Matobo Hills

Located in southern Zimbabwe are the 2000 million year old Matobo Hills. Mzilikazi, founder of the Matabele kingdom, named the area Matobo (meaning 'Bald Heads') due to the exposed smoothed granite heads interspersed with patches of thick vegetation that cover the terrain. The Matobo Hills cover an area of roughly 3100 km², of which 440 km² are within the Matobo National Park.

Matobo is the oldest national park in Zimbabwe and has one of the highest concentrations of rock art in southern Africa, a characteristic that helped earn it world heritage statues in 2003. The rock paintings are the work of San Bushmen who lived in the Matobo Hills 2000 years ago. Even today, the Hills are still regarded as sacred by the Shona people as well as other communities in Southern Africa. Shrines and sacred areas still remain active in religious traditions within the local community.

There is a game park within the Matobo National Park. The 100km² set aside for this is home to various game including black and white rhino.

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