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What are transportation options and challenges in Harare?

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Are there taxis in Harare? What about scooters? What are the public transportation options? Here's what 16 local experts had to say about transportation methods in Harare.

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Harare is the capital city of Zimbabwe. Public transport is quite a challenge. Driving into town in the morning around 8am and leaving town in the peak hours is a nightmare. The people are super friendly and always helpful to outsiders. Be wary of pickpockets and criminals. Banks do not always offer services for foreigners so check with your bank in your country before leaving. Avoid street money deals, they are illegal. Car hire is reasonable and fuel is readily available at most places. Buy water if you can for drinking. Parking in the city is expensive but pay to avoid being clamped or towed away. A lovely and generally safe city to live in as there are lots of fun places to go to, nice coffee shops and restaurants.

Sometimes the traffic jam is a nightmare, especially on Fridays late afternoon.

Sandra, says: 2022

– How to work the currency system as this country uses multiple currencies.
– the tap water is not safe for drinking. The best thing to do is rent a house or an apartment that comes with a borehole.
– the public transport system is difficult to navigate.
– if you choose to rent/ buy a car, you will need to grapple with the problem of finding fuel and joining long queues for it.

Tendai, says: 2020

Harare is the capital of Zimbabwe. it is in the south of Africa. it is scenic with very friendly people who are mostly conversant in English. It has a number of hotels rated three-star and above such as Crown Plaza, Cresta, Jameson, and Holiday Inn among others. Harare has two international airports that are well routed by major airlines such as Emirates, Kenya and Ethiopian airways.

Harare is the capital of Zimbabwe with breathtaking sites all over. Public transport, however, is hard to get by. The city is quite crowded during peak hours and one should be cautious of con artists and thieves during travel. Harare is a relatively small city compared to its neighboring country’s capital city.

Bongani, says: 2020

Harare, which translates to, “one that never sleeps”, lives up to its name. It is a beautiful, vibrant and loud city with people from different backgrounds with the aim to do business. It is known as sunshine city and is congested with friendly people. From every corner of the busy streets, one ma identify street vendors selling anything imaginable. However, some of the roads have no street lights and traffic lights are not in a working conditions. Surprisingly, the city is not accident prone as you might think.

Isabel, says: 2020

Harare is a beautiful city, with very friendly and helpful people. There are lot of activities, for example, fishing, site seeing, visiting the museum and a lot more. Restaurants offer traditional food that are delicious and worth trying. Transport is not an issue as there are a lot of taxis at a reasonable price.

Nicholas, says: 2020

The is a perennial cholera outbreak and running water shortages are the norm. However, people are very hospitable and understanding. The city is fairly new. There is a great shortage of public transport, no clinic, electricity, and public lighting at night. As a result, criminal cases of people being robbed at night are high.

Harare is quite a large city and that’s precisely where people interact with each other more often. The roads are usually busy most of the times due to many people commuting almost all the time. It is the largest city of Zimbabwe and it has a huge population. pickpockets operate in the city and there are many theft cases that are recorded yearly in the city.

Tendai, says: 2020

The city is called Harare and it is quite large. Know pickpockets in the city. It is the largest city in the country of Zimbabwe and there is massive traffic on the roads so, one should also pay particular attention when crossing roads in the city.

Charlene, says: 2020

Harare’s city center is really crowded and this can be a bit overwhelming for the first time visitor. Care should also be noted when crossing the road because the public transport operators are very reckless. Extra care should also be noted when moving with valuables because the is a tendency to be pickpockets around.

Kudzai, says: 2020

Harare is a busy city. There is a lot of traffic during the morning and around five o’clock in the evening. If you get bored by getting into a traffic jam, you should avoid getting to the Central Business District around those times. Whilst in Harare one must be careful about drinking tap water because it is usually dirty.

Brenda, says: 2020

Harare is a very busy city since it is the capital of the country. The most amazing thing is that the people are very hospitable and friendly to visitors. Both public and private transport is readily available in the city to take one wherever they want to go. The most convenient thing when one touches down at the airport is that there are taxes readily available to take you wherever you want to go.

It is the Capital City. The most populated city in the country. A few daylight robberies on the downside part of town. Travelling is very easy because we have taxis that take you to your destination. The Capital is also called the Sunshine city as the sun shines most in Harare.

Commence, says: 2020

Someone moving to Harare needs to know we use buses for transportation rather than private vehicles. The city is usually congested in the morning and in the evening, therefore, they must arrive during the mid-day to avoid being caught up in traffic congestion. He/she must also avoid using pirate taxis as these are usually associated with thieves. Finally, they must carry some bit of cash as most banks do not give cash anymore.

Tadiwa, says: 2020

Harare is a busy city with many people working in the informal trade. When driving on the roads one should be careful as most drivers do not adhere to the road rules. Other than that the people are friendly and very hard working. It’s hard to do business there as the economy is not good.

Clarence, says: 2020
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