Solo Travel in Bulawayo
Zimbabwe
About Bulawayo for Solo Travelers
Zimbabwe's second city — the gateway to Matobo National Park with its ancient San rock art and white rhinos, and a city of wide jacaranda-lined streets.
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Things to do in Bulawayo
Solo-friendly tours & activities, hand-picked
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Burke's Paradise Backpackers
Accommodation
A garden guesthouse in leafy Bulawayo — a relaxed base for the Matobo Hills and Khami ruins day trips.
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Indaba Book Café
Cafes
A bohemian café-bookshop and live-music venue — the cultural pulse of Zimbabwe's elegant, jacaranda-lined second city.
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Matobo National Park
Nature
A landscape of balancing granite boulders — white rhino tracking, ancient San rock art, and Cecil Rhodes' grave at World's View.
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