878 km · 10–11 hours
Harare → Victoria Falls
Tar the whole way through Kadoma, Kwekwe, Gweru and Bulawayo. Fuel is easiest in Gweru. Leave before five and you arrive for sunset over the gorge.
Take the Land Cruiser Prado or Fortuner
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A country best understood at eighty kilometres an hour.
Every route below has been driven by someone on our team, in one of our cars, this year. The distances are real, the fuel advice is real, the car recommendation is what we would take ourselves.
268 km · 3.5 hours
Harare → Nyanga
Pine forests, waterfalls and the coldest morning in the country. A sedan is plenty — the mountain roads are surfaced and gentle.
Take the Corolla, Civic or Mazda 3
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City hire · By the day
Harare, in detail
Avondale for coffee, Borrowdale for the market, Mbare for the real thing. An automatic hatchback is the honest answer to Harare traffic.
Take the Vitz, Fit or Demio
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294 km · 3.5 hours
Harare → Great Zimbabwe
Straight down the Masvingo road. Stand inside the Great Enclosure and understand where the country's name comes from.
Take the Any comfort sedan
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