South Africa & Namibia COVID-19 Access

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South Africa

Travelling to and from the Republic of South Africa is allowed, subject to the following regulations.

  • All international travellers arriving at airports must provide a valid certificate of a negative COVID-19 test, recognised by the World Health Organisation, which was obtained not more than 72 hours before the date of travel.

  • In the event of the traveller's failure to submit a certificate as proof of a negative COVID-19 test, the traveller will be required to do an antigen test on arrival at his or her own cost and in the event of a traveller testing positive for COVID-19, he or she will be required to isolate him or herself at his or her own cost, for a period of 10 days.

AIR ACCESS

International scheduled operations and charter flights carrying passengers are allowed at the following airports:
(i) OR Tambo International Airport;
(ii) King Shaka International Airport; and
(iii) Cape Town International Airport.

An Operator conducting an international flight is allowed to provide catering on-board the aircraft: Provided that they take all risk mitigation, health and safety measures to contain the spread of COVID -19 including the provision of pre-packed meals.

CURRENT INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES IN OPERATION

*Given the fluid situation, we recommend making contact with us to confirm operations and specific routes.

  • Qatar Airways

  • Turkish Airlines

  • KLM

  • Ethiopian

  • Kenya Airways

  • FlyWestair

  • Lufthansa

  • Airlink

  • British Airways

  • Air Botswana

  • United Airlines

  • Singapore Airlines

  • RwandAir

CURRENT REGIONAL AIRLINES IN OPERATION

  • British Airways

  • Fly CemAir

  • Kulula.com

  • Fly Safair

  • Lift

  • Airlink

Official Regulations: https://www.gov.za/covid-19/individuals-and-households/travel-coronavirus-covid-19

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Namibia

Traveling to and from Namibia is allowed, subject to the following regulations.

  • All international travellers arriving at airports must provide a valid certificate of a negative COVID-19 test, recognised by the World Health Organisation, which was obtained not more than 7 days (168 hours) before entry. The period of 168 hours is reckoned from the time the sample was taken.

  • Visitors will not be required to be quarantined or to be subjected to another test including when exiting Namibia. In the absence of any result, they will be subjected to a 7-days quarantine and testing at their own cost.

AIR ACCESS

International scheduled operations and charter flights carrying passengers are allowed at the following airports:
(i) Hosea Kutako International Airport; and
(ii) Walvis Bay International Airport.

CURRENT INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES IN OPERATION

*Given the fluid situation, we recommend making contact with us to confirm operations and specific routes.

  • Eurowings / Lufthansa

  • Ethiopian Airlines

CURRENT REGIONAL AIRLINES IN OPERATION

  • Airlink

  • WestAir

Official Regulations: https://namibiatourism.com.na/page/covid-19-updates

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Private Safaris is able to assist with all procedures and regulations (including assistance with co-ordinating PCR testing) relating to Southern Africa.

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