Matobo National Park

'The visually spectacular landscape of granite outcrops at Matobo Hills were called "the bald heads"'

Size & Location: 43 200 hectares
When to visit the park: Year round
Climate: Winter - The cool and dry (April to August) / Summer - hot and wet (November to March)
Altitude: Unavailable
Map: Zimbabwe Map

PARK INFORMATION:

Matobo Hills "bald headed ones" granite outcrops are found 50 km from Bulawayo. It is home to both ancient and recent history. Here is Rhodes' grave at the world's view where one can have a spectacular view of the surrounding landscape.

The Hills were formed over 2000 million years ago with granite being forced to the surface, this has eroded to produce smooth "whaleback dwalas" and broken kopjes, strewn with boulders and interspersed with thickets of vegetation

The Hills cover an area of about 3100km², of which 440 km² is National Park, the remainder being largely communal land and a small proportion of commercial farmland. Part of the national park is set aside as a game park, which has been stocked with game including black and white rhinoceros. This covers some 100 km² of beautiful scenery including some spectacular balancing rocks and impressive views along the Mpopoma river valley

Matobo National Park will appeal to all nature and wildlife lovers especially with its rare species of white rhino and black eagle. It is here where some of the best rock paintings done by hunter-gatherers can be found.

MAIN ATTRACTIONS:
» burial site of Cecil John Rhodes
» Granite outcrops of rocks in spectacular formations
» Rhino & wildlife

ACCOMMODATION AND SAFARIS THAT INCORPORATES MATOBO NATIONAL PARK:
GAME AND SAFARI LODGES	SAFARIS AND TOURS
MATOBO & BULAWAYO LODGES	ZIMBABWE SAFARIS