About Bulawayo
Bulawayo is one of Zimbabwe's major cities, home to around 665,952 people.
Best time
The dry season for the most comfortable travel
Weather
Largely warm year-round with distinct wet and dry seasons
Experiences
Things to do in Bulawayo
1
Natural History Museum of Zimbabwe
2
National Art Gallery
3
Bulawayo Railway Museum
4
Khami Ruins
5
to Khami Ruins
6
to Hwange National Park
Plan your trip
Suggested itinerary
- 1
Day 1
Icons & landmarks
- Visit Natural History Museum of Zimbabwe
- Visit National Art Gallery
- Visit Bulawayo Railway Museum
- Eat at New Orleans Restaurant
- 2
Day 2
Culture & neighborhoods
- Visit Khami Ruins
- Visit to Khami Ruins
- Visit to Hwange National Park
- Eat at Haefelli's Bakery
Where to eat
Local favourites
New Orleans Restaurant
Classy, for Bulawayo. Excellent staff and reasonable prices.
Haefelli's Bakery
el's (pronounced hay-flees) offers a strange mix of food services. It is a bakery (offering various breads and pastries), it is a pizza shop
Cubana Bulawayo
Here they do cocktails and Portuguese chicken.
Bulawayo Club
Old-fashioned club with a wood-panelled bar and an open-air atrium. Dinner is around US$11, including a soup course. Must book in advance, v
River Cafe
Chill out in the garden, great with kids, and nice curio shop attached.
La Plaza
A fdeli and coffee shop where you will find Mediterranean specialties.
Where to stay
Tourist favourites & top-rated
- $
Crocodile Rock Lodge
Single/double rooms. nice garden. free wifi.
- $
The Greys Inn Hotel
The hotel may have seen better days, but maybe not. Bathrooms are especially dilapidated. Shaky Wi-Fi is included in the price.
- $$
Y W C A
Single/double rooms. Accepts men and women. Breakfast US$4. It looks very run down.
- $
Fleming Place
Double room with own bathroom. nice garden.
Shopping
- Jairos Jiri Craftshop
- The Bulawayo Centre
- Ascot shopping center
- Zonkizizwe Shopping Complex
- Haddon and Sly Supermarket
- TM - Pick N Pay Supermaket
Nightlife
- Tin Cup Pub And Grill
- Roosters Pub & Grill
- Cafe Baku
- Walkers Pub
- Bulawayo Athletic Club
- 3 Daughters
Museums & culture
- Natural History Museum of Zimbabwe
- National Art Gallery
- Bulawayo Railway Museum
In pictures
Bulawayo gallery
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