What You Need To Know

Travel Africa can assist you with your international and domestic/regional flights. Here is some information about schedules and flight options. Note the information below is provided as a guide - schedules and flights change all the time.

Getting there:

Qantas has a daily service from Sydney to Johannesburg. This flight normally arrives in the late afternoon (South Africa time) allowing connections to onward destinations within South Africa only (e.g. Cape Town, Durban). This flight takes approx. 14 hours.
South African Airways has an overnight service from Perth to Johannesburg that goes 5 times a week. This flight normally arrives early in the morning (South Africa time) allowing connections to onward destinations throughout southern and eastern Africa. This flight takes approx. 11 hours.
Emirates flies from Australia to South Africa (Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban), Zambia (Lusaka), Zimbabwe (Harare), Kenya (Nairobi), Uganda (Entebbe), Tanzania (Dar Es Salaam) via Dubai. These flights take approx. 24 hours.
Etihad have daily services from Australia to South Africa (Johannesburg) and Kenya (Nairobi) via Abu Dhabi. These flights take approx. 24 hours.
Singapore Airlines flies from Singapore to South Africa (Johannesburg, Cape Town). These flights take approx. 24 hours.

Using Frequent Flyers points for your international airfare to southern and eastern Africa is a great way to save money and get excellent value for your points. Also keep a look out for great deals - like our Facebook page as we post them there when they are available.

Flights within Southern & East Africa:
There are a lot of low cost budget airline serves available within southern Africa.

South African Airways: Connections within Southern Africa.
Airlink: Connections within Southern Africa.
Fastjet: Connections within Southern Africa.
Safair: Connections within Southern Africa.
Cemair: Connections within Southern Africa.
Air Botswana: Connections within Botswana. Connections between Botswana and South Africa, Zimbabwe, Zambia.
Fly Namibia: Connections within Namibia. Connections between Namibia and South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana.
Proflight Zambia: Connections within Zambia. Connections between Zambia and Malawi and East Africa.
Kenya Airways: Regional and international flights
Air Kenya: Domestic flights within Kenya
Precision Airways: Regional flights in East Africa
FlightLink: Regional flights in East Africa

PASSPORTS & VISAS

Passports must have a validity of at least six months longer than your intended stay in Africa. The following information is provided as guide only for Australian passport holders. Prior to your trip it is your responsibility to ensure you have the most up to date information about passport and visa requirements.

South Africa: A visitor's entry permit is issued on arrival in South Africa and is valid for 90 days travel or less. South Africa now requires 2 blank visa pages in your passport. *Parents travelling with children are required to provide an unabridged birth certificate of all travelling children. This applies even when both parents are travelling with their children, and applies to both foreigners and South Africans alike. When children are travelling with one parent only, or with guardians, these adults are required to produce affidavits from parent/s proving permission for the children to travel.

Botswana: No tourist visa is required for a stay of up to 90 days.
*Parents travelling with children are required to provide an unabridged birth certificate of all travelling children. This applies even when both parents are travelling with their children. When children are travelling with one parent only, or with guardians, these adults are required to produce affidavits from parent/s proving permission for the children to travel.

Namibia: A visa is required to enter the country. This visa can be obtained online through the Namibia e-Visa system or at the port of entry.
*Parents travelling with children are required to provide an unabridged birth certificate of all travelling children. This applies even when both parents are travelling with their children. When children are travelling with one parent only, or with guardians, these adults are required to produce affidavits from parent/s proving permission for the children to travel.

Zimbabwe: Visas are required for a stay of up to a maximum of 30 days. Visas can be issued electronically by visiting the Embassy of Zimbabwe website (www.zimembassycanberra.org.au) or on arrival in Zimbabwe (payable in US Dollars cash only).

Zambia: No tourist visa is required for a stay of up to 90 days.

Malawi: No tourist visa is required for a stay of up to 90 days.

Mozambique: Visas are required for a stay of up to a maximum of 30 days. As there is no Mozambique representation in Australia this visa can be obtained on arrival in Mozambique (payable in US Dollars cash only).

Kenya: Visas are required for a stay of up to a maximum of 90 days. Visas can be obtained on arrival or by applying to the Kenya High Commission (www.kenya.asn.au) (payable in US Dollars cash only).

Tanzania: Visas are required for a stay of up to a maximum of 90 days. Visas can be obtained on arrival in Tanzania (payable in US Dollars cash only) or by applying online via the Tanzania Electronic Visa Application System.

Uganda: Visas are required for a stay of up to a maximum of 90 days. Visas can be obtained on arrival or by applying to the Uganda High Commission (www.ugandahighcommission.org) (payable in US Dollars cash only).

Rwanda: Visas are required for a stay of up to a maximum of 15 days. Visas can be obtained on arrival in Rwanda (payable in US Dollars cash only).

HEALTH

We recommend you contact your doctor (or a travel medical centre) for health advice for the countries you are travelling in in Africa. Some areas in southern Africa have malaria and anti-malarial medication may be recommended. Your doctor (or travel medical centre) can advise you on this as well as appropriate anti-malarial medication for children. They can also advise you on other necessary vaccinations that may be required. Vaccinations against Yellow Fever are compulsory in East Africa and Zambia. Many other countries require proof of a valid vaccination card if you have visited or been in transit in these countries.