The South African government announced on 16 September 2020 that the country’s borders will reopen for tourism on 1 October 2020. Travel to and from certain high-risk countries (to be confirmed) will be limited. Only one land border post and three international airports – OR Tambo, King Shaka and Cape Town – will reopen to international travellers.

Date of reopening

• 1 October 2020

Health screening and COVID-19 protocols

• Travellers must present a negative COVID-19 test result on arrival, conducted within 72 hours of arrival in South Africa.
• Visitors will be requested to download a government contact-notification app on arrival.

Mandatory quarantine

• Travellers arriving without a negative COVID-19 test result will be required to quarantine at their own cost.
• All travellers will be screened on arrival and those who show any symptoms of COVID-19 will be required to quarantine until they test negative for COVID-19.

Airlines flying into the destination

• KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
• Air France