Bulawayo Province
The City of Bulawayo was originally the home of King Lobengula, the last of the Matabele Kings. It is known as "The City of Kings" because of the Ndebele chiefs who ruled in the area after breaking away from Zulu land in the south. However, of late it is referred to as the City of Kings and Queens to appease the Bulawayo women. Today, Bulawayo is one of the country's most attractive cities, with a pleasing mixture of Victorian and modern architecture. From a tourist point of view it has a lot to offer — the National Art Gallery, the National Railways Museum, the Natural History Museum, Hillside Dams Conservancy and the Heritage Trail — as well as Matobo National Park (where Cecil John Rhodes and King Mzilikazi are buried), Khami Ruins, Umguza Nature Reserve and Umguza Yacht Club. Bulawayo remains the country's cultural centre and is a gateway to Hwange, Victoria Falls and Great Zimbabwe.
- Concession Game Drive — plains game and rock art, sundowners at Lightning Rock (~1.5 hrs, departs 16h30)
- Concession Walks — birds, trees, shrubs and rock art (~1.5 hrs)
- Concession Night Drive — nightjars, bush babies and the resident male leopard (~1 hr, 20h30)
- Rhino Walking / Game Drive — track white rhino on foot with a Big Cave guide and Parks official (~3 hrs)
- Recreational Park Drive — Rhodes Grave, Nswatugi Cave and Maleme Dam (~4 hrs)
- Rhodes Grave Sun Downer Drive (~2 hrs, departs 16h00–16h30)
- Nswatugi Cave — difficulty 2/5, short hike with steps (~3 hrs)
- Bambata Cave — difficulty 3.5/5, ~3 km each way through Whovi Game Park, black eagle nest site (~4 hrs)
- Silozwane Cave — difficulty 5/5, steep granite ascent with incredible views into the low veld (~4 hrs)
- Inanke Cave — difficulty 4.5/5, ~12 km full-day hike (packed lunch), world-renowned rock art (~7 hrs)
- Cyrene Mission — 1940 Anglican mission school; thatched chapel with student murals of Biblical stories
- Ndebele Village Drive — Whitewater's Secondary School and clinic; a genuine picture of Matabele life
- Ethwandeni Orphanage — self-sustaining home for ~80 children in the heart of the Matopos
- White Water's / Njelele Primary School — meet pupils and teachers
- Khami Ruins — second largest stone-built monument in Zimbabwe; UNESCO World Heritage site
- Natural History Museum — opened 1964; second largest mounted elephant in the world
- Railway Museum — history of the Rhodesian railway system, including Cecil Rhodes' personal railway coach
- Beast Quadbike and Quadbike Ride
- Mountain biking and mountaineering
- BMX biking (own bike) and BMX bike hire
- Zipline (adults and children)
- Archery and paintball (target shooting)
- Mini golf and table tennis
- Zipline and quad bikes
- Horse rides and mini golf
- Temper pole and shooting range
- Archery, pool table, slug and trampoline
- Picnicking, hiking, bird viewing and seasonal fishing at Hillside Dams
- Trampolines, ziplining and canoeing
- Jabulani Safaris (30 km south of Shangani) — cultural tours to ancient ruins
- Bush walks and hikes, kopje climbing and abseiling
- Canoeing, swimming, boating and raft building on nearby dams
- Game viewing, animal tracking, mountain biking, fishing and bird watching