Visa or No Visa

Do you ever want to pack your cases and just head off on holiday, but then you realize that you need a visa? Don’t despair South African citizens are able to enter 90 countries across the world without visa, a further 31 countries offer visa on arrival. So go ahead and planning your international holiday.

You do however need a passport!

Countries visa-free to South Africans

Antigua and Barbuda	Argentina	Bahamas
Barbados	Belize	Benin
Botswana	Brazil	Chile
Colombia	Costa Rica	Dominica
Dominican Republic	Ecuador	El Salvador
Fiji	Gabon	Georgia
Grenada	Guatemala	Guyana
Haiti	Honduras	Hong Kong
Indonesia	Ireland	Israel
Jamaica	Kenya	Kosovo
Lesotho	Macao	Malawi
Malaysia	Mozambique	Namibia
Nicaragua	Palestinian Territories	Panama
Paraguay	Peru	Philippines
Saint Kitts and Nevis	Saint Lucia	Singapore
South Korea	St. Vincent and the Grenadines	Swaziland
Tanzania	Thailand	Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia	Uruguay	Vanuatu
Venezuela	Zambia	Zimbabwe

Visa on arrival for South Africans

Armenia	Bolivia	Burundi
Cambodia	Cape Verde	Comoros
Djibouti	Ethiopia	Guinea-Bissau
Iran	Jordan	Kyrgyzstan
Laos	Madagascar	Maldives
Marshall Islands	Mauritania	Mauritius
Micronesia	Nepal	Oman
Palau	Rwanda	Samoa
Seychelles	Tajikistan	Timor-Leste
Togo	Turkey	Tuvalu
Uganda

Electronic Travel Authority visa required for South Africans

India

Sri Lanka

Visa required for South Africans

Afghanistan	Albania	Algeria
Andorra	Angola	Australia
Austria	Azerbaijan	Bahrain
Bangladesh	Belarus	Belgium
Bhutan	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Brunei
Bulgaria	Burkina Faso	Cameroon
Canada	Central African Republic	Chad
China	Congo	Congo (Dem. Rep.)
Cote Divoire (Ivory Coast)	Croatia	Cuba
Cyprus	Czech Republic	Denmark
Egypt	Equatorial Guinea	Eritrea
Estonia	Finland	France
Gambia	Germany	Ghana
Greece	Guinea	Hungary
Iceland	Iraq	Italy
Japan	Kazakhstan	Kiribati
Kuwait	Latvia	Lebanon
Liberia	Libya	Liechtenstein
Lithuania	Luxembourg	Macedonia (FYROM)
Mali	Malta	Mexico
Moldova	Monaco	Mongolia
Montenegro	Morocco	Myanmar [Burma]
Nauru	Netherlands	New Zealand (from 21 November 2016)
Niger	Nigeria	North Korea
Norway	Pakistan	Papua New Guinea
Poland	Portugal	Qatar
Romania	Russian Federation	San Marino
Sao Tome and Principe	Saudi Arabia	Senegal
Serbia	Sierra Leone	Slovakia
Slovenia	Solomon Islands	Somalia
South Sudan	Spain	Sudan
Suriname	Sweden	Switzerland
Syria	Taiwan	Tonga
Turkmenistan	Ukraine	United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom	United States of America	Uzbekistan
Vatican City	Viet Nam	Yemen

What to do in Durban for FREE

Durban KZN, South Africa

Durban, is a city on the north eastern coast line of South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province. Durban is a city rich with cultural diversity with African, Indian and Colonial influences. Durban offers a lot more than beautiful, golden beaches. A lively seafront promenade runs from uShaka Marine World, a huge theme park with an aquarium, to the futuristic Moses Mabhida Stadium. There are local traders selling their arts and crafts and various food vendors trading along the promenade. Moses Mabhida Stadium is a world-class sport stadium here major international events are hosted. Durban is a shopper’s paradise with an array of shopping malls and street bazaars. There is no shortage of entertainment and a wide range of accommodation from beachfront hotels to themed lodges, guesthouses, self-catering apartments and homely B&Bs.

This is your travel to-do list for Durban.
What can you do in Durban for

FREE

1. Durban Botanic Gardens

One can spend the day wondering around the Botanical Gardens enjoying being amongst sub-tropical trees, palms, and orchids. This is the perfect setting to relax and unwind and take in all the nature has to offer.

Cost:

· Garden: Free
· Concert tickets: From R60
9A John Zikhali Road, Durban | GPS: -29.848251, 31.008698 | Open daily, 07:30 – 17:30 (summer) and 17:15 (winter). | +27 (0)31 309 9240

2. Jameson Park

Jameson Park is perfect for picnics, bring your dog along ( must be on a leash) there are over 600 rose bushes with more than 200 species of roses in Jameson Park.

Cost: Free
350 Montpellier Road, Morningside, Durban | GPS: -29.826924, 31.008947 | Open daily | +27 (0)31 312 2318

3. Amphitheater Gardens

Take a stroll through intricate pathways, pergolas, plants, and ponds of the Amphitheater Gardens (also known as the Sunken Gardens).

Cost: Free
63 Snell Parade, Beachfront, Durban | GPS: -29.846011, 31.035604

4. Durban Natural Science Museum

The Durban Natural Science Museum is home to life-sized reconstruction of the T-Rex, if you a Dinosaur fanatic then you should not miss this. There is also a Dodo skeleton on display this is one of the world’s most complete skeletons. The Dodo is an extinct bird.

Cost: Free
1st floor, City Hall, Anton Lembede Street, Durban | GPS: -29.858609, 31.025995 | Open Monday to Friday, 08:30 – 16:00, Sunday and public holidays, 11:00 – 16:00 | +27 (0)31 311 22 56

5. Victoria Street Market


The Victoria Street Market is a must for anyone visiting Durban. It is in the Indian Quarter and is offers a hustle and bustle with many bargaining bazaars to choose from. Experience the scents and sounds of this lively market and bring your bartering skills along.

Cost: Free
151/155 Victoria Street, Durban | GPS: -29.856662, 31.015483 | 031 306 4021 | info@victoriastreetmarket.co.za

6. I Heart Market

The I Heart Market is held on the lawns of Moses Mabhida Stadium. The market is every first Saturday of the month with a very wide selection of homemade food, crafter stalls and upcycled goods at affordable prices.

Cost: Free
Isaiah Ntshangase Road, Durban, Imbizo Lawns | GPS: -29.827808, 31.031952 | Open first Saturday of the month, 09:00 – 12:00 | +27 (0)78 989 4432 | info@iheartmkt.com

What a lovely day out.  We all waiting to go up the mountain in the Magaliesburg.

Metro station in Paris

Map of Paris

Our holiday itinerary Paris and Rome

Holiday Itinerary Roberts Family  Dec 2014

Depart
JHB 15th Dec @ 20:15 on flight AF0995 - A Mc Dermott Trevor Roberts Kalvin Roberts
Arrive
CDG 16th Dec @ 06:05 A Mc Dermott Trevor Roberts Kalvin Roberts

Hotel Booking – 350euros
Hotel Paris Hotel Rome - flights
Citadines Place d’Italie Residence Medaglio d Oro 350euros
13th Arr transport 60euros
Place d’Italie
Paris
Phone +33143138500
Email italie@citadines.com
Booking Paid – Yes Confirmation Booking paid – yes confirmation
Booking no 718948775

Date
Time
Activity
16th Tues Dec

Buy carnet 13.70euros x3
Make your way to the hotel book in luggage train ticket zone 5, 16.10euros


Train from CDG get off and Gare du Nord – get onto line 5 get off at Place d’Italie


Get on line 7  Villejuif/Louis Arragon (train name)  get off at Kremlin-Bicetre - Visit Aunty Marilyn 80 ter ave de Fontainebleau -3km walk from hotel (optional)

Night
line 7 @ Palais Royale Louver change line 1 – George V (get off) Arc De Triomphe walk down

Night
Champs Elysees 2.3km walk to

Night
Place de la Concorde (line 12 crossover at Pasteur, line 7 get off at Pd Italie)

Night
Dinner in Paris



17th Wed Dec

Paris


Line 7 get off @ Palais Royale Louver -  Ru de Rivoli walk 400m to


13euros Museum du Louvre  walk 1.9km to


13euros Centre George Pompidou walk 1 km to


Saint Chapelle Centre walk 450m to


Walk 59m to 8.50euros Le Conciergerie

Late noon
Notre Dame Cathedral walk 3.6km back to hotel, have dinner along the way

Night
Dinner in Paris



18th Thur Dec

Paris


line 7 to Gare de L Est – cross to line 4 Chateau Rouge
Sacre Coeur walk 250m to


Montmartre  museum walk 950m to


Moulin Rouge walk 450m to

Late noon
Pigalle, take line 12 cross @ Pasteur onto line 6 off @ Place D Italie

Night
Dinner in hotel



19th Fri Dec

18euros Versailles (whole day) train 11.20euros train ticket


Return to hotel


Depending on time back might go into Paris dinner in Paris or Hotel



20th Sat Dec

Paris


Pantheon 1.9km walk from hotel


Walk 600m to 9euros Cluny National museum of Middle ages


Walk 1.3km to Luxenborg Gardens

Late noon
Walk 900m to Catacombs de Paris 10euros

Night
Walk 900m to Montparnasse Tower (Cmas Market)

Night
Walk 2.1km back to hotel dinner on route or in hotel



21st Sun Dec

Paris


River Seine boat cruise 15euros (not sure where we will get on or off) make our way to -

Late noon
Take line 6 get off at Bir Hakeim Walk to 650m Palais de Chaillot

Late noon
Walk to 650m Eiffel Tower 14.5euros

Night
Ice Skating (Kalvin)

Night
Walk around this area exploring

Night
Dinner in Paris



22nd Mon Dec

29euros Arras (whole day out)20euros train ticket or Chartres (whole day out)


Depending on time back might go into Paris dinner in Paris or Hotel



23rd Tue Dec

Take  line 6 @ Le Motte Pic change onto line 8 to Invalides 9euros get off @ invalides


Walk 1km to Museum d’Orsay


Walk 1.2km to St Germain 7euros


Walk 3.2km back to hotel (rest)

Night
Take line 5 get off at Bastille have dinner somewhere here walk around and explore



24th Wed Dec

Paris


11euros Chateau Fontainbleau (whole day out) train 8.75euros

Night
Dinner snails



25th Thu Dec

Paris


Day at leisure – Miracle Chapel walk around  and explore


Dinner ?? not sure of the plans



26th Dec

Arrive Rome (flight confirmed, booked and paid)


(hotel confirmed booked and paid)



27th Dec

Rome



28th Dec

Rome



29th Dec

Depart Rome for Paris (late flight)


Return to hotel


Dinner in hotel



30th Dec

Paris – Depart back to SA


Explore last minute out and about


Make our way back to CDG airport Zone 5 16.10euros


Arrive at CDG Airport


Depart
CDG Airport 30th Dec @ 23:30  on flight AF0990
Arrive
JHB 31th Dec @ 11:10

Sacre Coeur Paris

Sacré-Cœur
I enjoyed going to the Sacre Coeur, we went late afternoon. It is a majestic building with the most beautiful view of Paris.  The architectural style of this building is ancient Roman and is 83 m high.  The Sacré-Cœur  is the Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Paris and was completed in 1912.  One does not pay to go into any church in Paris therefor there is no entry fee. There is lots of night life around this area including the Moulin Rouge and the Pigalle with lots of bistros to choose from.