
• Nyankanga Hill · viewpoint · Eastern Province · ~114 km
• Chifuma · viewpoint · Muchinga Province · ~114 km
• Chimbwingombe · viewpoint · Central Province · ~120 km

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