No visa needed

Do citizens of South Africa need a visa for Mauritius?

Citizens of South Africa don’t need a visa for Mauritius and can stay up to 90 days. You need a valid passport; border officers may ask for a return ticket and accommodation. For a longer stay you need a visa or an extension.

For citizens of South Africa: the passport opens 60 countries visa-free; Pretoria — Port Louis: ≈ 3,060 km, about 4.5 hours of flying.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 90 days

Can I travel to Mauritius without a visa on a South Africa passport?

Yes, citizens of South Africa don’t need a visa for Mauritius for up to 90 days. A valid passport is enough.

Mauritius visa rules at a glance

With a South Africa passport you can visit 60 countries visa-free, 29 with a visa on arrival and 39 with an e-visa; 70 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the South Africa passport ranks 96th of 199.
South Africa passport: visa-free access to 60 countries; Mauritius passport: 94.
Citizens of South Africa and Mauritius can travel together visa-free to 47 countries, for example: Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Namibia, Malawi, Tanzania, Angola, Rwanda, Kenya, Gabon, Seychelles, and Benin.
A language both countries share: English.
Citizens of Mauritius, in turn, don’t need a visa for South Africa. South Africa visa for citizens of Mauritius

Travelling to Mauritius: good to know

Pretoria — Port Louis: about 3,060 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 4.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +2 hours.
Local time: Pretoria 12:00 — Port Louis 14:00.
Local currency: Mauritian Rupee.
Languages: English, French, and Morisyen.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ MUR 48.
Mauritius is the 19th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of South Africa.