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Zimbabwean Visa is not required for Kenyans
Stay Duration: 90 days
Entry Requirements
Kenyans can visit Zimbabwe for a period of 90 days without a visa. Kenya citizens who want to stay beyond the 90-day period are to apply and pay for an extension at the Immigration department in Harare. Prospective visitors are required to have a passport valid for a minimum of 6 months beyond the date of Zimbabwe. The passport should have at least three blank pages for visa stamping. Kenyans going to Zimbabwe must provide proof of a confirmed means of accommodation for their entire stay in the country. This could be in the form of a sponsor letter from a host living in the country or a hotel reservation. Travellers will also be required to provide a return ticket to Kenya or onward destination. On entry and exit into Zimbabwe， tourists with amounts above USD 10，000 will be required to declare it. Prospective visitors can travel to Zimbabwe from any of the international airports in Kenya. There are international airports in Nairobi， Kisumu and Mombasa. Kenya Airways， RwandAir and Air Zimbabwe are some of the Airlines that constantly fly from Kenya to Zimbabwe. The estimated flight duration from Nairobi to Harare， Zimbabwe is 3 hours， from Kisumu it is 5 hours， 30 minutes and 5 hours， 40 minutes from Mombasa. The Zimbabwean dollar was scraped in 2009 from been Zimbabwe’s official currency， however， currencies like US dollars， South African rand， Botswana pula， British pounds and Euros are being used in the country as a substitute. Most Zimbabweans are Christians， Protestants to be precise. However， there is a small number of Traditional believers， Muslims， Bahá’í Faith and Hinduists， making up the minority religion. Zimbabwe has 16 official languages， namely Chewa， Chibarwe， English， Kalanga， Koisan， Nambya， Ndau， Ndebele， Shangani， Shona， sign language， Sotho， Tonga， Tswana， Venda， and Xhosa. However， the country’s main languages are Shona， spoken by roughly 70% of the population， and Ndebele， spoken by about 20%. Victoria Falls， River Zambezi， Chinhoyi caves and Bulawayo are some of the places tourists can visit while in Zimbabwe. Special delicacies tourists can try while in Zimbabwe are Sadza， Nhedz， Whawha and Bota. The climate in Zimbabwe varies by altitude. There is a dry season between May to September with very little rain， while the rainy season is from November to March. Zimbabwe uses Central Africa Time (GMT+2)， which puts Kenya an hour ahead in time. The power and socket plug used in Zimbabwe are of Type D and G. The standard voltage is 220 V and the standard frequency is 50 Hz. Transportation in Zimbabwe is possible with buses， train and taxis. Tourists are expected to be courteous and conscious of existing rules and customs as they go about their tourism-related activities.
