TRAVEL INFORMATION

Entry for leisure travel is open from most countries. Flights are functional from most countries; but may not be direct to Zimbabwe. Most tourists are travelling from Australia, the UK, Scandinavia, USA, China, India, France, Germany, just to mention a few.

You need a passport, visa, return ticket, and adequate funds to cover your intended stay in order to enter Zimbabwe. If you are traveling to Zimbabwe for tourism, business, or transit, you may obtain a visa at the airports or other border ports of entry. There is currently no option of getting a Zimbabwean tourist visa in advance through the Zimbabwean Embassy.

You can expect to pay US$30 for a 30 day/single entry visa, US$45 for a 45 day/double entry visa or US$160 for a 12 month/multiple entry visa. Extensions of the 30 day and 45 day visas are possible, and require visiting the Zimbabwe Immigration Office’s public window. Travelers who intend to engage in any non tourism related activity require a visa in advance of entry. Visit the website Department of Immigration Zimbabwe for further details and information on other types of visas and entry permits including currency restrictions.

All travellers are required to have a PCR COVID-19 Clearance Certificate issued by a recognized facility within 48 hours from the date of departure, in line with WHO guidelines. A yellow fever vaccination certificate is required from those travellers coming from areas at yellow fever risk. Malaria occurs in the areas below 1200m and in the Zambezi Valley as well as Honde Valley.

If you are planning to arrive to Zimbabwe via South Africa, please ensure that you have at least 6 blank pages in your passport. South Africa requires two clean, consecutive pages for each transit through South Africa. You will need two pages to transit South Africa in each direction, and two pages to enter Zimbabwe. South African officials take this requirement very seriously and will turn you back if you do not have sufficient pages. Additionally, South Africa has updated its laws regarding visiting or transiting the country with minor children. See the country information page forSouth Africa for details.