National ParkUNESCO World Heritage
Matobo
Southern Africa (Matabeleland)Designated in 1926424 km²
It holds the grave of Cecil Rhodes, founder of the colony of Rhodesia, on the summit of a hill sacred to the Ndebele people
Area
424 km²
Protection category
IUCN III
Monumento natural —
Designated in
1926
Declared in 1926, Matobo is celebrated for its granite formations, rounded by hundreds of millions of years of erosion, and for holding on the summit of World's View the grave of the British magnate Cecil Rhodes, founder of the colony that bore his name (Rhodesia, today Zimbabwe and Zambia) — a place of strong symbolic charge and political controversy, given Rhodes's part in the violent colonisation of the region. The hill itself has been sacred to the Ndebele people since long before Europeans arrived.
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Matobo: 42 documented species
Mammals17Birds12Reptiles9Amphibians
Flora and ecosystems
Ecosystems found in Zimbabwe, where Matobo lies.
SavannahWetland
Experiences in this park
Birdwatching
Wildlife you can see now
What is worth looking out for this month in Zimbabwe?
Now is a good time: Elephant concentrations at the Hwange waterholes (June to October (highest concentration August to October))
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