Bulawayo, Zimbabwe Travel Blogs

Rocks and rhinos
Nov 2, 2006 (9 photos)

... and doesn't really feel like "the real Africa." So we decided to take a side trip to the town of Bulawayo for a few days to see the Great Zimbabwe ruins as well as Matopos National Park. I have to say that when we started planning this trip about a year ...

Transport Troubles
Aug 16, 2007

... at Danayi's family's home. She was a sweet older lady whose English was passable, but not preferred. She was originally from Bulawayo, a city to the southwest from which I hoped to catch a train or bus up to Victoria Falls. She decided the best way for ...

Chasing the black rhino
Sep 8, 2006 (4 photos)

... exhibit, that allowed us to straighten out which antlers belong to which antelopes, an impressive walk-through mine (Zimbabwe produces copper, gold, uranium, and other minerals), and interesting relics from different African tribes that were collected at ...

Up close and personal with the rhinos
Mar 7, 2007 (9 photos)

We had to leave the adorable little lions behind and headed to Bulawayo. There we went on a fabulous trip into Matobo National Park where we saw some cave paintings, learned about the medicinal properties of the plants and climbed to the top of a crazy ...

Day 192 - Zimbabwe, Bulawayo - Truck Party
May 19, 2009

... time, despite the numerous pee stops. Arrived at Bulawayo nearing 4pm. A city of over one million people formerly called Gu-Bulawayo meaning Killing Place, in memory of when this land was fought over by various ancient kingdoms. Much more modern than ...

Zimbabwe - what a people and what a country!!!
Nov 21, 2006 (3 photos)

After Eastern Highlands, I travelled west to Bulawayo. Very historical city, central in the colonialisation back around 1890. Nicy city, the 2nd biggest after Harare. Wide avenues, wide enough for 12 oxes to turn. That was the criteria. Also went to ...

Bulawayo
Dec 28, 2006 (1 photos)

Bulawayo - a stop point on the tour and when going to Binga

come back later
Nov 9, 2006

This anecdote is illustrative of several aspects of Zimbabwean society. The Gwetais' friend Mr Moyo [name changed] suddenly fell ill and was taken to hospital, where he was asked for Z$360 000 in order to be admitted. (They had insurance, but you claim ...

desperation humour
Nov 11, 2006

Ericah says: "A young boy died in the townships and, you know, a lot of people come to the viewing of the body because there is food, sometimes no one knows who these people are. The boy had been dressed in a very nice new track suit, probably someone ...

Firefighters in Bikinis
Aug 30, 2006

... (as it was a retirement home in the past). Our group was planning on staying one night but two full days in Bulawayo and taking the Thursday night train into Victoria Falls. But while in town doing cook group shopping, we discovered there had been a ...

Out on Mozambique... Into Zimbabwe
Oct 8, 2006

... over a fire for us. What a day. From there I headed to Chomoio which is north of Vilanculous towards the Zimbabwe border. I spent a night there staying at this crazy lady's hostel. It was called the Pink Papaya and literally everything was pink... ...

Burkes Paradise
Jun 3, 2005 (1 photos)

... picked up by a lady called Christine and taken to her Back Packers called 'Burkes Paradise'.... I must say, it is very nice! I spent the night in Bulawayo, then I got the bus to Gweru, to be met by Antelope Park Guides, then to be taken to my new home!

Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
Mar 7, 2007

Arrived in Bulawayo after leaving the lions behind at Antelope park.  Here we spent a couple of days at a lovely campsite that was in someones back garden, and we had the use of the annexed cottage which meand sofas, TV and and oven!  so we made ...

Walking with Lions
Aug 20, 2004 (2 photos)

... I also have enjoyed my first machine washed laundry in over 40 days! After Antelope Park, we headed off to the Great Zimbabwe Ruins. This stone dwelling meaning Big Stone House was built 600-800 years ago. It's the largest stone ruins in Africa after ...

no more crows
Nov 8, 2006

Ericah says: "At break we ask the children, 'Who has nothing to eat?' Now they are no longer shy, almost half of them raise their hands. We say, 'If you have eaten in the morning, and you have something to eat now, please be kind and share.' And they do ...

Antelope Park
Dec 21, 2007 (21 photos)

I have just had the most fantastic & unforgetable couple of days.  We're at Antelope Park, which was set up in 1979 & its main purpose is lion breeding.  It's a beautiful campsite set out in the middle of the bush.  They have 61 ...

Bulawayo
Sep 14, 2005

Beautiful and stressful Zim!

Zimbabwe
Jun 8, 2006

... around. We arrived in Bulawayo at 11PM. Fortunately our hotel was only three blocks from where the bus stopped. Bulawayo is Zimbabwe's second largest city. It has wide boulevards with lots of colonial buildings and some downtown parks. The people are ...

Holding Hands
May 4, 2005 (4 photos)

... tour guide and he informed me that not only was it illegal but a person could be sent to prison for being Gay. I came to Bulawayo, Zimbabwe to see the rear white Rino, as well as the impressive Balancing Rock. it was a $50 splurge to rent and guide and ...

waiting for the rain
Nov 14, 2006

... my stay, three different couples visited Ericah and Lambert.  They greeted me and sat on the same couch.  When Zimbabwe's plight was mentioned, they all used almost identical words:  We must pray that God will help us.  You could ...

"I wont tell you to run..."
Nov 19, 2008 (18 photos)

... in Zim since the 1890's, or according to him "pretty much since the first people came over here".  We arrived in Bulawayo in the early evening and found our hotel without power, but thankfully with a back-up generator and very friendly staff.  ...

half a tank
Nov 6, 2006

The year-on-year inflation rate in Zimbabwe is 1070%. The last time I was here, not quite three years ago, we went to buy ice cream and Lambert remarked that the cost of a cone, Z$6000, was what he had originally paid for the car a decade earlier. This ...

Come fly with me!
Jul 29, 2005

Off home - I cant wait to see everyone!

Where else in the world...?!
Sep 18, 2006

... quite happy to leave Antelope Park, and frankly I think they were quite glad to see the back of us. We made our way to Bulawayo, detouring via the hospital to get AP's dressings changed. A group went off to watch the football at a pub whilst the rest of ...

Southern African Stories - Malawi, Zambia, Zim
Apr 14, 2005 (6 photos)

Greetings from Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. This update finds your heroes in a tricky position. In order to escape our truck friends for a couple of days we have had to cross a border - Zambia to Zimbabwe - and travel 500 kms while relying on the hospitality of ...

Safari Day 4 - Masvingo to Chipangali Wildlife Orp
Nov 16, 2002

... was Baindu the American girl, and to top it off... she didn't even apologise! Our first destination was a place called "The Great Zimbabwe". This place was the birthplace of the modern day Zimbabwe and it's where the country got its name. The place was ...

Walking with Rhinos
Jun 29, 2007

Wally the Ranger

Safari Day 7 - Victoria Falls to Chipangali
Nov 19, 2002

... when the water was at its lowest! We then hit the road again, to begin our return journey to Jo'burg. We stopped off at Bulawayo again to purchase food and other items. As this was going to be our last night together we decided to have a party, we bought ...

A newspaper cost 500 trillion dollars here
Mar 7, 2009

... in front of the telly - bliss. The following day some people went on a rhino safari but we decided to take a look in Bulawayo. Again, it was a nice enough city but with so many shops empty or closed down you can't help think it could be a lot ...

Gweru to Bulawayo
Dec 13, 2006 (9 photos)

Went to Matopo National Park, where we did a game drive, and walked just a few metres from White Rhinos.