Doon Estate (Harrow Road, Msasa Industrial Area, Harare) — this little shopping village is a must visit for travelers hunting for good quality souvenirs — the collective of shops selling a range of locally handmade jewelry, furniture, fabric, arts & crafts, and sculpture. Don’t miss Ros Byrne’s beautiful handmade pottery, Kudhinda’s potato printed fabrics, the […]
Shop Café (Doon Estate, 1 Harrow Road, Msasa, Harare) – this is a popular breakfast and lunch place – attracting both locals and visitors. The food here ranges from their vegetarian salad buffet, to pan-fried tilapia, piri piri chicken, lemon herb chicken, black rice, focaccia (beetroot, pumpkin and garlic), and omelettes with blue cheese.
DV8 (George Square, Kamfinsa Shopping Centre, Harare) – this is a steak house that serves prime grass-fed steaks, fillet steaks and spare ribs, chicken schnitzel with mushroom sauce, chicken livers, devilled beef kidneys, baked potatoes loaded with cheese, bacon bits, butter and sour cream, calamari, and escargots. In addition, there’s live entertainment on Saturday evenings.
Chang Thai (1 Harrow Road, Doon Estate, Harare) – this is one of Harare’s popular Asian restaurants (in this case, serving mainly Thai dishes). The Thai Green Curry is one of the recommended specialties served here.
Zimbabwe Museum of Human Sciences (Civic Centre, Rotten Row, Harare) — the small Zimbabwe Museum of Human Sciences has enough fossils and dioramas to keep most museum buffs happy for an hour or so. The highlights are the archaeological displays and the exhibits of traditional Shona crafts, arts and music. The museum is a 10-minute […]
National Gallery of Zimbabwe (20 Julius Nyerere Way, City Centre, Harare) – this is not just any art gallery. The National gallery showcases traditional Shona stone sculptures, along with paintings by local artists. Vibrant, honest and thought-provoking, visiting this gallery is a great way to learn about Zimbabwean culture. Parliament (Harare) — The Parliament was […]
National Archives of Zimbabwe (Borrowdale Road, Gunhill, Harare) — founded in 1935, the National Archives of Zimbabwe is the repository for the history of Rhodesia and modern Zimbabwe. It features fascinating colonial artifacts and photos, accounts of early explorers and settlers, and a display about the Second Chimurenga (the country’s civil war that was conducted […]
Great Zimbabwe (Lake Mutirikwe area) – located 322 km. south of Harare, this is the ruined city (near the town of Masvingo) which contains stone sculptures that were built in stages between 800 and 1500 A.D. by the ancestors of the Shona, one of Zimbabwe’s many Bantu-speaking groups. The ruins cover nearly 1,800 acres and […]
Bulawayo Railway Museum (Prospect Avenue and Crew Road, Raylton suburb, Bulawayo) – for those passing through the Bulawayo area, this Museum is owned by the National Railways of Zimbabwe. Opened in 1972, the Museum displays a wealth of small exhibits and models as well as steam and diesel electric locomotives. Access is possible via the […]
Africa Unity Square (Jason Moyo Avenue, Harare): esta plaza se conocía anteriormente como Cecil Square (llamada así por Cecil John Rhodes). Este fue el lugar donde se fundó Harare colonial en septiembre de 1890 (que se llamó en ese momento Salisbury, un nombre que se mantuvo hasta la independencia del país en 1980). Esta plaza […]