Is Plumtree safe? Zimbabwe travel risk
Is Plumtree safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Plumtree scores 48/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Zimbabwe Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 27 Jun 2023); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Plumtree scores 48/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Zimbabwe (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Plumtree: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (60/100) and crime and scams (50/100).
A score of 48 is higher than the scores of 63% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Zimbabwe travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
Found at 20.4781° S, 27.7972° E within Matabeleland South, Plumtree is situated 451.2 km NE of Harare at an altitude of 1384 m.
Matabeleland South
20.4781° S, 27.7972° E
1384 m
Africa/Harare
14,459
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (Zimbabwe)
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Zimbabwe travel advice & laws.
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