No visa needed

Do citizens of Zimbabwe need a visa for the Gambia?

Citizens of Zimbabwe don’t need a visa for the Gambia and can stay up to 90 days. You need a valid passport; border officers may ask for a return ticket and accommodation. For a longer stay you need a visa or an extension.

For citizens of Zimbabwe: the passport opens 36 countries visa-free; Harare — Banjul: ≈ 6,280 km, about 8.5 hours of flying.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 90 days

Can I travel to the Gambia without a visa on a Zimbabwe passport?

Yes, citizens of Zimbabwe don’t need a visa for the Gambia for up to 90 days. A valid passport is enough.

Gambia visa rules at a glance

With a Zimbabwe passport you can visit 36 countries visa-free, 20 with a visa on arrival and 45 with an e-visa; 97 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Zimbabwe passport ranks 130th of 199.
Zimbabwe passport: visa-free access to 36 countries; Gambia passport: 43.
Citizens of Zimbabwe and the Gambia can travel together visa-free to 25 countries, for example: Malawi, Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Tanzania, Rwanda, Kenya, Uganda, Mauritius, Seychelles, Benin, Ghana, Malaysia, Singapore, and Philippines.
A language both countries share: English.
Citizens of the Gambia, in turn, need an e-visa to travel to Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe visa for citizens of the Gambia

Travelling to the Gambia: good to know

Harare — Banjul: about 6,280 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 8.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −2 hours.
Local time: Harare 12:00 — Banjul 10:00.
Local currency: Gambian Dalasi.
Languages: English.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ GMD 74.
Gambia is the 65th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Zimbabwe.