Urgent Travel Update!
Travellers between Zambia and South Africa require a Yellow Fever Vaccination.
If you’re planning on visiting Zambia, whether to see the Victoria Falls or for a walking safari in South Luangwa National Park, you’ll have to comply with a new regulation recently passed.
Travellers from South Africa to Zambia and travellers from Zambia to South Africa will now require proof of the Yellow Fever vaccination.
In-transit passengers, irrespective of the time period in-transit, will still require proof of the vaccination.
The new ruling comes into effect immediately, but there will be a grace period which we think will be until 1 July (We await final confirmation from the Department of Health).
You will be required to have the vaccination a minimum of 10 days before arrival, however the vaccination is valid for 10 years.
Zambia is the latest country to require Yellow Fever Vaccinations countries in East Africa such as Kenya and Tanzania have required the same vaccination for many years. Yellow fever is a viral infection transmitted by mosquitoes.