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Zimbabwe travel essentials: advice, plugs, emergency numbers

Before you visit Zimbabwe: travel advice level, plug type G, 220V, emergency 999, currency ZWD.

📷 Harare · Radozw at Serbian Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Travel advice (UK FCDO)

No advice against travel Updated 2026-07-15

Latest change (original, English)
Addition of information about direct flights between London and Harare ('Safety and security' page).

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⚠️ This is the UK government’s assessment. Rules for your passport (visa, entry) can be different — check your own government’s official travel advice too.

CapitalHarare
CurrencyZWD, ZWN, ZWR
LanguagesXhosa, Venda, Ndau, English
Calling code+263
Emergency numbers999 · 995 · 994 · 993
Plug typesType G
Voltage220 V
Driving sideLeft
Population15M
Type G

📅 Public holidays💱 Exchange rates

📷 Photos

Shack Dwellers International · CC BY 2.0 · Commons
Mangwanani · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
JackyR · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
Vberger · Public domain · Commons
TempestSA at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
Rovena Rosa/Agência Brasil · CC BY 3.0 br · Commons
JackyR · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
TwoWings · CC BY-SA 2.5 · Commons

About this data

Safety levels and entry notes are based on the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) travel advice published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence, checked every day. Capitals, languages, currencies, time zones and photos come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons.

Advice is written for British travellers; your own government’s advice, visa rules and insurance terms may differ. Always check your foreign ministry and the destination’s embassy before you travel.

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