Matopos Cultural Tourism Program is a community run program which conducts community tour activities in the rural village of Matopos close to the park.The remote village is called Silunguzi. Cultural Tourism Activities
Matopos Cultural Tourism offers a series of different activities that natural environment can afford along with traditional and culture of the indigenous. The nature walk: This tou
r takes you to the nearby Dam which overlooks the local Orphanage centre and we are hoping that you will manage to make it to the Dam without being interrupted with other beautiful activities that are on the way. Village Walks: This tour will take you to different villages and bring you to different cultures and traditional activities. You will have time to explore traditional houses, traditional food and drinks as well as normal daily activities of different communities. Bike Tour: It’s your turn now to leave a four wheel drive vehicle and start your mountain bike riding across the village while you will explore the beautiful balancing rocks of the Matopos national park as well as enjoying the scenic landscape of the area. This is among the popular tour as it gives tourists a chance to explore different places in a shorter time without using a vehicle. Ndebele Kitchen Tour: This tour is specifically for visiting the Ndebele home stead and learns their culture. It is among the popular tours in Zimbabwe as well as the neighboring country of Zambia. The way the Ndebele lives is lovely and quite an experience. Come and see how they live as well as their daily activities let along their famous long ago life. We have also managed to conduct traditional Ndebele marriages, that you come with your fiancé and we conduct a traditional Ndebele marriage or if you are lucky you can find Ndebele getting married and get involved on the part. Traditional Foods & Drinks: Explore the traditional food and drinks that people usual takes. African local dishes are prepared in different ways such that one product can be used to prepare different dishes. Like wild fruits can be used as home food, preparing local brew and as fruit just a few to mention. Home staying: It actually needs some more time comparing with other activities but you properly get involved with daily activities of certain families. You will learn how people live which includes cooking on traditional cookers, milking cow or goat, cattle grazing and much more. A day or two is okay for this kind of tour.You may also get a chance to overnight in the village for two or more nights. A visit to see the Matopos National Park can be conducted from our village. School visiting: We normally take visitors to the primary schools that are around our working area. By doing that we have managed to open a new venture between students and visitors. This interchange has brought in some positive response such as volunteers, donors and sponsorship to both school premises or to individual student. However it gives visitors an overview of what kind of education we are going through and what are the challenges that both teachers and students experience. For more information about us please contact our project co coordinator Mr Dube at thisandthatsafaris@gmail.
