Bulawayo has some beautiful historic buildings and architecture. Cecil Rhodes decreed the streets should be wide enough to turn a whole span of oxen and a wagon - hence the lovely wide streets.
Bulawayo is also known as the 'City of Kings', 'Skies', 'Bluez', 'Bulliesberg' or 'KoNtuthu ziyathunqa' – a SiNdebele word for 'a place of smoky fires'. It is a multicultural city with residents able to speak at least three languages (including English, Ndebele, Kalanga, Sotho, Nambya, Tonga and Venda). Bulawayo has long been and is still regarded as the business capital of Zimbabwe and is home to the National Railways of Zimbabwe because of its strategic position near Botswana and South Africa. It is the nearest large city to Hwange National Park, Matopo National Park and Victoria Falls.
All these places listed below can be visited on your own or with any tour operator.
Hillside Dams
Museum of Natural History
Railway Museum
Matopos National Park
Bulawayo Art Gallery
Khami Ruins
Mzilikazi Art and Craft Centre |
