Fossil Forest

Fossil Forest: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this fort: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Fossil Forest

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Fossil Forest — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -16.02781, 28.69981. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Fossil Forest

• Kafue Gorge Upper dam · lake · Southern Province · ~48 km · Must-see
• Kariba Dam · lake · Mashonaland West Province · ~69 km · Must-see
• Bolt Island · river spot · Mashonaland West Province · ~20 km
• Chibala · viewpoint · Lusaka Province · ~21 km
• Bwaranbwa Island · river spot · ~22 km
• Ingombe Ilede National Monument · fort · Southern Province · ~23 km
• Kanwa · viewpoint · Lusaka Province · ~24 km
• Carmine Bee Eater Colony · viewpoint · Mashonaland West Province · ~24 km
• Ibe Munyama Falls · waterfall · Southern Province · ~25 km
• Chirundu Pumphouse · fort · Mashonaland West Province · ~25 km
• Ibwe Munyama Salvation Army Mission · fort · Southern Province · ~26 km
• Musangara Island · river spot · Mashonaland West Province · ~26 km
• Ibwe Munyama · viewpoint · Southern Province · ~26 km
• Chirundu Crocodile Farm · viewpoint · Mashonaland West Province · ~27 km
• "C" Camp rocks · viewpoint · ~29 km
• Avumba-Menda Falls · waterfall · Lusaka Province · ~30 km
• Kanyemba Island · river spot · ~32 km
• Old "A" Camp · fort · Mashonaland West Province · ~48 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Fossil Forest

Other forts & heritage near Fossil Forest

• Ingombe Ilede National Monument · fort · Southern Province · ~23 km
• Chirundu Pumphouse · fort · Mashonaland West Province · ~25 km
• Ibwe Munyama Salvation Army Mission · fort · Southern Province · ~26 km
• Old "A" Camp · fort · Mashonaland West Province · ~48 km
• Ingombe Ilede · fort · Southern Province · ~73 km
• Livingstone Memorial · fort · Southern Province · ~73 km
• Kenneth Kaunda Chilenje House National Monument · fort · Lusaka Province · ~95 km
• Frederick Chiluba's Mausoleum · fort · Lusaka Province · ~99 km
• Cenotaph · fort · Lusaka Province · ~99 km
• Levy Mwanawasa's Mausoleum · fort · Lusaka Province · ~99 km

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