Cities
[edit]Other destinations
[edit]- 1 Matobo National Park — an UNESCO World Heritage Site
- 2 Hwange National Park — at 14,651 km² the largest national park and game reserve in Zimbabwe.
- 3 Zambezi National Park —
Understand
[edit]Southern Matabeleland is for the greater portion of the year hot and dusty.
Baobab trees are common, as are mopani. The grasslands glow in the deep afternoon sun.
Get in
[edit]The main border crossing with South Africa is at 1 . National road A4/R1 leads to Harare while A6 is the main road into Matabeleland, linking Bulawayo and Victoria Falls.
Get around
[edit]See
[edit]- See the rock formation at Balla Balla.
- Visit Chipingali Wildlife Orphanage.
Itineraries
[edit]The largest town in Matabeleland is Bulawayo, renowned for its wide streets built to allow a wagon with a 10-oxen team to do a U-turn. Bulawayo has an airport, which makes it an ideal starting point. From Bulawayo one can travel south to Matobo for a day's slow drive through the exotic landscapes, or westward to Khami Ruins, to see miniature versions of the stone ruins found at Great Zimbabwe.
Do
[edit]Eat
[edit]A local delicacy is the mopani worm: these caterpillars are dried in the sun, and sold as a snack food. The staple food is mealie meal, made into a stiff porridge known as "sadza".
Drink
[edit]Stay safe
[edit]Go next
[edit]