Travelling to a destination requires lots of research and planning. For some, it also means going through a tough visa policy that requires time and money. If you are one of those travellers who want a laid back holiday without the added visa fuss, there are many countries that South Africans could visit that does not require a visa.
Henley & Partners South Africa shares visa-free destinations and the countries that require a visa on arrival. The countries with an asterisk require a visa on arrival (typically a form that a traveller completes when they enter a country)
Asia
Hong Kong. Photo: Pexels.
- Cambodia
- Hong Kong (SAR China)
- Indonesia
- Kyrgyzstan
- Laos
- Macao (SAR China)
- Malaysia
- Maldives
- Nepal
- Philippines
- Singapore
- South Korea
- Sri Lanka
- Tajikistan
- Thailand
- Timor-Leste
Europe
Ireland. Photo: Pexels.
- Ireland
- Kosovo
- Russian Federation
Africa
Mozambique. Photo: Clinton Moodley. - Angola
- Benin
- Botswana
- Cape Verde Islands
- Comores Islands
- Djibouti
- Eswatini (Swaziland)
- Ethiopia
- Gabon
- Ghana
- Guinea-Bissau
- Kenya
- Lesotho
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Reunion
- Rwanda
- Senegal
- Seychelles
- Somalia
- St. Helena
- Tanzania
- Togo
- Tunisia
- Uganda
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Oceania
Fiji. Photo: Pexels.
- Cook Islands
- Fiji
- Marshall Islands
- Micronesia
- Niue
- Palau Islands
- Samoa
- Tuvalu
- Vanuatu
Caribbean
Turks and Caicos. Photo:The Turks and Caicos Islands website.
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Bahamas
- Barbados
- British Virgin Islands
- Cayman Islands
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic
- Grenada
- Haiti
- Jamaica
- Montserrat
- St. Kitts and Nevis
- St. Lucia
- St. Vincent and the Grenadines
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Turks and Caicos Islands
Americas
Argentina. Photo: Pexels.
- Argentina
- Belize
- Bolivia
- Brazil
- Chile
- Costa Rica
- Ecuador
- El Salvador
- Falkland Islands
- Guatemala
- Guyana
- Honduras
- Nicaragua
- Pananama
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Uruguay
- Venezuela
Middle East
Jordon. Photo: Pexels.
- Armenia
- Georgia
- Iran
- Israel
- Jordan
- Palestinian Territory
- Qatar