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Lets plan a trip to Harare

New Year is just on its way and you are still thinking about which is the best place to

head for vacations in this coming Year. Too much thinking always leads to confusion.

So instead why not take a peek at some of what Harare offers.

Harare, the capital city of Zimbabwe known as Salisbury once is a city comprising

modern buildings, numerous parks, garden and wide thoroughfares. So yes-the people

are fun, food is good and the climate serves as invigorating and wonderful.

This busy African city is also at the same time attractive. Trees, flowers, shrubs are in

abundance here and with the blooming of the Jacaranda trees during September and

October the city becomes full of purple blooms. There is always appreciation

regardingthe city’s historical and cultural heritage with various numbers of older

buildings which have been preserved. Harare has lots to do. Various tourist attraction

places are here to explore. You can check out the places below to wander around

Harare:

1) National Heroes Acre:

Just 7km of Harare lies the grand pillar of Heroes Acre. It was designed with the help of

North Korea serving as a somber memorial to the forces who lost their lives during the

Second Chimurenga. A giant statue of unknown three soldiers is being built here

bounded by bronze friezes which depictstirring war victories.This interesting museum in

Harare is dedicated to the resistance museum.

2) National Botanic Garden:

With an area of 58 hectare this National Botanic Garden contains scenery of greenery

and diverse climate which blooms in Harare’s diverse climate. Specimens from

Southern Africa and many Zimbabwean species are represented here. It is a great

place for outing.

3) Wild is Life:

Numerous injured, orphaned or rescued animals are found in this wildlife sanctuary

marking as a difference in compared to other sanctuaries. With a sip on afternoon tea

and champagne, you can experience this wonderful place. It is located near the airport

and children under 12 are not allowed to enter here.

4) Tobacco floor:

Once tobacco used to be Zimbabwe’s major foreign exchange earners and the country

produces the best leaf in the world. Here you can find actions on floors where farmers

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are seen on one side selling bales of tobacco to brokers on the other. Here auctions

take place only around February to August.

5) National Gallery of Zimbabwe:

This famous museum is located in the Southeast corner of Harare Garden. Here the

monthly exhibition of the gallery is being displayed which holds a mixture of African art

and contempory local art. You will find various photography, paintings, mask, stone

sculptures and carvings here. A shop is attached with the gallery which is an excellent

place to look for books and crafts on Zimbabwean arts. To enjoy a sip of coffee and

delicious cake you can also head towards the café present here.

6) Harare Garden:

It is one of the city’s largest parks. This beautiful garden is the main garden of the city

and it is suitable to spent leisure especially for the one working in the city centre. A little

pond is situated in the north side of the garden and at the same time the flowers and

lawns are all well maintained. To enjoy food while enjoying the green surrounding, a

restaurant is also present here.

Harare Garden is also a wedding venue with a stunning surrounding to take wedding

photos.Apart from this, the garden also has stage performances like dramatics and

musical for the Harare International Festival of arts which is held every year.

7) Mukuvisi Woodlands Environmental Centre: With an area of 265 hectares the place holds msasa parklands where zebra and giraffes roam free.It is located 7km away from the city. Numerous birds can be viewed from the platform using binoculars or on foot and by bicycle or horse safaris. Some enclosures of depressing animals can be found here.

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8) National Archive of Zimbabwe: This building off Borrowdale Rd founded in 1935 is a repository for the history of modern

Zimbabwe and Rhodesia. Various photos, artefacts and accounts of early settlers as

well as explorers and display of Chimurenga Second is present here.

Apart from these places mentioned above, some other institutions like Queen Victoria

museum and Queen Victoria National library located at civic centre are worth visiting.

Shopping:

How can you miss shopping while being in a holiday destination? Definitely Harare

allows you to experience shopping the way much traditional market offers you to do. All

you need is to wander along around at the open flea market at Mbare. Here tourist from

all over the world can capture their eyes on a vibrant colourful array of food, basket,

clothing and some other products.

Food and drink:

Dining out in Harare can be of fun. The staple food of Zimbabwe is Sadza: it’s a kind of

thick white porridge which is made from corn meal .This food is eaten at every meal

which is accompanied by meat or vegetables. Even Many westernized restaurants are

there in Harare which serves American or European style food. But the outdoor cafes

always turn out to be more exciting:

Cafe espresso located at Cork Road, Avondale,Harare poses a beautifully

landscaped garden which serves excellent coffees with wifi facility.

The 40 Cork Road located at Avondale,Harare is an outdoor cafe, sculpture

garden and art gallery. The place is very much to be seen.

167 Enterprise Road located at Chisipite, Harare, is an old house which is being

converted into restaurant along with a huge garden with an art shop, gallery and

a pool.

Apart from these, various numbers of restaurants and cafes have increased in Harare

like the Amanzi restaurant and Coimbra restaurant.

You can also enjoy a popular local beer of Harare known as Chibuku. This bear is

opaque beige and lumpy but at the same time good and cheap. Another popular beer

called Shake-shakeis also famous which is very filling and thick and available in milk

cartons. Some locally brewed drinks like Castle, Zambesi, lion and Bohlingers are

definitely worth trying.

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So if you want to feel the crisp and clear air of this beautiful city, book your tickets for

Harare soon.

Cheap flights to Harare:

To enjoy the city’s fine dining, museums, craft market and hip bars one can take any

cheap flightsto Harareamong the available ones. Harare’s airport serves as the major

gateway for flights in the country.Before ceasing operationsAir Zimbabwe operated a

small network of domestic flights. Various foreign airlines are flying to Harare these

days. These include the South African Airways serving direct flights from Johannesburg,

Ethiopian Airlines from Addis Ababa, Taag Angura Airlines from Luanda, Kenya Airways

from Nairobi and Egypt Air from Cairo via Dar es Salaam.

Thus you can say that with comfortable collection of guesthouses, hotels and some

excellent cafes and restaurants a night in Harare is indeed an enjoyable experience.

However walking around the city after dusk is avoidable. If you want to visit restaurant’s

leaving behind your hotel, it is preferable to take a taxi.

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