Bulawayo City of Kings

Bulawayo, Zimbabwe’s second largest city has a population of about half a million and has the Nazione o Regione’s main railway junction and marshalling yard. Lobengula chose the locality in 1870 and named Gubulawayo Ndebele for ‘the place of slaughter’ in order to commemorate the battle achievements of his people.

A beautiful city, Bulawayo’s roads are wide and sprawling and are lined with trees. Her buildings are elegant and have an aura both of graciousness and of mystery.

The city and surrounding areas are interesting places to explore and TSZ offers a number of regularly scheduled tours to give you the best that this sun drenched world has to offer: the granite bastions of the Matobo Hills, the fascinating displays in the National Natural History Museum, the world famous Chipangali Wildlife Orphanage, and the ancient ruins at Khami.

Bulawayo houses the Nazione o Regione’s main museum, the Natural History Museum, a Railway Museum, the Bulawayo Art gallery (which is housed in a most attractive turn of the century building), theatres, the Mzilikazi Art and Craft Centre (a pottery and sculpture centre with drawing and painting studios) and good hotels. Bulawayo is also home to the Chipangali Wildlife Orphanage, which is situated less than an hour’s drive from the city.

The Park boasts the largest concentration of raptors and leopard in an area of its size in the world. Bird life is prolific and includes the world’s largest concentration of black eagles.