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Kenya visa rules for South Africa passport holders

Other passports: see the rules for every passport visiting Kenya.

The answer

Yes. South Africa passport holders can visit Kenya visa-free for up to 90 days.

Entry
Visa-free
Stay
90 days per entry
Covers
Tourist entry
ONE TIME LIVIN’VISA-FREE90 DAYS

Our summary of the official rule. Not an official stamp.

Official source

etakenya.go.keRepublic of Kenya, Directorate of Immigration ServicesChecked 29 Oct 2026

Barbados Belize Botswana Brunei Cyprus Dominica Eritrea Eswatini Ethiopia Fiji Island Gambia Ghana Grenada Guyana Jamaica Kiribati Lesotho Malaysia Maldives Malawi Mauritius Mozambique Namibia Nauru Papua New Guinea Union of Comoros Samoa San Marino Sierra Leone Singapore Solomon Islands South Africa St. Kitts and Navis St. Lucia St. Vincent and the Grenadines The Bahamas The Gambia Tonga Trinidad and Tobago The Republic of Congo Tuvalu Vanuatu Zambia Zimbabwe

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Before you go

Passport validity

Your passport must be valid for at least 6 months.

Valid passport (minimum 6 months validity with at least one blank page)

Tourist entry only

These rules cover tourist visits. Work, study and transit follow other rules.

The other way round

What Kenya passport holders need to visit South Africa.

Visa-free nearby

Other places South Africa passport holders can visit without a visa, within 2,500 km of Nairobi, nearest first.

  1. TanzaniaDodoma, about 560 km from NairobiVisa-free
  2. MalawiLilongwe, about 1,450 km from NairobiVisa-free
  3. ZambiaLusaka, about 1,830 km from NairobiVisa-free · 90 days
  4. ZimbabweHarare, about 1,940 km from NairobiVisa-free

We list only countries whose rules we have reviewed. More appear as we review them.

Weather in Nairobi

Average high and low temperature and rainfall in Nairobi, month by month.

  1. JanHigh 27.0°CLow 14.2°CRain 58 mm
  2. FebHigh 28.1°CLow 14.1°CRain 36 mm
  3. MarHigh 28.3°CLow 15.2°CRain 75 mm
  4. AprHigh 26.2°CLow 15.6°CRain 130 mm
  5. MayHigh 24.9°CLow 14.8°CRain 102 mm
  6. JunHigh 23.8°CLow 13.1°CRain 29 mm
  7. JulHigh 23.6°CLow 11.9°CRain 11 mm
  8. AugHigh 24.1°CLow 12.5°CRain 18 mm
  9. SepHigh 26.3°CLow 12.9°CRain 17 mm
  10. OctHigh 26.9°CLow 14.6°CRain 50 mm
  11. NovHigh 25.3°CLow 15.4°CRain 131 mm
  12. DecHigh 25.7°CLow 14.8°CRain 85 mm

Bar and large number: average high, °CSmaller number: average low, °Cmm: average rainfall

Averages of 20 to 30 years between 1991 and 2020, computed by One Time Livin’.

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