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Microsoft Travel: 12 Breathtakingly beautiful places in Harare
By Microsoft Travel
When in Harare, Zimbabwe, visitors should also see its national gallery. The museum features unique and engaging exhibits all about Zimbabwean art and sculptures. The city is also known for its wildlife center. One of which is the Mukuvisi Woodlands, where visitors can see animals up close and learn more about them through its informative programs.
In Harare you will find some beautiful attractions that you just cannot miss! Places like National Heroes Acre, The Shona Sculpture Gallery, and Mukuvisi Woodlands and many more. Continue reading to know more.
1. National Heroes Acre
The majestic obelisk of Heroes’ Acre, which overlooks the town, is only 7 kilometers from Harare. It was built with North Korean aid and serves as a solemn tribute to the troops who perished during the Second Chimurenga. A massive socialist-realism statue of the unknown troops stands in the center, flanked by bronze friezes commemorating dramatic battle triumphs.
2. The Shona Sculpture Gallery
The Shona Sculpture Gallery, located in Harare, Zimbabwe, features engaging exhibits about the culturally significant Shona sculptures. Guests can learn more about them through the gallery’s displays as they remain an essential part of the city’s local culture and history.
3. Mukuvisi Woodlands
Mukuvisi Woodlands is a touch of wild 7 km from the city center with green spaces rich with native wildlife and flora. The Woodlands also features a Gazebo with extra power points, a drop-down screen, Wi-Fi available for events, conferences, movies, slide shows. The Woodlands offer nature education, conservation plans, environmental studies.
4. Ewanrigg Botanical Gardens
Ewanrigg Botanical Gardens, located in Harare, Zimbabwe, is perfect for those who love plants and learn more about them. It features one of the extensive collections of cactus and succulents worldwide that guests should not miss on seeing. The gardens are also a famous escape from the city’s noise where guests can relax and unwind.
5. National Gallery Of Zimbabwe
The National Gallery of Zimbabwe is the visual art center dedicated to the presentation and conservation of contemporary art and heritage of Zimbabwe. The mission is to preserve, research, conserve the artworks, and publish the collections for the education of future generations of Zimbabwe.
6. Lake Chivero Recreational Park
Lake Chivero Recreational Park has a variety of nocturnal animals and animals such as southern white rhino, giraffe, zebra, impala, kudu, waterbuck, baboon, monkey, bush pig, spring hare, bush squirrels. There are several rock painting sites in this park. Here hiking, horse riding, fishing, boating, game viewing are done.
7. Balancing Rocks
Returning to Zimbabwe without any stone sculptures, wood carvings, or balancing rocks cannot be considered a true Zimbabwean experience. The balancing rocks are truly incredible to witness. As the big rocks are stacked on top of each other, they make stunning natural works of art.
8. Cathedral Of St Mary And All Saints
The Cathedral of St Mary and All Saints, located in Harare, Zimbabwe, is a must-visit cathedral where visitors can admire the beautiful architecture that Herbert Baker designed in 1913. The church also features a rich historical background. Visitors can learn more from its friendly and knowledgeable staff.
9. National Botanical Gardens
Spend a day exploring this beautiful plant paradise, which contains rare and endangered indigenous species as well as exotic species from South America, India, Australia, and the Far East. Don’t miss the herbarium, which houses around 500,000 specimens and acts as a study and information center for Zimbabwe’s indigenous floral life.
10. Kuimba Shiri Bird Sanctuary
The Kuimba Shiri Bird Sanctuary is Zimbabwe’s only bird sanctuary. Gary Stafford, a naturalist, and falconer developed Kuimba Shiri to give a home for some of Zimbabwe’s rarest and most valuable birds. By 2002, he had amassed Africa’s greatest collection of indigenous birds.
11. Zimbabwe Museum Of Human Sciences
Previously known as Queen Victoria Museum, the Zimbabwe Museum of Human Sciences is located in Harare, Zimbabwe. The museum is well-known for its collection of a seven-hundred-year-old Lemba artifact, which is believed to be a replica of the Ark of the Covenant. The museum has a library, a collection of ethnographic and archaeological artifacts, and exhibition galleries explaining all about the tribes of Zimbabwe.
12. Thetford Game Reserve
The Thetford Game Reserve is a well-maintained reserve that overlooks the Mazowe River and is a secure environment for animal breeding
and is home to around 900 species like the rhino, buffalo, zebra, giraffe, leopards, wild pigs, porcupines, and many more.