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South Africa

Table Mountain, a Big Five safari and the wine route.

Capital
Pretoria (administrative)
Currency
South African rand (ZAR)
Flight from Zurich
From Zurich (varies)
Time difference
GMT+2 (+1h vs Cameroon)

South Africa is among the destinations a Swiss passport reaches without a visa. Table Mountain, a Big Five safari and the wine route. Here: visa, real budget, best seasons and what to do — departing from Switzerland.

In pictures

Formalities

The visa, step by step

Visa-free
Allowed stay
short stay
Cost
Free
Processing
Immediate on arrival

How to apply

No visa for a short tourist stay: show a valid passport and a return ticket on arrival.

Required documents

  • Passport valid 6 months
  • Return ticket
  • Yellow fever certificate

Good to know

  • •Visa-free tourist stay; confirm the exact allowed duration before departure.
How much it costs

A one-week budget

Backpacker
390 000 FCFA
/ week, excl. flight
Comfort
840 000 FCFA
/ week, excl. flight

Round-trip flight from Douala / Yaoundé

336 000 FCFA–714 000 FCFA

Flights from Zurich (Air France, Turkish Airlines, Ethiopian Airlines, Royal Air Maroc, Brussels Airlines…), depending on the destination.

Indicative round-trip price: it varies widely by season, layover and how early you book.

Where the money goes (backpacker estimate)

🏨180 000 FCFA
🍽️78 000 FCFA
🚕90 000 FCFA
🎟️168 000 FCFA
Hostel
5 400 FCFA–15 000 FCFA
Mid-range
30 000 FCFA–66 000 FCFA
Nice hotel
84 000 FCFA–240 000 FCFA
Tailored

Budget simulator

Comfort level
Estimated total budget
726 000 FCFA
Must-sees

What to do there

1

Table Mountain

Cable car above Cape Town.

2

Cape Point

Cape of Good Hope, spectacular scenery.

3

Kruger safari

Big Five (or the Sabi Sand reserves).

4

Robben Island

Mandela's prison, from the V&A Waterfront.

5

Wine route

Stellenbosch and Franschhoek.

6

Boulders Beach

Penguin colony at Simon's Town.

7

Bo-Kaap

Colourful district and V&A Waterfront.

Itinerary

One week, day by day

  1. D1

    Arrival Cape Town, V&A Waterfront, Signal Hill sunset.

  2. D2

    Table Mountain then Bo-Kaap and the historic centre.

  3. D3

    Peninsula: Boulders Beach, Cape Point, Chapman's Peak.

  4. D4

    Robben Island in the morning, tasting in Stellenbosch.

  5. D5

    Flight to Johannesburg/Mpumalanga, drive to Kruger.

  6. D6

    Full-day Big Five safari in Kruger.

  7. D7

    Last game drive at dawn, return and departure.

✓

Travel checklist

A printable list (or save as PDF) so you forget nothing.

Travel checklist — Afrique du Sud

Before you leave

What to pack

Visa sources: en.wikipedia.org

Indicative data (June 2026), reliability moyenne. Visa rules, prices and timelines change: always confirm with official sources before booking.

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