Zimbabwe Travel Vaccines — What You Need in 2026

Recommended Vaccines

• Hepatitis A

  Allow 2 weeks before travel

• Typhoid

  Allow 2 weeks before travel

• Rabies

  Allow 4 weeks before travel

Routine Vaccines to Keep Up to Date

Other Health Risks

• Malaria
• Cholera (risk in some areas)

Travel Health Summary

Zimbabwe's malaria risk is strongly seasonal and altitude-dependent, which is why blanket advice misleads travellers here. The Zambezi valley, Victoria Falls, Mana Pools, Hwange and the low-lying Lowveld carry meaningful transmission, particularly from November to June after the rains, while Harare and Bulawayo sit on the high plateau with much lower risk — but most safari itineraries pass through the risk areas, so antimalarials are standard advice. Yellow fever vaccination is not required unless you are arriving from or transiting a country with transmission risk, which regularly catches travellers routing through Kenya, Ethiopia or Zambia. Hepatitis A and typhoid apply to most trips, rabies pre-exposure is worth discussing for walking safaris and remote camps, and cholera outbreaks have recurred in urban areas with strained water infrastructure. Schistosomiasis is present in Lake Kariba and the Zambezi, so avoid freshwater contact. Private clinics in Harare and Victoria Falls handle minor problems; anything serious means evacuation to South Africa, and reputable safari operators build that cover into their bookings.

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