Bulawayo,Natural History Museum and Matobo Caves
The City of Kings and it's beauty
Best Tourist Attractions you MUST SEE in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe | 2019
Bulawayo is the second-largest city in Zimbabwe with an estimated population of 1 200 337, per city council estimates in 2018. This figure is disputed with the national government saying Bulawayo and the Matabeleland region is declining in population when the rest of the country is growing rapidly.
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The rating information was taken from Google Maps and the list was last updated on 7th May, 2019:
1: Centenary Park
2: Roosters Pub & Grill
3: Hillside Dams
4: Natural History Museum of Zimbabwe.
5: The Kraal Pizza & Grill
6: National Gallery of Zimbabwe in Bulawayo
7: The Cattleman
8: Railway Museum.
9: earth cafe
10: Chipangali Wildlife Orphanage
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Beautiful Bulawayo, the City of Kings
The Video was done by Bulawayo Publicity Association to publicise the beauty of the City of Kings, a jewel of Zimbabwe, BULAWAYO popularly known as koNtuthuziyathunqa, koBulawayo.
Zimbabwe - Railways in Bulawayo
Bulawayo has a fantastic railway museum with an unbelievable collection of locomotives and carriages. The current railway station shows modernization, but also much that stayed the same.
We visited Zimbabwe on our overland trip from the Netherlands to South Africa and South America; see our channel for hundreds of clips.
The used background music is royalty free music: Simple Tones by Purple Planet ( and Hard Boiled by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com).
Spirits In Stone San Diego Natural History Museum Shona Exhibit
Spirits In Stone stunning 8th major exhibit of Shona Sculpture and African Art at one of the oldest museums in the Western USA
‘Great Zimbabwe’ museum preserves ancient city
Zimbabwe makes the effort to preserve what is said to be the biggest pre-colonial structure in Southern Africa.
Al Jazeera’s Haru Mutasa reports from Great Zimbabwe.
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Great Zimbabwe National Monument (UNESCO/NHK)
The ruins of Great Zimbabwe � the capital of the Queen of Sheba, according to an age-old legend � are a unique testimony to the Bantu civilization of the Shona between the 11th and 15th centuries. The city, which covers an area of nearly 80 ha, was an important trading centre and was renowned from the Middle Ages onwards.
Source: UNESCO TV / © NHK Nippon Hoso Kyokai
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Bulawayo Rainbow Hotel, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe - New Deals 2018
Book it now! Bulawayo Rainbow Hotel
Bulawayo Rainbow Hotel is centrally located and features a restaurant and bar. The hotel is 7 minutes' walk from Bulawayo City Hall and 1.5 km from the Natural History Museum of Zimbabwe. Free WiFi access is available.
Continent: Africa,
County: Zimbabwe,
City: Bulawayo,
Location Address: Josiah Tongogara St,
Map: -20.1588014679873 28.5874221804261
Welcoming remarks Dr G Mahachi Executive Director National Museums and Monuments of Zimbabwe
Discovereum Museum in Harare, Zimbabwe
A vibrant and detailed account of the inception of Discovereum, the first children's Museum in Zimbabwe and the educational needs it is currently meeting.
Bulawayo in Zimbabwe, industrial capital, elegant city, tree-lined boulevards, shabby gentility
Bulawayo is in Zimbabwe. It is the second-largest city in the country, after the capital Harare, and until recently was 175, Zimbabwe's industrial capital. It is a relaxed, elegant city with tree-lined boulevards and an air of shabby gentility. However, it is worth a day or two--you can find good shopping and a worthwhile movie. It means to slaughter. This is the place where Mzilikazi had his first capital and used to slaughter his enemies.
National Art Gallery, Bulawayo, and its good art shop
Natural History Museum, that also has a historical section
The Train Museum with good historical exhibits. This includes Cecil Rhodes's private carriage. The cost is $1, and the old man running the show is friendly and eager to explain his museum.
Amakhosi Theatre Company
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The city's outdoor swimming pool is like something out of a 1920s movie, with its ranks of brightly painted changing booths. Lie on the grass and watch the cranes roost in the towering trees of the neighbouring botanic gardens.
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Jairos Jiri Craftshop. selling craft from the network of disabled people - great place to go for baskets edit
Aphrodisiac. nice local craft and art edit
The Bulawayo Centre. A modern shopping centre with chic clothes shops, an internet cafe and a cinema. edit
Ascot shopping center. has 1 supermarket & other general convenience shops, a restaurant and bar, and curios edit
Zonkizizwe Shopping Complex (Bradfield Shopping Centre), Hillside Road (approx 300m after the Trade Fair along Hillside Road). the newly opened complex has a supermarket, bar, gift shop, botiques, nursery and several other interesting shops edit
Haddon and Sly Mall, Fife Street, 8th and 9th Avenue (opposite the Small City Hall entrance). the Haddon and Sly Mall has a total of four floors which house a supermarket, gift shops, stationery shops, clothing boutiques, event management and coordination offices, restaurants edit
Ivory Kraal, Stand 16377, Fife Street Extension, Doncaster Road, Belmont East, Bulawayo (Right off 23rd Avenue into Fife Street Extension, 200m passed Bathroom Boutique. Adjacent to Doncaster Industrial Park/Oasis Beverages and opposite Spin Weave), ☎ (09) 884 811/02. 8:30-16:00. Treasures from Africa. An ideal place to purchase gifts and mementos of your trip. A curios shop with an array of beautiful African themed items. Everything from jewelry, wooden carvings, statuettes, cow-horn and warthog tusk items, paintings and pottery and more. Also stockists of honey jewelry and scarves. Exports are possible. Safe parking is available. edit
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History of the Archdiocese of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
Great Zimbabwe National Monument (UNESCO/NHK)
The ruins of Great Zimbabwe -- the capital of the Queen of Sheba, according to an age-old legend -- are a unique testimony to the Bantu civilization of the Shona between the 11th and 15th centuries. The city, which covers an area of nearly 80 ha, was an important trading centre and was renowned from the Middle Ages onwards.
Source: UNESCO TV / © NHK Nippon Hoso Kyokai
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Human Sciences Museum, Harare, Zimbabwe
In this week's video, I pay a visit to the Human Sciences Museum in Harare, Zimbabwe. It's a great place to visit if you have an hour or two to spare whilst you're in Harare!
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Zimbabwe Steam: NRZ 20 Class Garratts Bulawayo to Plumtree
During Zimfest 2001, NRZ 20 Class Garratts worked trains out to Plumtree and return from Bulawayo. 730 went first on a goods train, followed by a struggling 740 a bit later with a passenger train. The locos combined at Pumtree for the double-headed run home with the passenger train.
Zimbabwe: Land of Wonders
Not many people know that Zimbabwe is one of the most attractive tourist destinations in Africa offering a host of natural wonders for the inquisitive traveller. Whether it is the warmth and welcoming nature of its people, its open savannahs teeming with wildlife…. or its state-of-the-art tourism infrastructure, Zimbabwe is indeed a travellers delight.
Dancing in Zimbabwe is an important aspect of the Zimbabwean culture, tradition, spirituality and history. There are many famous dances that reflect the unique culture of the people. Dance to Zimbabweans is a very spiritual, powerful tool.
The famous Mbende Jeru-sarema Dance is extremely popular amongst visitors to Zimbabwe. The dance is characterized by sensual and acrobatic movements driven by a single polyrhythmic drummer.
Harare, the capital city, is a bustling metropolis… and contrary to many biased media reports, Harare is a modern and upbeat city which offers visitors a chance to experience first-hand the real face and character of Zimbabwe and its people.
Zimbabwe has a rich history and heritage and offers travellers an opportunity to visit several prehistoric sites to see traces of early human settlements. The world famous natural history museum in Bulawayo offers you a chance to explore the country rich history and culture….
Of course, you cannot visit Zimbabwe and not see the majestic Victoria Falls, the world's greatest sheet of falling water…. Located on the Zambezi River, the Victoria Falls present a spectacular sight of awe-inspiring beauty and grandeur… Known as The Smoke that Thunders…. the world famous Victoria falls is one of the most popular tourist spots in Zimbabwe. A path along the edge of the forest provides unparalleled views of the Falls.
Zimbabwe is also the adventure capital of southern Africa… where you can indulge in a wide range of adventure sports and activities….
Great Zimbabwe is an ancient city in the southeastern hills of Zimbabwe and was the capital of the Kingdom of Zimbabwe during the country's Late Iron Age. Construction on the monument by ancestors of the Shona people began in the 11th century and continued until the 14th century, spanning an area of 1,780 acres which, at its peak, could have housed up to 18,000 people. It is recognised as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
Another must-see place is the Mutri-kiwi Dam which offers splended views of open savannahs on the Zimbabwean outback….
When it comes to accommodation, you will be spoilt for choice…. Zimbabwe has some of the most luxurious hotels and camping sites in Africa. The well developed hotel industry in Zimbabwe offers visitors a chance to choose from a wide range of accommodation options…. from classy luxurious hotels to well equipped tented accommodation.
Wildlife, of course, is the main attraction for many visitors to Zimbabwe. Here you can meet Africa's Big 7 at close quarters…. The wildlife safaris across Zimbabwe make for a perfect family holiday.
Don't miss the opportunity to visit the famous Mana Pools National Park while in Zimabwe… and get a taste of the wild side of this intriguing country.
There are many tented camps to choose from while you are visiting the Zimbabwean outback….These luxurious tented camps offer state-of-the-art facilities for those who love the outdoors…
The Eastern Highlands of Zimbabwe offer uninterrupted views of the African savannahs teeming with all kinds of wildlife…. The Marazi Falls are the second highest in the whole of Africa and offers magnificent views of the the Zimbabwean wilderness.
Whether its fishing… canoeing,…. wildlife…. Zimbawe has it all….
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Great Zimbabwe: The ruins of the Citadel and Royal Enclosure
Great Zimbabwe is the ruined capital of a late Iron Age Civilization situated near Lake Mutirikwe in Zimbabwe. It dates from the 11th to the 14th Centuries. It covers an area of over 700 hectares. The most prominent ruins visible today are the Citadel - on the central hill - and the Royal enclosure.
Its possible to visit Great Zimbabwe on safari holidays to the country. Just let us know and we will built a day trip, with guide, into your itinerary.
This video was taken by one of our staff Lily on her visit in 2013.
Zimbabwe’s National Dombashawa Rainmaking Cave Monument
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Chloé FROMMER
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Abstract:
Inasmuch as monuments pose as sites of national representation, symbolic value therein is inherently contested and resituated by enactments of intangible heritage oriented kinetically to the future by tertiary technologies - such as audiovisual recording devices. The short docudrama Extending Sweetness reveals this potential, fluid and speculative temporality of an intangible heritage (song, dance, ritual) that is enacted apart from the solid, tangible heritage of a celebrated geomorphic cave monument. As national monuments may provoke both ambivalence and active reclamation projects among local communities and nationals themselves, it is important that cultural resource managers, gate-keepers and archeologists explore the virtual and kinetic potential of enacting intangible heritage with local communities. Our film does this by working with contemporary rainmakers and in the the figuration of their spirit-helpers and relatives currently exiled from Zimbabwe’s National Dombashawa Rainmaking Cave Monument (managed by the National Museums and Monuments in Zimbabwe).
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Discover these unique Facts about Zimbabwe
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In this brief video you can find seven little known facts about Zimbabwe.
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1. Zimbabwe has some of the largest platinum and diamond reserves in the world. While that might sound nice and pretty, there have been serious human rights concerns about mining practices.
2. Most countries in the world have their own currency unless they are still under the rule of another country. But Zimbabwe is among the few countries in the world that abandoned their currency and are currently using others’. This happened after the massive inflation that hit the country in 2008. The country abandoned its currency and has been using the U.S. Dollar, the South African Rand, the Sterling Pound, and the Botswana Pula since April 12 2009.
3. Due to large investments in education since independence Zimbabwe has the highest adult literacy rate in Africa which in 2013 was 90.70%.
4. The capital of Zimbabwe, Harare was formerly called Salisbury in 1890 in honor of the British Prime Minister Lord Salisbury.
5. The country is void of any place that can properly be called desert. However, a few regions in the country are severely arid.
6. The present name of the country was derived from Great Zimbabwe. Naming the country after the famous ruins was a move to form a national identity from its past. The Great Zimbabwe Ruins are an impressive set of stone complexes built between the 13th and 15th century when the ancient Kingdom of Munumatapa existed in all its glory.
7. Bulawayo is the second largest city in Zimbabwe but it has curiously managed to retain a 1960s small-town America ambience. Huge tree-lined boulevards covered in flowers during spring watch over the town’s prime attractions. Places to visit are the National Museum (one of the best and most comprehensive on the continent) and an equally good Railway Museum.
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Live 'n' Direct - A Walk Through the National Gallery of Zimbabwe
Jam TV - Over 300 artists from Zimbabwe submitted work for the Live 'n' Direct exhibition which was officially opened on Africa Day, 25th May 2010. In attendance were Harare Mayor Muchadeyi Masunda, Spanish Ambassador Pilar Fuertes Ferragut, National Arts Council Director Elvas Mari, National Gallery Director Doreen Sibanda among other guests. A panel of judges selected Gareth Nyandoro's piece, National Recyclenziliation, as the winning entry, earning him US$10 000. Misheck Masamvu came second for his piece Sweet Bad Breath. Chenjerai Mutasa was third for Tazah (Visionaries for a unified Zimbabwe). The 2nd and 3rd prizes were US$5 000 and US$ 3 000 respectively.