Harare Travel Guide

 
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Pro

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  Where to go for international flights 


Con

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In a nutshell

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Things to Do  

Harare, lifely shopping streets

Harare, lifely shopping streets, Harare

 sachara Says:  I liked it to walk in the centre and visit the shopping malls and the streetmarkets and of course also to do some shopping.If you need a rest, you can sit down in the gardens, the park or cafes and watch the streetscene and the people walking by.There are streetvendors,... 

Harare

Harare, Harare

 sachara Says:  Harare, the capital of Zimbabwe, has 2 million inhabitants.After one week South Eastern Africa we saw here in Harare the first high-rise modern buildings. Harare looked like a modern city with high buildings, a lot of traffic and urban action.Harare is the commerce centre of... 

Hotels  

Meikles Hotel

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Holiday Inn Harare

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Restaurants  

Amanzi: Top class

Amanzi: Top class, Harare

 sebblit7 Says:  This is a great restaurant, unfortunately closed on Sunday nights, so I missed out this time because I left Zim the next day. My colleagues who stayed on went the next night and had a great time and enjoyed the surroundings and the food. Steak 

24 Hour Innscor foodcourt: The only place to satisfy the late night munchies!

24 Hour Innscor foodcourt: The only place to satisfy the late night munchies!, Harare

 muchinda Says:  This place is definitely not for the ignorant and arrogant and does not suit the tame and weary. If you are an off the beaten track traveller this is the only place to get a meal after 12 o'clock at night. Be it late night munchies after a wild night out or some of those... 

Shangri-La: Great Chinese food in Africa!

Shangri-La: Great Chinese food in Africa!, Harare

 muchinda Says:  This is a great place. It is set in a good location, Enterprise road, Harare. There is a cool vibe, lots of different people from all social groups of the nation. A great place to set up a million dollar business deal, get out of trouble with the law, have an awesome... 

Nightlife  

Kulb Monako, Chisipite: Wild night out!

Kulb Monako, Chisipite: Wild night out!, Harare

 muchinda Says:  Monako is the latest club poular with the upper-class Harare youth. It is a great vibe and the people are friendly. Prepare to witness some wild youthful behavior! Things get wild here, its great to come and get loose aswell as having a quite drink, in the secluded cocktail... 

There have been a lot of...

There have been a lot of..., Harare

 Bigs Says:  There have been a lot of clubs, bars etc. The youth is having fun here!The bars and pubs are closing at eleven o'clock. After a last call the people are heading to one of the several discos and Nightclubs! It depends on where you are going! Shorts aren´t welcome at many... 

Transportation  

my TAXI driver in HARARE: Mr Cuthbert Machiridza

my TAXI driver in HARARE: Mr Cuthbert Machiridza, Harare

 MarioPortugal Says:  ..While in Harare for about one week, my preferred TAXI driver was Mr Cuthbert Machiridza.I was very happy with Mr Machiridza service and recommend his Taxi services to anyone visiting Harare.Mário Ferreira, May-2011Contacts:* Mr Cuthbert Machiridza* Cell phone1: (+263) 733... 

This guy worked hard

This guy worked hard, Harare

 sebblit7 Says:  David drove us from Harare to Kwe Kwe to Gweru to Shirugni back to Gweru through Kwe Kwe and back to Harare in one day, a trip of over 800km!We paid for his fuel and US$150 for the day.I felt very safe on the roads with his capable driving, never went too fast and executed... 

Shopping  

Colourful textiles

Colourful textiles, Harare

 sachara Says:  In Harare, but also in other cities, I found some shops with very nice decorated textiles.I bought some cushions slopes, a bedcover and a table cloth. Back in Europe I started to collect more of these the same imported textiles cloth from Zimbabwe, because I liked the prints... 

Sculptures

Sculptures, Harare

 sachara Says:  The sculptors of Zimbabwe, especially of the Tengenenge Art Community are very known.I like the smooth shiny forms from the first time I saw an exhibition in the Netherlands.At the moment there are several galleries in Europe selling the Zimbabwean sculptures.Some sculptors... 

Warnings Or Dangers  

They charge more for tourists!

They charge more for tourists!, Harare

 mcburke1 Says:  In quite a few hotels they will charge more money if they know you are a tourist. If you have a relative or friend in Zimbabwe try to let them book hotels and buy things. If they hear an accent they will often try to raise their prices or rip you off. 

They charge more for tourists!

They charge more for tourists!, Harare

 mcburke1 Says:  In quite a few hotels they will charge more money if they know you are a tourist. If you have a relative or friend in Zimbabwe try to let them book hotels and buy things. If they hear an accent they will often try to raise their prices or rip you off. 

The Law

The Law, Harare

 muchinda Says:  This beautiful and great country has been through turmoil in the past years. You will know what has been happening. An important word of advice: As a foreign traveller always remember you are a guest in a country which pays absolutely no attention to International Law. Dont... 

The Law

The Law, Harare

 muchinda Says:  This beautiful and great country have been through turmoil in the past years. You will know what has been happening. An important word of advice: As a foreign traveller always remember you are a guest in a country which pays absolutely no attention to International Law. Dont... 

Watch your attitude.

Watch your attitude., Harare

 muchinda Says:  As a white local I can confidently say that Harare is among the safest cities in the world. It is a nation filled with the nicest people in Africa. Unfortunately, the people have been persuaded through propaganda that white people are bad news for them and are horrible and... 

Off The Beaten Path  

Rukweza, rural village

Rukweza, rural village, Harare

 sachara Says:  In Rukweza we saw many round huts with walls, which were not made of mud, but built with bricks. The huts had thatched roofs. There were also a lot of square concrete buildings in all kind of sizes.A pity we didn't sleep in the huts, but in a large square shaped house in the... 

Rukweza, village stay

Rukweza, village stay, Harare

 sachara Says:  During our trip in Zimbabwe we stayed for two days in a village, Rukweza. We could sleep on the ground in a big house in the centre of the village.It was not easy to find the village. We had to turn off from the highway, 10 KM after Nyazuru. Two times we choosed the wrong... 

Favorites  

Good prices from this travel agent

Good prices from this travel agent, Harare

 sebblit7 Says:  There's a guy called Steve Ke Zhao, the CEO of Zimbabwe International Travel and Tours (ZITT) he gets hotels at half the rate they quote the public. He got us single rooms at the Rainbow Towers (formerly Sheraton) for US$90 B&B incl. taxesHe offered us single at Meikles for... 

Victoria falls,what a place to...

Victoria falls,what a place to..., Harare

 the_dutchman Says:  Victoria falls,what a place to go to when in Zimbabwe. But that is not the only place of interest. This country is full of historic places to see. The people themselves. They were friendly and happy go lucky. It didn't seem like we were in africa. The flower market is a... 

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 This place serves several things, but we only ever eat the peri peri chicken which is very, very good. 

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Questions and Answers

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Q:  I was here in 1974.I shopped at a factory on the outskirits of town for Ivory pieces. They had rings for 5.00 and small carved... 

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A: Hi Trade in elephant ivory is no longer allowed - it has been banned internationally since the CITES convention of 1989. There is still a trade in warthog ivory, and... 

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Harare

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 In !994 we visited Zimbabwe as part of a trip to Malawi, Zimbabwe and Botswana. We arrived in Zimbabwe by bus from Malawi via the corridor route in Mozambique. First of all we visited Harare. And...... 

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Harare - a.k.a. Salisbury

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 What used to be the breadbasket is now the wastebasket. That is what people in Zimbabwe are saying about their country these days, and the capital has not escaped this new reality. Crime is rampant as... 

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the_dutchman's new Harare Page

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 At the time of our visit, Zimbabwe was a wonderful, friendly and very safe country to visit. To bad that things have deteriorated in the last couple of years to the detriment of all people involved.... 

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Harare - Once a paradise (for a few)

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 The last time I visited Harare it was still a gem brighting in Southern Africa as the living hope of an alternative to the former RSA apartheid regime. A lot of international efforts, most of them... 

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