Matobo Hills National Park (Matopos)
Located 40 km south of Bulawayo, Matobo Hills national park is a small, accessible game park with fascinating natural features, rich history and interesting wildlife. It is an excellent stopover for tourists in transit to Hwange and Victoria Falls.
The park is situated in the magnificent Matobo Hills, a range of domes, spires and balancing rock formations which have been hewn out of the solid granite plateau through millions of years of erosion and weathering. Massive granite boulders are piled up one on each other in a precarious balance, shaping giant open air sculptures. These grandiose rocks create a unique , mystical atmosphere – no wonder the hills were considered sacred by the Ndebele people. The majestic and rugged terrain of the park is a hikers paradise and the diversity of the vegetation supports a wide range of wildlife.
