South African Visa is not required for Swazis
Stay Duration: 30 days
Entry Requirements
- Citizens of Eswatini can travel to South Africa without applying for a visa for a period of 30 days of stay.
- Passports of citizens must have two consecutive empty visa pages per entry.
- Yellow fever at least 10 days before arrival is required from travellers at the port of entry.
- Passport of visitors must be valid for 30 days beyond the stay duration.
- Local currency (ZAR) up to 25,000 is prohibited from entry and exit but foreign currencies can be unlimited if declared upon entry. No Kruger coins are prohibited also.
- Children aged 15 years old and younger can be included in a parent’s passport on condition that the child is accompanied by the passport bearer.
- Travellers should have a sufficient means of support, all necessary documents for their next trip, onward or return tickets.
- All pet animals and their products have to be transported as manifested cargo under an Air Waybill.
- All travellers are not required to pay any airport tax upon departing from the airport.
- South Africa uses the South Africa Standard Time zone (GMT+2) which means that there is no time difference between South Africa and Eswatini.
- The estimated flight time from Eswatini to South Africa is 1 hour, 29 minutes.
- In South Africa, the power plugs and sockets are of type D, M and N. The standard voltage is 230 V and the standard frequency is 50 Hz.
- There are no restrictions on importing and foreign currencies and traveller’s cheques so long as the imported sums are declared upon arrival.
- South Africa is the largest country in Southern Africa and the 25th largest country in the world by land area and, with over 57 million people.
- South Africa is often referred to as the “rainbow nation” to describe the country’s multicultural diversity, especially in the wake of apartheid.
- South Africa contains some of the oldest archaeological and human fossil sites in the world.
- South Africa has a generally temperate climate due in part to being surrounded by the Atlantic and Indian Oceans on three sides Winters in South Africa occur between June and August.
- There are 11 official languages spoken in South Africa which are Zulu, Xhosa, Afrikaans, English, Northern Sotho, Tswana, Southern Sotho, Tsonga, Swazi, Venda and Southern Ndebele.
- The Christians in South Africa make up 9.8% of the population with 1.5% as Muslims, Hindus at 1.2%, traditional African religion at 0.3%, Judaism at 0.2%. and 15.1% of the population without any religious affiliation.
- South Africa is known for its towering mountain peaks and breathtaking vistas.
- South Africa is also known for its nature reserves, highlands for tourist’s skiing, national park, mountains and waterfalls- The country boasts the world’s second-highest waterfall, The Tugela Falls.
- Miles of coastline, glittering sand dunes and rich biodiversity draws many tourists from all over the world to South Africa
- South Africa is home to the two biggest man-made holes in the world, The Big Hole in Kimberly and the Jagersfontein Mine.