Be sure to bring your passport, driver’s license, and any other identifying information from your country. To be on the safe side, make copies of your documents, including credit cards. Keep copies of these items with you. To be completely certain of no mistakes, keep a copy of all your documents with a close friend or relative who could send them to you easily if you ever needed them.
What are the requirements for entering South Africa?
Please have a look at Travellers Guide to SA - Tips & Requirements | Southern Africa Tourism Services Association for a comprehensive guide of tips and requirements on entering South Africa
The following is a brief overview of what you will need, the above website offers a lot more detail:
- A valid and acceptable passport or travel document for your intended stay
- Two blank pages in your passport for endorsements
- A valid visa, if required, (please refer to the above website for an up-to-date list of countries whose citizens require visas
- Sufficient funds to pay for your day-to-day expenses during your stay
- A return or onward ticket
- Yellow fever certificates if your journey starts or entails passing through the yellow fever belt.
- Malaria prophylactics if traveling to Malaria areas
- A SARS Traveller Declaration
- Please refer to the above website for information with regards travelling with Minors
