This is the second largest city in Zimbabwe and is located in the South West. As we arrived, we didn’t have an itinerary thus were both intrigued and excited about what we would find. Our arrival into Bulawayo was great as the train station is neat and clean and devoid of the “madness” in most train stations. It is a great town where we met some amazing people, enjoyed beautiful scenery and I seemed to lose my mind in various instances. Highlights of Bulawayo: 1) Matopos National Park Matopos National Park is indeed an interesting place especially due to the Matobo Hills Rock formation. On every turn, boulders upon boulders of rocks can be seen and they are quite a sight. At times, they seemed as if they had been neatly arranged atop each other instead of having occurred naturally. One can easily see the effects of erosion on the…
Historical Great Zimbabwe
We heard about the town of Maswingo which is credited with being home to the “Great Zimbabwe ” ruins. Great Zimbabwe is famous as…
Enchanting Victoria Falls
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Suprising Zambia
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Maralal Camel Derby
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Fun Times in Machakos
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Kakamega-Famous for the Crying Stone
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Conservative Kitale
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Scenic Elgeyo Marakwet
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Interesting Kisumu
Kisumu City is a major city found on the banks of Lake Victoria, which is the largest lake in Africa and the second largest…