Bulawayo Accommodation - Matobo Hills
Bulawayo and Matobo Hills accommodation options range from bed and breakfast chalets to cave hideaways.
The city itself is attractive with a number of excellent museums such as the Bulawayo Railway and Natural History museums, Khami Ruins and World Heritage sites.
Nearby Matobo National Park is well known for its black and white rhino, the grave of Cecil Rhodes, San rock art and its never ending landscape of rock formations.
Located in the Matabeleland province, Bulawayo is Zimbabwe’s second largest city.
Also known as the “city of Kings”, Bulawayo houses the Museum of Natural History with over 75 000 specimens.
For railway buffs, the Railway Museum is not to be missed. Rolling stock, railway memorabilia and other exhibits dating back as far as 1897 can be seen.
Imagine a landscape of huge granite masses which have been split, sculpted and shaped by time and weather. As far as the eye can see, huge boulders looks like tghey have randomly been piled high on top of one another.
Scan the horizon for 3000 sq. kilometres and you are looking at the Matobos National Park.
Matobo Hills National Park is well worth a visit.
Boasting a good variety of wildlife inclyding leopard, sable and other antelope species, the park is rich in rock art paintings.
At Worlds View the grave of Cecil Rhodes can be found. At the same time a stone monument honours the British soldiers killed in battle with the Matebele army.