Zimbabwe Visa Info in my email today
We are doing the Wildlife Adventure in July. This is a quote abt the Zimbabwe visa i received today from Tauck.
“ We are reaching out today with an important update regarding visa requirements for entry into
Zimbabwe during your journey. More specifically, as of February 27, 2026, Zimbabwe has
discontinued the double-entry visa option for U.S. passport holders. Because your itinerary
includes entry into Zimbabwe on Day 1 and a re-entry on Day 6 for your onward flight to South
Africa, you will require two entries into Zimbabwe during your travels.
The following is important information regarding this update:
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While you may request a double-entry visa upon arrival in Zimbabwe, please note that
issuance of a double-entry visa is at the sole discretion of Immigration officials and
cannot be guaranteed. For this reason, and to avoid any risk to your Day 6 re-entry, we
recommend that you plan and budget for two single-entry visas.
If a double-entry visa is not available or approved at the time of arrival, you should be
prepared to obtain a second single-entry visa when re-entering Zimbabwe later in the
itinerary.
Please note that while visa regulations can change—sometimes with little notice—this letter
reflects the most current guidance available to us as of today. Should there be any updates, we
will be sure to share them with you promptly.”
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We leave in April. We already had our double entry visa, are two single visas per person now needed? I wish Tauck would add more details to their evisa application steps.
Regardless of the additional stress (!), we are very excited for our upcoming tour.
Does anyone know if local currency is required or suggested?
Thanks.
If you go to the Zimbabwe government website, you will get it straight from the horse’s mouth. At least Tauck let you know now, they are sometimes slow about current situations regarding things like visas and major events that attract tourists, road closures etc.
Here is a link to the website. It does not seem to match what is mentioned above but I did not delve too carefully.
I’ve been to Zimbabwe a couple of times. I never take local currency. Haven’t taken that tour, had to cancel it around Covid because we could not get there due to testing rules in SA. Not sure how long you are actually in Zimbabwe, but near Vic Falls they will gladly take dollars.
https://www.evisa.gov.zw/faq.html