Visa-free travel: African countries South Africans can visit

The holiday season is right around the corner and if you’re looking for a visa-free vacation spot that’s on your doorstep, the African continent has a number of beautiful destinations for South African to visit visa-free. Take a look…

AFRICAN COUNTRIES FOR VISA-FREE TRAVEL

The updated Henley & Partners Passport Index for 2023 outlines 107 countries that SA passport holders can travel to without needing a visa.

Of those 107 countries that a South African passport holder can travel to visa-free, 35 are in Africa.

They are: Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burundi *, Cape Verde Islands *, Djibouti *, Egypt *, eSwatini, Ethiopia *, Comoro Islands *, Gabon, Ghana *, Guinea-Bissau *, Kenya, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritania *, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria *, Reunion, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles *, Sierra Leone *, Somalia *, St. Helena *, Tanzania, The Gambia, Togo *, Tunisia, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

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Here’s our pick of five that you really need to visit…

KENYA

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MADAGASCAR

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MAURITIUS

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MOZAMBIQUE

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NAMIBIA