No visa needed

Do citizens of Zimbabwe need a visa for Tanzania?

Citizens of Zimbabwe don’t need a visa for Tanzania 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 — Dodoma: ≈ 1,390 km, about 2 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 Tanzania without a visa on a Zimbabwe passport?

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

Tanzania 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; Tanzania passport: 42.
Citizens of Zimbabwe and Tanzania can travel together visa-free to 32 countries, for example: Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique, Botswana, South Africa, Eswatini, Lesotho, Namibia, Rwanda, Kenya, Uganda, Angola, Mauritius, Seychelles, and Benin.
A language both countries share: English.
Citizens of Tanzania, in turn, don’t need a visa for Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe visa for citizens of Tanzania

Travelling to Tanzania: good to know

Harare — Dodoma: about 1,390 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 2 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +1 hour.
Local time: Harare 12:00 — Dodoma 13:00.
Local currency: Tanzanian Shilling.
Languages: English and Swahili.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ TZS 2,645.
Tanzania is the 8th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Zimbabwe.