Harare
Harare is the capital and largest city of Zimbabwe.
Harare is the capital and largest city of Zimbabwe. The city proper has an area of 982.3 km2 (379.3 sq mi), a population of 1,849,600 as of the 2022 census, and an estimated 2,487,209 people in its metropolitan province. The city is situated in north-eastern Zimbabwe in the country's Mashonaland region. Harare Metropolitan Province incorporates the city and the municipalities of Chitungwiza, Epworth and Ruwa. The city sits on a plateau at an elevation of 1,483 metres above sea level, and its climate falls into the subtropical highland category.
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Worth seeing in and around Harare
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01University of Zimbabwe
The University of Zimbabwe is a public university in Harare, Zimbabwe. It was opened in 1952 as the University College of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, and was initially affiliated with the University of London.
5 km · university located in Harare, Zimbabwe · Wikipedia - 02National Sports Stadium
The National Sports Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium, in Harare, Zimbabwe, with a maximum capacity of 60,000 people. It is the largest stadium in Zimbabwe, located in Harare, just a Few meters from Heroes Acre.
6.2 km · building in Zimbabwe · Wikipedia - 03National Gallery of Zimbabwe
The National Gallery of Zimbabwe is a gallery in Harare, Zimbabwe, dedicated to the presentation and conservation of Zimbabwe's contemporary art and visual heritage. The original National Gallery of Rhodesia was designed and directed by Frank McEwen, a British citizen credited with bringing Shona Sculpture to the spotlight.
600 m · contemporary art museum · Wikipedia - 04Harare Sports Club
Harare Sports Club is a sports club and the Harare Sports Club Ground is a cricket stadium in Harare, Zimbabwe. Founded in 1900 and known as Salisbury Sports Club until 1982, it is mostly used for cricket matches, and has served as the primary cricket venue in Rhodesia and Zimbabwe since its foundation.
1.7 km · cricket stadium · Wikipedia - 05Rufaro Stadium
The Rufaro Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Harare, Zimbabwe and home to Dynamos F.C. and Harare City F.C. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium has a capacity of 60,000 people.
3.1 km · building in Zimbabwe · Wikipedia - 06Chapungu Sculpture Park
The Chapungu Sculpture Park is a sculpture garden in Msasa, Harare, Zimbabwe, which displays the work of Zimbabwean stone sculptors. Spanning over 15 acres of landscaped gardens, the park is dedicated to showcasing the heritage of African stone sculpture.
7.4 km · sculpture garden · Wikipedia - 07Zimbabwe Museum of Human Sciences
The Zimbabwe Museum of Human Sciences is a national museum in Harare, Zimbabwe. It was designed and built by James Cope Christie, opened in 1903 and was renamed after independence in 1980.
1.5 km · anthropology and archaeology museum in Harare, Zimbabwe · Wikipedia - 08National Botanic Garden
National Botanic Garden of Zimbabwe is situated about 4 km north of Harare City Centre in the suburb of Alexandra Park. It also houses the National Herbarium of Zimbabwe.
3.1 km · botanical garden in Harare, Zimbabwe · Wikipedia - 09Sacred Heart Cathedral, Harare
The Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus is a religious building belonging to the Roman Catholic Church and is located on Fourth Street in central Harare, Zimbabwe.
900 m · church in Harare, Zimbabwe · Wikipedia - 10Old Hararians
Old Hararians Sports Club is a sports club and multi-purpose stadium in Harare, Zimbabwe. The ground is also known as Old Hararians 'B' Field, it is mostly used for cricket matches, and has served as the cricket venue in Zimbabwe since its foundation.
3.1 km · cricket ground · Wikipedia
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What Wikivoyage says to see
There is a strong appreciation for the city's cultural and historical heritage and a number of the older buildings have been preserved. The Mining Pension Fund Building at Central Avenue and Second Street is one example and many more are to be found along Robert Mugabe Road between Second Street and Julius Nyerere Way.
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Things to do
Cricket:
- 01Harare Sports Club
The country's main cricket ground, established in 1900.
- 02Epworth Balancing Rocks
Chiremba Rd, Epworth (10 km southwest of Central; look for the signs on the left; 4th Street Terminal has frequent minibus services (the driver will know where to let you out)).
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Where to eat
Zimbabwe's staple food is sadza: a thick white porridge (a bit like mashed potato), that's made from corn (maize) meal, seen throughout Southeastern Africa. It's eaten for lunch and dinner, accompanied by vegetables or meat in some form. In Harare there are many cafes and restaurants serving various cuisines, a good place to start are its numerous outdoor cafes: Cafe Espresso on Cork Road, Avondale.
- 01Khaya Nyama Wombles
158 Enterprise Road (A2), Highlands,.
- 02Coimbra
This Portuguese restaurant has invested little in the decor but that is no problem.
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Getting to Harare
- Airports
- Robert Gabriel Mugabe (HRE), 12 km
- Bulawayo → Harare366 km · quickest by air, 4h 31m · $170–250
- Victoria Falls → Harare551 km · quickest by air, 5h 48m · $250–370
- Tete → Harare327 km · quickest by road, 5h 29m · $30–42
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Harare
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Harare. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inYou should be all right without a 4x4 unless you head into rural areas and game parks.
- Get inAlthough minibuses to Mbare depart from the 4th Street Terminal in Central (at 4th and Mugabe), it may be worth taking a taxi, which will be able to find a bus to your destination for you.
- Get aroundIn 4+1 style shared taxis, it is very common to fit as many as 8 people inside.
- Get aroundMinibus taxis are readily available with frequent services between central and all suburbs.
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Next door to Harare
Harare is 21 km from Chitungwiza, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Mbare Townshiphigh-density, southern suburb of Harare, Zimbabwe3.4 km
- Borrowdalesuburb in Harare, Zimbabwe8.7 km
- Greendalesuburb of Harare, Zimbabwe7 km
- Alexandra Parksuburb of Harare, Zimbabwe3.3 km
- Avenuesneighborhood in Harare, Harare, Zimbabwe2.4 km
- Avondalesuburb of Harare, Zimbabwe3.1 km