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Matobo National Park - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The name of the park was used for the name of the fictional Democratic Republic of Matobo in the film The Interpreter. Part of the National park is set aside as a Game Park, which has been stocked with game including black and white rhinoceros. The Hills cover an area of about 3100 square kilometres, of which 440 km² is National Park, the remainder being largely communal land and a small proportion of commercial farmland. www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Matopos_National_Park   (399 words)

Zimbabwe (country) - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Zimbabwe (country) World's View in Matobo National Park, Zimbabwe, southern Africa. The park is scattered with curiously-shaped rocks and boulders, and there are cave paintings and cave shrines; the area is held in cultural and religious respect by local people. This was followed by discussions with them and Bishop Abel Muzorewa, president of the African National Council (the ANC, which had been formed in 1971 to oppose the earlier independence arrangements), with the aim of setting up a national conference to work out a new constitution. encyclopedia.farlex.com /Zimbabwe+(country)   (5869 words)

Main Just outside national park boundaries, the Mjelele cave paintings are on the northern faces of two very large boulders 8-km north of white rhino shelter, a few hundred metres east of the road. Matobo offers a variety of wildlife, but is best known for its guarded population of white and black rhino. Evidence of their inhabitation and apparent fascinations are preserved in hundreds of rocks paintings which decorate caves, shelters and over-hangs throughout the region, both inside and outside the park. www.e-zim.com /travel/content/matobo.html   (381 words)

On safari with CCAfrica.com - Zimbabwe, Matobo Hills Package This afternoon enjoy a game drive into the western sector of the Matobo National Park which is known as Whovi Wild Area and is home to white and black rhino, buffalo, giraffe, eland, sable, zebra, impala, steenbok and various other species of game. Matobo Hills is an area with stunning scenery and it is also rich in history, art and culture thus providing a wide range of activities. Matobo Hills in Zimbabwe is an area with stunning scenery and it is also rich in history, art and culture. www.afroventures.com /zimbabwe/tours/zimbabwe_5.htm   (358 words)

African Encounter: Adventure Section Today the Matobo National Park is one of Zimbabwe's prime wildlife sanctuaries with a large population of white rhino, the elusive black rhino, a variety of antelope species, baboon, rock hyraxes and a large population of leopard and black eagle. Matobo Hills NP The Matobo Hills National Park near Bulawayo is another of Zimbabwe's major tourist attractions. This is especially dramatic in the Matobo National Park south of Bulawayo where spectacular examples of these primitive granitic formations are to be found. www.africanencounter.com /info/np/zim.shtml   (770 words)

Reasons to visit - Matobo National Park. Matobo National Park is probably best known for its black and white rhino population, and has been designated an Intensive Preservation Zone for their protection, but is also home to antelope, zebra, giraffe, leopard, impala and many smaller mammals. Matobo is also home to the great Mzilikazi who in 1840, as legend has it, gave Matobo the name they bear today. Matobo is also famous for its rock art, which is the work of Bushmen who lived in this region for thousands of years. www.hillsofafrica.com /rtvmatobohills.htm   (383 words)

Zim-Sight - Zimbabwe Travel & Tourism Directory Matobo National Park is situated some 35 kilometres south of Zimbabwe's second largest city, Bulawayo. Cecil John Rhodes, buried at the summit of Malindidzimu, "hill of benevolent spirits", in the Matobo National Park, was recorded as saying that he could "View the World" from the very summit where he now lies at rest. Matobo National Park is classified a WORLD HERITAGE SITE www.zim-sight.com /docs/matopos.htm   (360 words)

Matobo National Park A large section of Matobo National Park within the boundaries is fenced to contain wild game including some of the more beautiful larger antelope (kudu, sable and eland) as well as black and white rhinoceros. En route to the Matobo National Park, some 10kms from the city centre is the Tshabalala Game Sanctuary where one may drive, take pony rides or walk and which has an Intrepretive centre. In the park can be seen trees and shrubs unique to that area, as well as flora and fauna found in many other parts of the world, which have grown naturally in the Matobo Hills. www.places.co.za /html/matobo_national_park.html   (341 words)

Matusadona National Park - Zimbabwe Overland Travel Matusadona National park is situated on the southern shores of Lake Kariba. The Matusadona National Park is most easily accessible by boat from the town of Kariba, some 20km north. Further into the park are roan and sable antelope, kudu, impala, lion, leopard and black rhino, and tracking these on foot accompanied by an armed guard is one of Africa’s most exhilarating experiences. www.overlandafrica.com /overlanding-destinations/zimbabwe/matusadona.asp   (386 words)

Zimbabwe Travel & Safari, What to see, Matobo Hills National Park... Zimbabwe Travel and Safari, What to see, Matobo Hills National Park... The National Parks accommodation is at Maleme Dam and includes self catering lodges (Black Eagle and Fish Eagle lodges have particularly good views), and camping facilities. The Whovi Game Park portion of Matobo offers a variety of wildlife and is where the jealously guarded rhino population are found. www.off2africa.com /html/zimbabwe/what-to-see/matobo.html   (475 words)

Kruger National Park: Main Camp Accommodation Types, Private Lodges, Safaris, Bookings... Matobo National Park Information: This course is designed to be a unique wildlife experience and to present participants with every possible opportunity to observe and photograph African wildlife in their natural surroundings... Matobo National Park Information: Jock of the Bushveld was a Staffordshire Bull Terrier, whose courage and loyalty to his pioneer owner is stuff of legends, as well as a full length feature film... Matobo National Park Information: The park is generally flat to gently undulating, with average height of 260 metres (853 feet) above sea level, with its most mountainous areas being along the eastern boundary, formed by the... www.krugerpark.co.za /search/Matobo_National_Park_p6.html   (598 words)

Matobo National Park After one night at Great Zimbabwe, we head off to Matobo National Park, where we are greeted by a group of warthogs--Jenny's personal favorite, after all they were good creatures in "The Lion King". Temba, our conscientous guide, took us back and we got a National Park guide to take us on a walking safari where were were able to get within 10-15 meters of the intimidating animals. Matobo, the site of the warthogs, the famous foot burning, baboons in the trash (and in the tourist's car), leopards in camp overnight, balancing rocks (or Kopje's), and home of the elusive white rhino. www.jwaak.com /trips/africa/matobo.htm   (274 words)

Matobo National Park I The rocky hills of Matobo National Park are spread over some 320.000 ha and have a history of 3000 million years. The 'kopjes' in Matobo NP The next day was a day full of nature and wildlife. We have found an idyllic place on the board of a lake, where of course we have to protect ourselves against mosquitoes and where we can not swim because of the risk of bilharzia. home.tiscali.nl /corastravels/africamain/matobo/matobo_one.html   (445 words)

The Gonarezhou National Park in Zimbabwe: VictoriaFalls.biz The combination of the world-famous Kruger National Park in South Africa - with its huge diversity of wildlife - with Gonarezhou's geological splendour is coupled with a natural haven Coutada 16 in Mozambique The park is divided into two regions: Save/Runde area in the north and Mwenezi in the south. The GKGTransfrontier Park is approximately 35 000 km2 and allows for wildlife to wander freely across borders - establishing it as a major conservation drive in Africa. www.victoriafalls.biz /zimbabwe_attractions/gonarezhou.htm   (214 words)

Zimbabwe with VictoriaFalls.biz: Matobo National Park Within the national park is a game park with large populations of wildlife - which includes black and white rhino, giraffe, zebra and different antelope species. The visually spectacular landscape of granite outcrops at Matobo Hills were called "the bald heads" or Sindebele by well-known warrior chief Mzilikazi. The Matobo Hills also are the final resting place of controversial and famous British Imperialist Cecil John Rhodes, who requested that he be buried here. www.victoriafalls.biz /zimbabwe_attractions/matobo.htm   (239 words)

On Safari - Victoria Falls, Lake Kariba, Hwange National Park, Mana Pools The gem of this river is the Mana Pools National Park, which fronts the river for 50 miles and supports one of the richest wildlife concentrations in southern Africa. Hwange is Zimbabwe's largest national park - a spectacular 4,600 square miles forming the northeast border of the Kalahari Desert of Botswana. Mana Pools National Park lies in a remote, unspoiled area which stretches 200 miles to the Mozambique border. www.onsafari.com /ptv_zimbabwe.asp   (1629 words)

Zimbabwe : Matobo National Park Most of the Matobi area to the south of Bulawayo has been set aside as a 43,000ha (106,253 acres) national park, sanctuary for white rhino and girraf, sable, impala and an unusually large leopard population. The Matobo Hills, famed for their massive boulders and balancing rocks, are especially renowned for their birds of prey, and notably for what is believed to be the world's largest concentration of the black eagle. The name Matobo means 'bald heads', an epithet said to have been conferred by Mzilikazi, founder of Zimbabwe's Ndebele nation, in one of his more whimsical moods: the landscape characterised by ancient and massive granite domes, reminded him of an assembly of his aged councillors. sunsite.icm.edu.pl /untpdc/incubator/africahp/zwe/zw3.htm   (395 words)

Matobo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The fictional country Matobo in the movie The Interpreter This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Matobo   (80 words)

Matobo Hills Lodge- bordering Matobo National Park Matobo Hills Lodge is situated within a private wildlife reserve bordering Matobo National Park (50km from Bulawayo) ¤ Game drives are conducted into the Matopos National Park in search of black and white rhino, giraffe, zebra, sable antelope, leopard and a host of other species. The Matobo area is famed for the density and variety of its birds of prey and for its population of brightly coloured lizards www.afrizim.com /Places/Bulawayo/Accommodation/Matobo_Hills.asp   (474 words)

Reisinformatie over Zimbabwe, Afrika. Informatie over Matobo The Whovi Game Park portion of Matobo is best known for its zealously guarded population of both black and white rhino, but its inhabitants also include antelope, zebra and giraffe. Matobo's precarious and imaginative pinnacles and boulder stacks mean the scenery here is as interesting as the wildlife. Dotted around the park are a wealth of ancient San paintings and old grain bins, where warriors once stored their provisions. www.afrikavakanties.nl /zimbabwe/matobo.html   (219 words)

Zimbabwe Explorer Itinerary Highlights include a 4x4 game viewing drive in the Matobo National Park, home to the white rhinoceros and burial place of Cecil John Rhodes, and the bushmen paintings at Nswatugi Cave. This safari offers you the Nyanga Mountains in the heart of Eastern Highlands, Matobo National Park, the Great Zimbabwe Ruins, Hwange National Park and to the spectacular Victoria Falls, locally known as ‘Mosi-o-Tunya’, meaning, ‘smoke that thunders’. We head for Bulawayo our next two overnights at the unique Matobo Hills Lodge, where your thatched chalet offers a wonderful view of the Maleme Valley, Mt. Efifi and some of the most breathtaking scenery offered by Matobo National Park. www.somaksafaris.com /Zimbabwe/zimexplorer.htm   (634 words)

Camp Amalinda - Matobo National Park, Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Safari Camp Amalinda - Matobo National Park, Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Safari In 1985 a severe drought in Gonarezhou, Zimbabwe's second largest National Park, had an extreme impact on the wildlife. Camp Amalinda is situated 45 kilometres southwest from Bulawayo in the Matobo Hills. www.eyesonafrica.net /african-safari-zimbabwe/amalinda.htm   (598 words)

Big Cave Camp, Matobo Hills Matobo National Park is one of Zimbabwe’s prime wildlife sanctuaries with a large population game and bird species. The camp is located atop an enormous granite whaleback commanding inspirational views across the famous Matobo National Park. A large portion of Zimbabwe’s land surface comprises primitive granite extrusions, with the Matobo Hills near Bulawayo being spectacular examples, named by Mzilikazi the ‘Ama tobo’, after the bald heads of his indunas. natureworkshop.com /naturedestinations/Destination.asp?Op=1&CID=60   (292 words)

Matobi Hills, Zimbabwe - Safari Parks & African Wildlife Most of the time it is peaceful and scenically beautiful with distant purple hills of the Zambian escarpment on one side and wooded slopes leading to the interior of the national park on the southern banks. Matobo is the domain of the impressive Black Eagle and is their chosen breeding ground. At the public entrance to this park you are strictly warned that it is offence to take citrus fruits in with you. www.game-reserve.com /zimbabwe_matobo.html   (489 words)

Zimbabwe Travel: Accommodation, Maps, Safari, Tours, Camps, Information... Matobo National Park Information: The modern-day walking safari originated in the Luangwa Valley in the early 60's - the art has since been perfected by a series of old school Professional Guides particularly in Zambia and Zimbab... Matobo National Park Information: This 10 day Okavango Delta Experience tour offers activities that cater for everyone, like adrenaline pumping white water rafting and bungy jumping, to a relaxed sunset cruise on the Zambezi. Matobo National Park Information: You could try to tame some of the most terrifying white water rapids anywhere in the world. www.zimbabwe.co.za /search/_Matobo_National_Park.html   (428 words)

Zimbabwe Lodge Malangwe Lodge The Matobo National Park is one of the last strongholds of both black and the white rhino, and the region is renowned for its high concentration of leopards and black eagles. There is a wide variety of activities available - bird watching, walks, drives, day trips to the National Park, trips into Bulawayo to see the local attractions and Chipangali Wildlife Orphanage. Excursions into the Park, a prospective World Heritage Site, give the clients an insight into the unique geological, ecological and historical environment. africantravel.com /zim/malalangwe.html   (581 words)

Kruger National Park Safari's & Tour Packages: Game Walking Trails, Specialist Safari... Matobo National Park Information: Enjoy the thrill of early morning game drives, when game-viewing is at its best on this Kruger Park tour. Matobo National Park Information: You will have the opportunity to camp in a spacious tent, and also spend a night at a luxury lodge - the best of both worlds!... Matobo National Park Information: Track the wild and fearless Big Five - Lion, Buffalo or Rhino as you move in and out the Savannah grasslands and low-lying veld on this Greater Kruger Park walking trail. krugerpark.safari.co.za /search/Matobo_National_Park_p3.html   (475 words)

Encyclopedia: Great Zimbabwe Great Zimbabwe is the name given to the remains of a Southern African ancient city, which was once the centre of a vast empire known as the Munhumutapa Empire (also called Monomotapa Empire) covering the modern states of Zimbabwe and Mozambique. It is now generally accepted that Great Zimbabwe was in fact built by Africans whose descendents now live in Southern Africa, if not entirely in Zimbabwe. Currently, the location of Great Zimbabwe is an archeological site having the remains of the ancient city in the present day nation of Zimbabwe. www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Great-Zimbabwe   (432 words)

Bobcat Safaris - African Safaris: Bulawayo Tours - Hwange National Park & Chizarira National Park It’s a place called Antelope Park, a place for anyone who is interested in a truly unique experience – after all, where else in the world can you walk with the lions and ride on the back of an African elephant while it swims in the lake. The Matobo's, a unique wilderness area, is situated 50km south of Bulawayo. www.letsgobobcat.com /zimbabwe/bulawayo_tours.html   (395 words)

Zimbabwe - Matobo Hills and Matobos National Park, Bulawayo Matobo National Park contains some of the more rare species of wildlife, including the sable antelope and both black and white rhino. Zimbabwe - Matobo Hills and Matobos National Park, Bulawayo The vegetation in the Matobos is quite different from the surrounding countryside and provides fascinating and varied habitats for wildlife. www.odyssei.com /travel-tips/6421.html   (343 words)

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