Short answer
US, UK and EU passports need a Zimbabwe visa: US$30 single entry for most, US$55 for British and Irish. Park fees for a foreign adult run from US$12 €11 a day at Lake Chivero Recreational Park to US$30 €27 at Gonarezhou National Park. At Victoria Falls, June and July give plenty of water with the spray clearing.
Parks and what they charge
All Zimbabwe fees
Hwange National ParkUS$24 €21foreign adult, per person per day
Matobo National ParkUS$18 €16foreign adult, per person per day
Victoria Falls National ParkUS$58 €52foreign adult, per person per entry
- Antelope ParkUS$5 €4
- Chimanimani National ParkUS$12 €11
- Chinhoyi Caves Recreational ParkUS$12 €11
- Chizarira National ParkUS$12 €11
- Gonarezhou National ParkUS$30 €27
- Great ZimbabweUS$15 €13
- Kazuma Pan National ParkUS$24 €21
- Khami RuinsUS$10 €9
- Lake Chivero Recreational ParkUS$12 €11
- Lake Mutirikwi Recreational ParkUS$12 €11
- Mana Pools National ParkUS$24 €21
- Matusadona National ParkUS$24 €21
- Mtarazi Falls National ParkUS$12 €11
- Mukuvisi WoodlandsUS$6 €5
- Ngezi Recreational ParkUS$12 €11
- Nyamaneche National ParkUS$12 €11
- Nyanga National ParkUS$12 €11
- Sapi and Chewore Safari AreasUS$24 €21
- Sebakwe Dam Recreational ParkUS$12 €11
- Tuli Safari AreaUS$12 €11
- Umfurudzi National ParkUS$18 €16
- Zambezi National ParkUS$18 €16
Conservation fee for a foreign adult, mostly per day; vehicles pay extra. Zimbabwean residents and SADC nationals pay less. Work out a whole trip with the fee calculator.
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Before you go to Zimbabwe
All guides- When to goBest Time to Visit Victoria Falls: Water, Devil's Pool and RaftingThe Zambezi peaks in April and May, when the falls are at full width but spray hides them, and bottoms out from September to early December, when you see the rock and can swim in Devil's Pool. June and July are the usual compromise: plenty of water, clearing spray, cold nights, peak prices.
- Gate timesHwange Gate Times, Fees and Where Self-Drivers May GoHwange's gates keep a 06:00 to 18:00 day and self-drivers move only in daylight. Nobody leaves Main Camp for Sinamatella after 14:00 or for Robins after 12:00. An international day visitor pays US$24 plus US$10 for a foreign car, in US dollar cash. The pumped pans make August to October the time.
- Self-driveSelf-Drive Zimbabwe: Potholes, Tolls, Roadblocks and Park RulesZimbabwe is tar, not sand, and the tar is the problem: Harare to Beitbridge is rebuilt, Bulawayo to Victoria Falls is still broken. A high-clearance car does Hwange in the dry months; Mana Pools and Gonarezhou want a 4x4 and shut in the rains. Tolls are US$3 or US$4, fuel about US$2.05 a litre.
- Entry rulesZimbabwe Entry Requirements 2026: Visas, Fees and the BorderUS, UK, EU, Canadian and Australian passports all need a Zimbabwe visa, bought on arrival or online at evisa.gov.zw. Most pay US$30 single entry; British and Irish pay US$55, Canadians US$75. Fill in the online arrival form first, bring small US dollar notes, and know the US$2,000 cash exit limit.
- EssentialsZimbabwe Travel Essentials: Dollars, Roadblocks, MalariaZimbabwe runs on US dollar cash: bring small, clean notes. The ZiG (about 26.6 to the dollar in October 2026) is rarely needed and the dollar stays legal tender to at least 2030. Drive on the left, stop at every roadblock, tolls are US$3 to US$4, malaria tablets below 1,200 m from November to June.
- DrivingDriving in South Africa, Namibia and Botswana: UK LicenceA UK photocard licence is accepted in all four countries (12 months in South Africa and Zimbabwe, 90 days in Botswana). GOV.UK says an IDP is needed to hire a car in Namibia and Botswana, and a loop needs two: 1949 for those two, 1968 for South Africa and Zimbabwe, £5.50 each at a PayPoint shop.
- Getting thereFlights from the UK to South Africa, Namibia and BotswanaOnly Heathrow (British Airways, Virgin Atlantic) and Gatwick (Norse Atlantic) have nonstops to South Africa, 11 to 12 hours overnight. Windhoek, Maun, Kasane and Victoria Falls need a change, usually in Johannesburg. February is cheapest for Johannesburg, May for Cape Town, December dearest.
- CostsHow Much Does a Safari Cost from the UK? Prices in PoundsA couple self-driving Kruger for a fortnight pays about £4,280 all in from London, Namibia camping for 12 days about £3,860, and a fly-in week in the Okavango about £15,550. Park fees are £9 to £31 a person a day. Figures from October 2026 rate sheets, converted at about R22.20 to £1.
- GuideSafari in the UK School Holidays: Which Break, Which ParkTake the summer holiday: late July and August are southern Africa's dry winter, with the best game and lowest malaria risk, and English schools break up after South Africa's winter holiday ends. Easter and Christmas fall in the rains and on South African breaks. October half term is underrated.
Provinces
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Towns
- Harare260
- Chinhoyi135
- Bulawayo134
- Victoria Falls69
- Mutare26
- Masvingo25
- Kariba22
- Norton21
- Chegutu19
- Gweru19
- Chirundu18
- Karoi15
All 42 towns and cities
- Beitbridge
- Bindura
- Binga
- Bulawayo
- Bumi Hills
- Bvumba
- Chegutu
- Chimanimani
- Chinhoyi
- Chipinge
- Chiredzi
- Chirundu
- Dete
- Gwanda
- Gweru
- Harare
- Hwange
- Juliasdale
- Kadoma
- Kanyemba
- Kariba
- Karoi
- Kwekwe
- Lupane
- Makuti
- Marondera
- Masvingo
- Matopos
- Mlibizi
- Mount Darwin
- Mutare
- Mutoko
- Mvuma
- Norton
- Nyanga
- Plumtree
- Rusape
- Shurugwi
- Triangle
- Troutbeck
- Victoria Falls
- Zvishavane
Driving across a border?
Opening hours for all 16 land crossings to South Africa, Zambia, Mozambique, Botswana, checked against the Department of Immigration's list of ports of entry and the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority's border post pages. Only a few are open 24 hours.
Zimbabwe border postsAll 30 parks and reserves
- Antelope Park
- Chimanimani National Park
- Chinhoyi Caves Recreational Park
- Chizarira National Park
- Gonarezhou National Park
- Great Zimbabwe
- Hwange National Park
- Imire Rhino and Wildlife Conservancy
- Kazuma Pan National Park
- Khami Ruins
- Lake Chivero Recreational Park
- Lake Mutirikwi Recreational Park
- Malilangwe Wildlife Reserve
- Mana Pools National Park
- Matetsi Safari Area
- Matobo National Park
- Matusadona National Park
- Mtarazi Falls National Park
- Mukuvisi Woodlands
- Ngezi Recreational Park
- Nyamaneche National Park
- Nyanga National Park
- Sapi and Chewore Safari Areas
- Save Valley Conservancy
- Sebakwe Dam Recreational Park
- Stanley and Livingstone Private Game Reserve
- Tuli Safari Area
- Umfurudzi National Park
- Victoria Falls National Park
- Zambezi National Park