Bed Island

Bed Island: 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 island: Water flowing well · Low flow / trickle · Dry, no water · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Bed Island

Season: September to February; boat services pause in floods.

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 Bed Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -16.77042, 28.69788. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bed Island

• Matusadona National Park · sanctuary · Mashonaland West Province · ~30 km · Must-see
• Kariba Dam · lake · Mashonaland West Province · ~36 km · Must-see
• Ingombe Ilede · fort · Southern Province · ~31 km
• Heliport lake Safari lodge · lake · Southern Province · ~32 km
• Mahwindo Fall- Sanyati · waterfall · Mashonaland West Province · ~34 km
• Dam wall viewpoint & curios · lake · Mashonaland West Province · ~36 km
• Fossilised Wood · fort · Mashonaland West Province · ~46 km
• Butterfly Hill · viewpoint · Mashonaland West Province · ~46 km
• Hyena Falls · waterfall · Mashonaland West Province · ~47 km
• Fig Tree Falls · waterfall · Mashonaland West Province · ~47 km
• Shay Falls · waterfall · Mashonaland West Province · ~47 km
• Rawamombe Range · viewpoint · Mashonaland West Province · ~56 km
• Old "A" Camp · fort · Mashonaland West Province · ~62 km
• Kaburi cave · cave · Mashonaland West Province · ~63 km
• Gangowa · viewpoint · Mashonaland West Province · ~66 km
• Spurwing Island · river spot · Mashonaland West Province · ~6 km
• Fothergill Island · river spot · Mashonaland West Province · ~10 km
• Tamuranwa Gorge · viewpoint · Mashonaland West Province · ~18 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Bed Island

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Bed Island

• Musangara Island · river spot · Mashonaland West Province · ~91 km
• Bwaranbwa Island · river spot · ~99 km
• Bolt Island · river spot · Mashonaland West Province · ~102 km
• Kanyemba Island · river spot · ~118 km
• Spurwing Island · river spot · Mashonaland West Province · ~6 km
• Fothergill Island · river spot · Mashonaland West Province · ~10 km
• Long Island · river spot · Mashonaland West Province · ~18 km
• Rhino Island · river spot · Mashonaland West Province · ~26 km
• Tsetse Island · river spot · Mashonaland West Province · ~26 km
• Sampakaruma Island · river spot · Mashonaland West Province · ~29 km

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