No visa needed

Do citizens of South Africa need a visa for Tunisia?

Citizens of South Africa don’t need a visa for Tunisia 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 — Tunis: ≈ 7,210 km, about 9.5 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 Tunisia without a visa on a South Africa passport?

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

Tunisia 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; Tunisia passport: 36.
Citizens of South Africa and Tunisia can travel together visa-free to 21 countries, for example: Rwanda, Kenya, Mauritius, Gabon, Seychelles, Benin, Palestine, Gambia, Brazil, Malaysia, Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Dominica, Philippines, and Ecuador.
Citizens of Tunisia, in turn, don’t need a visa for South Africa. South Africa visa for citizens of Tunisia

Travelling to Tunisia: good to know

Pretoria — Tunis: about 7,210 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 9.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −1 hour.
Local time: Pretoria 12:00 — Tunis 11:00.
Local currency: Tunisian Dinar.
Languages: Arabic.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ TND 2.95.
Tunisia is the 69th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of South Africa.