Border post
Border post · Botswana to Zimbabwe
Maitengwe
Short answer
Maitengwe border post is open from 06:00 to 18:00 on the Botswana side (checked 12 October 2026). It crosses to Maitengwe in Zimbabwe.
- Hours
- 06:00 to 18:00Botswana side · checked
- Other side
- Maitengwe (Zimbabwe)
- Nearest town
- Tutume
What to know
- Immigration Department (April 2025): 06:00 to 18:00. Drive South Africa gives 07:00 to 16:30.
- North of Tutume, with a post of the same name on the Zimbabwean side. Like Matsiloje, it is an alternative when Ramokgwebana is jammed in December.
Bring with you
- Your passport
- The vehicle's registration papers
- For a hired car, the rental company's letter of authority to take it across
- Whatever Zimbabwe asks of your passport: visa, fees and the papers it wants to see
Quick answers
What time does Maitengwe border post open and close?
06:00 to 18:00 on the Botswana side. Immigration Department (April 2025): 06:00 to 18:00. Drive South Africa gives 07:00 to 16:30.
Where does Maitengwe border post go?
It crosses to Maitengwe in Zimbabwe. The nearest Botswana town is Tutume.
Sources
- Department of Immigration and Citizenship, Botswana ports of entry with operating hours (PDF, updated April 2025, copy hosted by pcf11.org)
- Botswana Unified Revenue Service, customs offices and border posts list (no hours given)
- Drive South Africa, Botswana border posts crossing guide (updated 12 June 2026)
- The Chronicle (Zimbabwe), Plumtree border opens 24 hours a day (23 December 2016)
Cite as: Travel Africa Guide, "Maitengwe border post hours", checked 12 October 2026, https://travelafrica.guide/botswana/border-posts/maitengwe/