Harare: the vibe
Videos from people who went, played right here, with what viewers said underneath. Not part of the score.
The verdict
Wary · 38Thin and mixed evidence, leaning negative: the one substantive story is a police detention, while the rest are personal vlogs and greetings with little about daily life.
- blue skies
- friendly local commenters
- home-cooked hospitality
- Bulawayo and Mutare recommended as alternatives
- security forces and arrest for photography
- unclear photo rules
- airport lounge lacking amenities
- state house area restrictions
- Photographing government sites can get you detained
- Confusing rules, so ask locals before filming
- Harare is a fine place to visit if careful
- Most content is personal family vlogs, not city reviews
- Some commenters say the country deserves another chance
Read from 5 videos, 32 comments and 0 posts on 2026-11-07; the summary is written by a language model and can misread sarcasm.
🇿🇼 72 Hours in Zimbabwe's Capital, Harare (#AGP364) 👮🏿
Addy Goes Places · 26K views · 2025
What viewers said
“As a teenager in the early 1990's, walking from school along the road where State house is, I saw and crossed the road to take a better look at those 2 presidential guards standing there like statues . Then One shouted so loud "go away!!". ”
♥ 5 likes
“Wow, look at that deep blue beatiful sky 💙 We don't have that in Europe anymore.”
♥ 3 likes
“The Zimbabwe tattoo…dope dude. That goes a long way for me.”
♥ 3 likes
“Bulawayo or Mutare Zimbabwe is also a good place to visit”
♥ 6 likes
“From Zimbabwe if you take a group of 6 random Zimbabwean citizens allover the world, USA, Russia, Japan, Germany, South Africa, Canada...etc. Ask them about their family background, then you will notice that 2,5 to 3 from 6, have a commen f”
♥ 3 likes
“My Country”
♥ 2 likes
“Yes I'm a Zimbabwean YouTuber, i don't film around State House it's not allowed, but i can film everywhere else, it's only that you didn't look for a local YouTuber, this shouldn't have happened.”
♥ 2 likes
“I am very sorry about your experience, it is traumatic I know coz I had such n encounter wth th military guards b4 and I had no idea tht I wasn't supposed to stop at the particular area.... M sorry about that encounter I hope u get to heal ”
“😂😂 they definitely thought he was a spy, worst of all hes American. For context our gvt likes to pin our economic problems on US sanctions. Zimbabwe has a horrible relationship with the West. Then to add salt to injury he went to the stat”
♥ 11 likes
“I am a Zimbabwean citizen by birth and I was arrested in Harare and detained for about 2 hours for taking photographs in Harare near the reserve bank. There were no signs saying not to take pictures in the city bear the bank. Zimbabwean CIA”
♥ 3 likes
Found with a YouTube search for the city and “digital nomad”, fetched 2026-11-07; titles, descriptions and comments belong to their authors and link to the originals.