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Favorite thing: Cecil Rhodes Grave is inside the rocks of Matopos. It was his favourite place in Rhodesia and his last will was fullfilled that he wants to be burried up here......
It´s not the worst place for a grave!!!!
Updated Jan 3, 2004
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Favorite thing: Theres everything but elephant in the park, the park is too small for them. You do about a 4 hour drive including lunch by a nice lake. You can do part of the tour on foot which is a real opportunity to get close to animals!
Written Feb 17, 2003
Favorite thing: Although the main attraction of the Park are the rock formations, there are many wild animals to be seen, specially the black rhino (at last count, there were 35 in the park).
If you take a 1 day tour, you see the rocks in the morning and the animals in the afternoon, but we arrived at Bulawayo late for the 1 day tour, so did just half day and didn't see rhinos...
Written Feb 25, 2003
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Favorite thing: The Rhodes National Park has a huge population of white rhinos....This art protection project is very helpful for this enangered animals!!!
We met this young white rhino with the guard. His mother didn´t took care of this cutie and so the guards were taking it for a walk.......
Written Feb 25, 2003
Favorite thing: At the Bambata Cave and other places you can see these animal paintings on the rock, all in red and really beautiful...
Written Dec 19, 2002
Favorite thing: The size of the rocks is unbelievable, as well as the fact of them being there, isolated.
It seems that giants would have pushed them up the hill to its actual position...
Written Feb 25, 2003
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Favorite thing: The landscapes of the park are made basically of rocks, giving it the appearance of lunar surreal landscapes. From Rhodes tomb you can have a wonderful view of the park around.
Written Feb 25, 2003
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Favorite thing: Noone ever brought them up here, they are lying here since ages.......and they are really beutiful I think!!!!
Written Feb 25, 2003
Favorite thing: Go on a safari in Matopos National Park, you will see a lot of animals!!!
Written Feb 25, 2003
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Favorite thing: At World´s View you will meet a lot of these colorful animals.... They love to sit on the heatened rocks.....
Written Feb 25, 2003
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At World´s View you will meet a lot of these colorful animals.... They love to sit on the heatened rocks.....
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Following independence in 1980, a lot of names in Zimbabwe were changed. Thus the name of the area is now Matobo. This sign bears the old name of the park, Rhodes Matopos National Park. The park was...
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Ancient drawings and rhinos sanctuary
This area provides some stunning views and some good game watching......
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Matobo Hills, An Unsual Landscape
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We were staying in Bulawayo and took a daytrip the short distance out of the city centre to this national park. Rhodes Matopos National Park - also known as Matobo and Matopos. This is a fairly...
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This park is not famous for its wild animals but because of its strange rock formations and its unique landscapes. Long before Cecil Rhodes "took" it for him (as his burial place), natives considered...
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