Travelling on a South African passport

Jet-setters out there will know, travelling on a South African passport is not the easiest exercise ever. Many countries require visas if you’re South Africa, even for a short stay. The visa process involves a lot of time, planning, paperwork and expense. It’s in fact such a hassle that it may put you off travelling altogether!

But the glass need not be half empty, did you know that there are actually 97 countries around the world that South Africans can travel to without a visa?

Check out this comprehensive list:

Africa

• Benin
• Botswana
• Gabon
• Kenya
• Lesotho
• Malawi
• Mauritius
• Mozambique
• Namibia
• Rwanda
• Saint Helena
• Senegal
• Seychelles
• Swaziland
• Zambia
• Zimbabwe

And you can get a visa on arrival at the airport in

• Cape Verde
• Comores
• Egypt
• Ethiopia
• Madagascar
• Tanzania
• Tongo
• Tunisia
• Uganda

South America

• Antigua and Barbuda
• Argentina
• Bahamas
• Barbados
• Belize
• Brazil
• British Virgin Islands
• Cayman Islands
• Chile
• Colombia
• Costa Rica
• Dominica
• Ecuador
• El Salvadore
• Falkland Islands
• Grenada
• Guatemala
• Guyana
• Haiti
• Honduras
• Jamaica
• Montserrat
• Nicaragua
• Panama
• Paraguay
• Peru
• Saint Lucia
• Saint Vincent and Grenadines
• Turks and Caicos Islands
• Uruguay
• Venezuela

Europe

• Ireland
• Kosovo
• Reunion Island

Asia

• Georgia
• Hong Kong
• Macau
• Malaysia
• Maldives
• Philippines
• Singapore
• Thailand.

Visa on arrival at:

• Armenia
• Bangladesh
• Bahrain
• Cambodia
• Indonesia
• Laos
• Nepal
• Sri Lanka
• South Korea
• Timor-Leste

Middle East

• Israel
• Jordan

Visa on arrival in:

• Oman
• Turkey

Oceania

• Cook Islands
• Fiji
• Federated states of Micronesia
• Nauru
• New Zealand
• Niue
• Palau
• Samoa
• Tuvalu
• Vanuatu

Happy travels!