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Matobo National Park Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels

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About Matobo National Park

Just south ofBulawayo, this is a small but important national park famous for its balancing rocks, naturally carved rocks that seems to defy gravity. Matobo is also the final resting place for several white settlers including the perhaps greatest British imperialist of them all, Cecil Rhodes. The graves are all placed at the summit ofMalindidzimu, the hill of the spirits. Bushmen living in the region around 2000 years ago have left a tremendous wealth of rock art and other archaeological objects. Matobo boasts about 200 tree species. The park is a great place for viewing black eagles and leopards, as it is the area with the densest populations in the world of these species. Impala, sable antelope, white rhinoceros, giraffes, ostriches, gnus, giraffes and zebras are also among the animals e

Top Attractions in Matobo National Park

Explore the best things to see and do in Matobo National Park:

  • Bambata Cave
  • Nswatugi Cave
  • Pomongwe Cave
  • White Rhino Shelter
  • World's View

Matobo National Park Travel Guide Sections

Our comprehensive guide covers 12 sections including:

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