Must-see lake · Central District, Botswana
Xau
Xau is a lake in Central District, Botswana.
Xau: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. 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 Xau
Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.
Busiest days: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.
Crowd: Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.
Typical week: Mon busy · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri busy · Sat packed · Sun packed.
How to reach Xau — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: -21.30387, 24.76423. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Xau
- Mopipi Dam · lake · Central District · ~10 km
- Gabriel Matundu's Place · fort · Central District · ~61 km
- Point D · fort · Central District · ~62 km
- Point C · fort · Central District · ~62 km
- Matundua Plot-Point A · fort · Central District · ~62 km
- Matundu Point B · fort · Central District · ~62 km
- Mine Truck · fort · Central District · ~63 km
- Old Landy Nomad 4wd · fort · Central District · ~71 km
- Mopipi Pan · sanctuary · Central District · ~2 km
- Xhorodomo Pan · sanctuary · Central District · ~16 km
- Rysana Pan · sanctuary · Central District · ~40 km
- 2 Mopipi trees · attraction · Central District · ~43 km
- Rakops · attraction · Central District · ~51 km
- UCCSA Church · church · Central District · ~60 km
- Zion Christian Church · church · Central District · ~60 km
- Sokorokatsha Pan · sanctuary · Central District · ~61 km
- Old Apostlic Church · church · Central District · ~61 km
- CT/10 · sanctuary · Central District · ~64 km
Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Xau
- Mopipi Dam · lake · Central District · ~10 km
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Frequently asked
Is Xau full? Are the gates open?
No visitor has reported the water level status for Xau yet. Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Busiest: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.
What is the best time to visit Xau?
August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open. Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.
What are the places to visit near Xau?
Nearby: Mopipi Dam (lake, 10 km), Gabriel Matundu's Place (fort, 61 km), Point D (fort, 62 km), Point C (fort, 62 km), Matundua Plot-Point A (fort, 62 km), Matundu Point B (fort, 62 km).
Is Xau worth visiting?
Xau is listed as a must-see lake in Botswana on Spotwander.