South Africa attracts many families every year for safari holidays and or for sight seeing. Safari holidays can be a great experience for families and although often expensive, many families save u over a number of months or years to allow them to go.

South Africa have very strict rules when it comes to entering the country with children under the age of 18. You will need to ensure that you take with you the original full birth certificate of any child travelling with you (short one will not be accepted) and if the child is only travelling with one parent, South Africa’s immigration offices will also request consent on non-travelling parent. If you do not have the valid documentation you will not be allowed to enter in to the country and therefore not continue on your holiday.

This has been enough to deter some parents from going, not happy with having to take their child’s birth certificates or letters of authority.