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 Car Hire & Driving in Harare, ZimbabweWelcome to Harare Car Hire, Zimbabwe; available at Harare International Airport.Zimbabwe Car HireWith more than a passing resemblance to a National Geographic best-of issue, Zimbabwe is a beautiful and usually safe country to tour. Zimbabwe boasts the majestic Victoria Falls, magnificent wildlife preserves and the medieval ruins of Great Zimbabwe, as well as the bustling city of Harare, all for you to explore. As most of Zimbabwe is on a high plateau, the tropical conditions normally associated with this region of Africa are tempered except in the lowland regions, making for perfect conditions for driving. Temperatures are never particularly hot, most of the time climbing from cool nights to around 25°C (77°F) during the day. The mid-year dry season peaks around August with a very pleasant balance of sunshine, heat and humidity, again perfect for touring. Most visitors to Zimbabwe require a 90-day holiday or 30-day business visa, both of which can be obtained on arrival. Check with your embassy before departure to see if you require a visa to enter Zimbabwe. On place to visit is Zimbabwe's second city, Bulawayo, which was the capital of the powerful Ndebele king Lobengula. Today you will find that Bulawayo is an easy-going city of beautiful parks and gardens to visit. A tall white clock tower marks the City Hall, in the very centre of Bulawayo where you will find the tourist information office, who will be able to provide information on what to see and do, an art gallery and a market dealing in handicrafts and flowers, all worth looking out. On the edge of the central district of Bulawayo, in Centenary Park, is the modern Museum of Natural History, a good place for a briefing on the country's wildlife before touring further. Bulawayo's Railway Museum is also worth a visit and displays some grand old steam locomotives, along with a perfectly restored passenger carriage dated 1904, a museum on wheels. When the high terrain is too warm most of the people of Zimbabwe, head for the Eastern Highlands and some mountain air. You will find Splendid waterfalls, pine forests and Zimbabwe's highest mountain, Inyangani, rising to 2,592 m (8,500 ft) here, which contribute to the feeling of refreshment. There are plenty of mountain trails for hiking, if you wish to leave Zimbabwe, trout streams to fish and golf courses to play. The capital of the Eastern Highlands is Mutare (formerly Umtali) and worth a visit. A provincial town of less than 100,000 residents, which will give you a good flavour of life from Zimbabwe. Surrounded by mountains, Mutare has broad streets lined with flowering trees and a local museum dealing with the area's prehistory and history, which is worth investigating. In the northwest corner of Zimbabwe, you can visit Zimbabwe’s biggest game reserve, Hwange National Park, which extends over 14,650 sq km (5,600 sq miles) of Kalahari sand country and supports grassland plains, scrub and forested areas. Hwange has no permanent streams but there are plenty of waterholes and the Park is home to more than 100 animal species and over 400 bird species have been recorded; really a must to be visited while. You will find the Mana Pools National Park on the southern side of the Zambezi River, downstream from Lake Kariba. During the dry season the park has one of the highest concentrations of wildlife in Africa to be seen from Zimbabwe. Mana Pools National Park is uniquely characterised by fertile river floodplains reaching from the slow moving river inland for several kilometres with plenty for you to see. The Victoria Falls or Mosi oa Tunya - "the Smoke that Thunders", are truly a magnificent sight and definitely worth a visit while. Here the Zambezi pours 545 million litres (120million gallons) of water per minute into a narrow chasm more than 100m (330 ft) deep, a spectacle not to be missed while. The mist and the spray may reach 500m (over 1500ft) into the sky and may be seen up to 30 kms away. Another place to visit while is the Great Zimbabwe Ruins.Zimbabwe means "House of Stone" and the country was named for these ancient stone ruins that you can visit. Great Zimbabwe was an African city-state that thrived in the Middle Ages then withered late in the 15th century. In its heyday Great Zimbabwe had a population of 10,000 and was built here because the climate was ideal for agriculture and the nearby hills supplied the rocks for the construction work. Literally millions of trimmed granite rocks were used to form the complex and as mortar was unknown, gravity held up the dry-stone walls, the remnants of which you can see today while. The Matopos National Park & The Matobo Hills is also worth a visit while. The Matobo Hills, which you will find near Bulawayo, play a part's rich history. The Matopos National Park is a mystical place with a somewhat eerie atmosphere; a wilderness land of massive rock outcrops and wonderful birds and wildlife, particularly leopard to see. A final place worth a visit is Lake Kariba & The Matusdona National Park. Until recently Lake Kariba formed the largest man-made lake in the world, covering an area of 5100 square kms (1970 sq miles). The lake was formed when the mighty Zambezi River was dammed in the 1950s and in the years that followed Lake Kariba has created a unique ecosystem producing one of Zimbabwe's prime wilderness areas, definitely worth a visit. The Matusadona National Park, which you will find on the southern shore of Lake Kariba, is home to elephant, lion, kudu, impala and buffalo - all especially visible along the shoreline in the dry season (May to October) from Zimbabwe. Harare Car HireHarare, with a population of over 1.6 million, is the heart of Zimbabwe in nearly every respect. You will find in your Harare hire car that Harare has a distinctly European flavour and continues to be Zimbabwe’s showpiece city and centre of commerce, with high-rise buildings, jostling traffic and plenty to see and do in your Harare hire car. For the final word on African art and material culture, you can explore the National Gallery of Zimbabwe in Harare in your Harare hire car. Harare Garden’s, Harare’s largest park, is also worth a visit in your Harare hire car while in Harare. Here you can experience music at the bandstand on weekends and an island-like stand of rainforest that contains a miniature model of Victoria Falls and the Zambezi Gorges, well worth checking out in your Harare hire car while in Harare. Zimbabwe’s capital, Harare, was known as Salisbury in colonial times, and today Harare is a colourful metropolis with parks and gardens, wide boulevards, and modern and colonial architecture to explore in your Harare hire car. Harare, the name adopted after independence, refers to an ancient chief famous for never sleeping, or at least for being constantly alert. If time permits while in Harare you could consider a visit in your Harare hire car to Queen Victoria Museum that offers a preview of Zimbabwean wildlife. The Ewanrigg Botanical Gardens, 40 km (24 miles) northeast of Harare in your Harare hire car, is also worth a visit in your Harare hire car while in Harare and has beautiful landscaped gardens, as well as unspoiled bush and bird-spotters will enjoy the Larvon Bird Gardens. For shopping while in Harare in your Harare hire car there are plenty of galleries and the Mbare Markets is fun for a wander if you leave your Harare hire car. If you are in Harare in your Harare hire car between April to October the Tobacco Auction floors are also a rather unusual and interesting place to visit in your Harare hire car. Harare International Airport Car HireHarare International Airport lies 12km (7 miles) from Harare. Harare International Airport has 2 passenger terminals with an annual capacity of half a million passengers, through 18 check-in desks. Harare International Airport operates 24 hours a day. At Harare International Airport there are 200 short term and 180 long term parking spaces, should you need to leave Zimbabwe at Harare International Airport. Harare International Airport has all the facilties you would expect, including post office, bank, bureau de change, auto exchange machine, restaurants, cafeterias, bars, VIP lounge, duty free shop, newsagent/tobacconist, chemist, gift shop, car rental services, first aid, business centre and a tourist help desk, which can provide advice on what to see and do in your hire car while in Harare, Zimbabwe.
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