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Border post · Zimbabwe to Botswana

Pandamatenga

Matabeleland North · 18.52°S 25.66°E

Short answer

Pandamatenga border post is open from 08:00 to 17:00 on the Zimbabwean side (checked 18 October 2026). It crosses to Pandamatenga in Botswana.

Hours
08:00 to 17:00Zimbabwean side · checked
Other side
Pandamatenga (Botswana)
Nearest town
Victoria Falls
Vehicles
KAZA.org describes the Zimbabwean side as a 4x4 track to Hwange National Park.

What to know

  • Botswana's Immigration Department (April 2025) and KAZA.org give 08:00 to 17:00. Zimbabwe publishes nothing for its side, which Wikipedia calls Mpandamatenga.
  • A remote back door into Hwange National Park from Pandamatenga village on the Botswana side.
  • The Zimbabwe Tourism Authority lists it among the country's ten main border posts, which flatters it.
  • Foreign-registered cars need a Temporary Import Permit from ZIMRA at the border (ZIMRA says its services are free; hired cars need a Commercial TIP backed by a clearing agent's guarantee) and pay carbon tax and third party insurance at the ZIMRA counter, in US dollars. ZIMRA's own guide puts the two at US$10 and US$30 a month and the Herald (July 2026) at about US$40 together for a car. The US$10 road access fee that light vehicles paid on each entry was scrapped by Statutory Instrument 113 of 2026, gazetted on 24 July 2026, because ZINARA's toll gates already charge for the road.
  • Carry US dollar cash. Border charges in Zimbabwe are quoted in US dollars; the ZiG has been the local currency since 8 April 2024, and paying in foreign currency stays legal until the end of 2030.

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 Botswana asks of your passport: visa, fees and the papers it wants to see
Entry rules for Botswana

Quick answers

What time does Pandamatenga border post open and close?

08:00 to 17:00 on the Zimbabwean side. Botswana's Immigration Department (April 2025) and KAZA.org give 08:00 to 17:00. Zimbabwe publishes nothing for its side, which Wikipedia calls Mpandamatenga.

Where does Pandamatenga border post go?

It crosses to Pandamatenga in Botswana. The nearest Zimbabwean town is Victoria Falls.

Places to stay within 40 km

8
  • Hideaways Camp Kuzuma
    Hotel
    +27 (0) 21 671 7729hideawaysafrica.com
    27.1 KM
  • Hideaways Nantwich Lodge
    Hotel
    +27 (0) 21 671 7729hideawaysafrica.com
    27.2 KM
  • Corner Pan Platform
    Wilderness hut
    21.7 KM
  • Deka Lodge
    Wilderness hut
    23.2 KM
  • Agnes camp site
    Campsite
    25.1 KM
  • Deka
    Hotel
    23.2 KM
  • Hunting Camp
    Hotel
    36.4 KM
  • Insiza Campsite
    Campsite
    25.7 KM

Sources

  1. Botswana Department of Immigration and Citizenship, ports of entry with operating hours (PDF, updated April 2025, copy hosted by pcf11.org)checked 18 Oct 2026, official
  2. KAZA.org, border crossings guide (2026)checked 18 Oct 2026, one source only
  3. Zimbabwe Tourism Authority, Getting to Zimbabwe (lists the ten main road border posts, no hours)checked 18 Oct 2026, official
  4. The Herald, Govt scraps duplicative access fees in transport sector, on Statutory Instrument 113 of 2026 (28 July 2026)checked 18 Oct 2026, one source only
  5. ZIMRA, Temporary Importation for Visitors' Vehicles (undated guide: TIP, third party insurance, carbon tax, road access fee)checked 18 Oct 2026, official
  6. Wikipedia, Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG official currency since 8 April 2024; foreign currency payments valid until 31 December 2030)checked 18 Oct 2026, one source only
  7. Wikipedia, Pandamatenga (names the Zimbabwean post Mpandamatenga)checked 18 Oct 2026, one source only
  8. OpenStreetMap, Border Control Zimbabwe node at Pandamatengachecked 18 Oct 2026, one source only

Cite as: Travel Africa Guide, "Pandamatenga border post hours", checked 18 October 2026, https://travelafrica.guide/zimbabwe/border-posts/pandamatenga/