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Easy-visa trips for South Africans, by season and budget.

Good to go in October

Visa-free

Mauritius

Up to 90 daysDifficulty Visa-free

Seychelles

Up to 3 monthsDifficulty Visa-free

Tanzania and Zanzibar

Up to 90 daysDifficulty Visa-free

Kenya

Up to 90 daysDifficulty Visa-free

Namibia

Up to 90 days a yearDifficulty Visa-free

Botswana

Up to 90 daysDifficulty Visa-free

Mozambique

Up to 30 days per visitDifficulty Visa-free

Zimbabwe

Up to 90 daysDifficulty Visa-free

Zambia

Up to 90 daysDifficulty Visa on arrival

Madagascar

15, 30, 60 or 90 days, depending on the visa you buyDifficulty e-Visa

Egypt

Up to 30 days per visitDifficulty Embassy visa

Morocco

Set on your visaDifficulty e-Visa

Türkiye

Up to 30 days per visitDifficulty Visa on arrival

Jordan

Up to 30 daysDifficulty Visa on arrival

Indonesia (Bali)

30 days, extendable once by 30 daysDifficulty e-Visa

Japan

Up to 90 days, single entryDifficulty Visa-free

Brazil

Up to 90 daysDifficulty Visa-free

Argentina

Up to 90 daysDifficulty Embassy visa

United States

Set by the officer when you arriveDifficulty Embassy visa

Europe (Schengen area)

Up to 90 days in any 180Difficulty

By budget

Rough totals per person for 7 nights: a return flight from Johannesburg, 7 days of spending and visa or entry costs. They’re estimates to compare trips, not quotes: work out your own trip and check live prices.

Under R15,000

TripEntry7 nights per person, rough
MozambiqueVisa-freeR9,300 to R15,500
NamibiaVisa-freeR10,300 to R17,200
ZimbabweVisa-freeR11,000 to R19,600
BotswanaVisa-freeR13,400 to R29,000
Egypte-VisaR13,696 to R22,896
KenyaVisa-freeR13,700 to R26,500
Tanzania and ZanzibarVisa-freeR13,727 to R28,227
MauritiusVisa-freeR14,400 to R23,000
ThailandVisa-freeR14,900 to R25,100
MalaysiaVisa-freeR14,900 to R23,400

R15,000 to R25,000

TripEntry7 nights per person, rough
Vietname-VisaR15,613 to R24,113
JordanVisa on arrivalR17,932 to R28,532
BrazilVisa-freeR18,300 to R29,200
SingaporeVisa-freeR20,500 to R32,500

No flight needed: road trips

Visa-free

Namibia

Up to 90 days a yearDifficulty Visa-free

Botswana

Up to 90 daysDifficulty Visa-free

Mozambique

Up to 30 days per visitDifficulty Visa-free

Zimbabwe

Up to 90 daysDifficulty Visa-free

Zambia

Up to 90 daysDifficulty

How to drive across the border

The best months, all year

MonthGood months for
JanuaryTanzania and Zanzibar, Kenya, Egypt, Rwanda, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Thailand, Malaysia, Maldives, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Argentina
FebruaryTanzania and Zanzibar, Kenya, Egypt, Rwanda, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, Maldives, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Argentina
MarchEgypt, Morocco, United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Qatar, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, Maldives, Sri Lanka, Japan, Brazil, Argentina
AprilSeychelles, Zimbabwe, Madagascar, Egypt, Morocco, Türkiye, Jordan, Indonesia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, Maldives, Japan, Argentina, Europe
MayMauritius, Seychelles, Namibia, Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Madagascar, Morocco, Türkiye, Jordan, Indonesia, Japan, United Kingdom, Europe
JuneMauritius, Tanzania and Zanzibar, Namibia, Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Madagascar, Rwanda, Türkiye, Indonesia, United Kingdom, Europe
JulyMauritius, Tanzania and Zanzibar, Kenya, Namibia, Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Madagascar, Rwanda, Indonesia, United Kingdom
AugustMauritius, Tanzania and Zanzibar, Kenya, Namibia, Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Madagascar, Rwanda, Indonesia, United Kingdom
SeptemberMauritius, Tanzania and Zanzibar, Kenya, Namibia, Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Madagascar, Morocco, Rwanda, Türkiye, Jordan, Indonesia, Brazil, United Kingdom, Europe
OctoberMauritius, Seychelles, Tanzania and Zanzibar, Kenya, Namibia, Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Madagascar, Egypt, Morocco, Türkiye, Jordan, Indonesia, Japan, Brazil, Argentina, Europe
NovemberMauritius, Seychelles, Mozambique, Madagascar, Egypt, Morocco, United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Qatar, Thailand, Japan, Brazil, Argentina
DecemberMauritius, Tanzania and Zanzibar, Egypt, Rwanda, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Thailand, Malaysia, Maldives, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Argentina

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