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Border post · Zimbabwe to Mozambique

Sango

Masvingo · 22.07°S 31.68°E

Short answer

Sango border post is open from Not published on the Zimbabwean side (checked 18 October 2026). It crosses to Chicualacuala in Mozambique.

Hours
Not publishedZimbabwean side · checked
Other side
Chicualacuala (Mozambique)
Nearest town
Chiredzi
Vehicles
The Herald describes a rough, dusty road beside the railway. Sango has no fuel station, bank or big shop, so fill up in Chiredzi.

What to know

  • Zimbabwe publishes no hours and we found no current figure for either side. When the Herald visited in 2012, most people crossed between Wednesday and Saturday.
  • A bush outpost at the southern end of Gonarezhou National Park, the old Vila Salazar, where the Limpopo railway from Rutenga meets Mozambique's at Chicualacuala. Immigration and ZIMRA have offices here; in 2012 the ZIMRA office ran on a generator with no mains water or power, and Zimbabweans crossed to Chicualacuala for shops and a bed.
  • In 2020 Chiredzi Rural District Council was drawing up a plan for a town here and the Zvishavane to Rutenga to Sango road was being upgraded as a shorter route to Maputo, but stand sales were waiting on the army to certify the area free of landmines. An official told the Herald in 2012 that landmines and wildlife keep people from living near the border.
  • 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 Mozambique asks of your passport: visa, fees and the papers it wants to see

Check the entry rules for Mozambique before you go.

Quick answers

What time does Sango border post open and close?

Not published on the Zimbabwean side. Zimbabwe publishes no hours and we found no current figure for either side. When the Herald visited in 2012, most people crossed between Wednesday and Saturday.

Where does Sango border post go?

It crosses to Chicualacuala in Mozambique. The nearest Zimbabwean town is Chiredzi.

Places to stay within 40 km

4
  • Mabalauta
    Campsite
    27.6 KM
  • Nyala Chalet, Swimuwini
    Chalet
    25.2 KM
  • Nyavasikana
    Campsite
    34.4 KM
  • Rossi Pools
    Campsite
    26.5 KM

Sources

  1. The Herald, Sango to transform from bush post into town (23 September 2020)checked 18 Oct 2026, one source only
  2. The Herald, Sango: Border post in the wilderness (25 April 2012)checked 18 Oct 2026, one source only
  3. Wikipedia, Sango, Zimbabwechecked 18 Oct 2026, one source only
  4. Wikipedia, Chicualacualachecked 18 Oct 2026, one source only
  5. 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
  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. OpenStreetMap, Sango hamlet node, old name Vila Salazar (no border control node is mapped)checked 18 Oct 2026, one source only

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