Discover Bulawayo

Planned as Zimbabwe's second-largest city, this former trading hub impresses with unusually wide streets designed for ox-cart turns and well-preserved colonial buildings from the era of British settlement in the late 19th century.

Southern Africa's largest natural history museum houses one of the continent's most extensive insect and mammal collections along with a life-size elephant diorama exhibit that impressively documents Zimbabwe's wildlife.

The city lies only about 35 kilometers from the striking granite rocks of Matobo National Park, which is why most visitors stay overnight here before continuing on to the rock art and the grave of Cecil Rhodes.

The city's historic railway museum showcases an impressive collection of restored steam locomotives from the colonial era and recalls Bulawayo's former importance as a major railway hub of Southern Africa.

Bulawayo Airport is served several times daily from Harare with a flight time of about one hour. Alternatively, the city can be reached from Victoria Falls by train or bus in about six to eight hours.

Planned as Zimbabwe's second-largest city, this former trading hub impresses with unusually wide streets designed for ox-cart turns and well-preserved colonial buildings from the era of British settlement in the late 19th century.

Southern Africa's largest natural history museum houses one of the continent's most extensive insect and mammal collections along with a life-size elephant diorama exhibit that impressively documents Zimbabwe's wildlife.

The city lies only about 35 kilometers from the striking granite rocks of Matobo National Park, which is why most visitors stay overnight here before continuing on to the rock art and the grave of Cecil Rhodes.