Булавайо Бронирование туров и гостиниц .: Забронировать Описание ДОСТОПРИМЕЧАТЕЛЬНОСТИ: - City Hall and Gardens - Jairos Jiri Craft Shop - Centenary and Central Parks - The Natural History Museum: Situated in Centenary Park, it is not only the country`s main museum but also one of the better known natural history museums in the southern hemisphere. The impressive mammal collection comprises more than 75 000 specimens - National Art Gallery: Housed in a charming Victorian building, Douslin House, in Main Street. The gallery complex contains a curio shop, restaurant and artists` studios (also a bicycle hire facility for the energetic.) - Mzilikazi Arts and Crafts Centre: Situated just out of town off the Old Falls road, the Centre is definitely worth a visit if you are looking for mementos to take home. Visitors can choose from a wide selection of skilfully crafted sculptures, basketry, pottery, beadwork and woodwork, all done by local people. Established in 1963, the Centre today boasts a commercial pottery providing jobs for more than 70 people. Situated nearby is the Bulawayo Home Industries Centre where batiks, hand-woven items and embroidery work is manufactured and sold - Bulawayo Home Industries Centre - Railway Museum: Display of steam engines and rolling stock and station buildings from the earliest days of the country`s railway history, including the Pullman saloon that transported Rhodes` body from Cape Town for his burial - Matabele Memorial - Lendy Memorial Theatre - Bulawayo Golf Course - Kame Ruins: Just 22 kilometres west of Bulawayo - one of southern Africa`s most magnificent Late Iron Age ruins, now recognised as a World Heritage Site. The ruins consist of a series of terraces and passages supported by massive granite walls, some overlooking Khami Dam and Khami Gorge. Scenically more beautiful than Great Zimbabwe, the ruins are thought to have been built between 1450 and 1650. It is claimed that the Matabele king Lobengula used the site for rain-making ceremonies. A small museum displays relics found at the site, some over 100 000 years old. The land adjoining the ruins has been made into a municipal recreation park, called Mazwi Nature Reserve. There the visitor may walk, drive and picnic. Horses are available for hire - Mazwi Nature Reserve - Tshabalala Game Sanctuary: Ten kilometres from the city centre en route to the Matobos - contains varied wildlife, birds and waterfowl. One may drive, walk or cycle, and horse rides can be arranged. It has an important Interpretive Centre, easily accessible for school children and city dwellers - Matobo Hills and Matobos National Park: About one hour south of Bulawayo by road, are the stunning Matobo Hills. Regarded as one of Zimbabwe`s major tourist attractions, these famous rocky outcrops extend across 2000 square kilometres of countryside. The massive granite boulders and gigantic rock formations are more than 3 000 million years old, creating an ancient, brooding landscape. A focal point is Rhodes Grave on the summit of the Hill of Benevolent Spirits. The entire area has great cultural and religious significance for the African people. The vegetation in the Matobos is quite different from the surrounding countryside and provides fascinating and varied habitats for wildlife. There are hundreds of caves, many of which were home to early man, and rock painting bear testimony to the value of wildlife to the artists. These are signposted and directions and maps are available. Despite their antiquity, many of the depictions are well-preserved and very clear. Matobo National Park contains some of the more rare species of wildlife, including the sable antelope and both black and white rhino. It is renowned for having the highest concentration of leopards and black eagle in an area of its size in the world. Bird life is prolific and the area is a botanists delight.
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