Temptations at Harare

Harare is a breathtaking and glistening metropolis of Zimbabwe that is a bewitching, light-filled, open city-perched on the highland of this jaw-dropping country that is ornamented with spacious thoroughfares, momentous buildings, the streets bordered with flowering shrubs and trees, various mesmerizing gardens and parks and possesses the most invigorating and spell casting ambience. It covers the land area of approximately 2,800,000 square kilometres and is the largest country of the country.

Harare serves as the focal point for the trade of cotton citrus fruits, maize, tobacco and many other products. Its antiquated heritage has been kept preserved since ages which highly compels the tourists and force them to take flights to Harare to cherish the charismatic and magical aura of its alluring cultures and traditions and to explore the magnificence and grandeur of this beloved destination.The city undoubtedly has no dearth of charming and fascinating sites some of the most appealing ones are discussed below;

Mbare Curio Market– This gleaming and sparkling market area is one of the most famous sites of Harare that is situated in the southern suburbs of Mbare. Mbare Curio is considered to be the most bustling and busiest market that houses a wide agglomeration of tawny animal-skin products like handicrafts, bags, boots, jackets and also the beautifully carved jewellery items.

Apart from it the greatest allurements of the market are the traditional artworks which are composed of soapstone carvings and Mbira instruments. The most stunning feature of the market is that it remains operational throughout the week and features some of the most luxurious and exclusive restaurants- with standing up to the mark and cuisines of world-class quality. Don’t forget to hit the greatest vegetable and food market which also houses various shops of clothing.

National Botanic Garden– The National Botanic Garden is located some 4 kilometres in the northern region of the city in the close vicinity of Alexandra Park. The garden is very famous for guarding the indigenous and exotic plants breeds and acts as a research centre various floral species. Basically, it is categorized in 3 sections, The Herbarium (which contains almost 500,000 samples of distinctive plants and its main function is to name and identify various plants of Zambesiaca Region which comprises Caprivi, Botswana, Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe).

The Botanic Garden (which is popular for the growth of almost 900 shrubs and trees and it has been divided into sections according to the trees of the Eastern Highlands, Lowveld and Highveld), The Education Centre (it disseminates knowledge regarding the plants and plant kingdom of Zimbabwe).

Borrowdale Park– This is a serene ground which is located some 6.8 kilometres away in the northern side of the city centre. The park is very well-known for world-class gambling, equine racing as well as gaming facilities. Groups of people love to head towards this astounding park for a party and other get together. Apart from it, always host horse racing and enticing events for the enthusiastic gamblers and gamers.

Kopje– This is the most tempting and appealing site of every Zimbabwe tour-a flat mountain that is elevated in the south-western part of Harare and provides the magnificent bird’s eye view of the city from the top. The bird-watchers will love to sight a number of colourful-chirping birds here on the location. This slab mountain is encircled with shrubs and many green trees.