Sierra Leone
Travel corridor? No
Seven-day case rate (Nov 19): 0.1 cases per 100,000
Open to British tourists? Yes
Entry rules: Proof of a negative PCR Covid result taken less than seven days before arrival. Further testing on arrival.
How to get there: No direct flights. Brussels Airlines has flights via Brussels, Royal Air Maroc has flights via Casablanca.
Somalia
Travel corridor? No
Seven-day case rate (Nov 19): 0.5 cases per 100,000
Open to British tourists? No
South Africa
Travel corridor? No
Seven-day case rate (Nov 19): 25.5 cases per 100,000
Open to British tourists? Yes
Entry rules: South Africa now permits international travel to and from all countries. On arrival, show evidence of a negative PCR Covid test taken less than 72 hours before travel. Health screening on arrival.
How to get there: British Airways and Virgin have direct flights from Heathrow to Johannesburg. British Airways flies direct from Heathrow to Cape Town.
South Sudan
Travel corridor? No
Seven-day case rate (Nov 19): 0.5 cases per 100,000
Open to British tourists? No
Sudan
Travel corridor? No
Seven-day case rate (Nov 19): 2.1 cases per 100,000
Open to British tourists? Yes
Entry rules: Prove negative PCR Covid result taken less than 72 hours before arrival. Temperature check before departure.
How to get there: No direct flights. Turkish Airlines flies via Istanbul. Egyptair flies via Cairo.
Tanzania
Travel corridor? No
Seven-day case rate (Nov 19): N/A (no cases declared since May 8)
Open to British tourists? Yes
Entry rules: Temperature screening on arrival. PCR test required if you show symptoms.
How to get there: No direct flights. Qatar flies via Doha, which has a travel corridor with the UK. Kenya Airways flies via Nairobi. KLM flies via Amsterdam. Turkish fly via Istanbul.
Togo
Travel corridor? No
Seven-day case rate (Nov 19): 2.5 cases per 100,000
Open to British tourists? Yes
Entry rules: Test on arrival (£55), organised prior to travel via the Government’s online immigration and health form. Self isolate until results are in, around 24 hours later.
How to get there: No direct flights from the UK. Air France has flights via Paris; Egyptair has flights via Addis Ababa.
Tunisia
Travel corridor? No
Seven-day case rate (Nov 19): 80 cases per 100,000
Open to British tourists? Yes
Entry rules: PCR test taken between 72 hours and 120 hours before travel, and show evidence of the negative result. Complete short questionnaire before travel, then self-isolate on arrival for 14 days at your own expense. Authorities may assess your accommodation to check if it’s suitable for quarantine.
How to get there: Tunisair operates direct flights from Heathrow to Tunis.
Uganda
Travel corridor? No
Seven-day case rate (Nov 19): 4.5 cases per 100,000
Open to British tourists? Yes
Entry rules: Arrivals must present a negative Covid-19 test certificate, issued no more than 72 hours before boarding the aircraft. Those without will be denied entry. Temperature checks on arrival.
How to get there: No direct flights from the UK, but Ethiopian Airlines flies from London Heathrow to Entebbe via Addis Ababa.
Zambia
Travel corridor? No
Seven-day case rate (Nov 19): 1.4 cases per 100,000
Open to British tourists? Yes
Entry rules: All visitors must have proof of a negative Covid-19 test in the 14 days before arrival. Temperature checks on arrival; if you register a temperature higher than 38 degrees Celsius you will be tested, and if found positive taken to government facilities for treatment and quarantine.
How to get there: No direct flights from the UK, but capital Lusaka can be reached from Heathrow with Ethiopian Airlines via Addis Ababa and Harare, or via Istanbul (reached from London Heathrow with Turkish Airlines).
Zimbabwe
Travel corridor? No
Seven-day case rate (Nov 19): 2.6 cases per 100,000
Open to British tourists? Yes
Entry rules: Overseas arrivals are now able to skip quarantine if they present evidence of a negative test no more than 48 hours old (if the test has expired, they can take one at the airport for $60 – the results usually arrive in a couple of hours). If you test positive you will be required to isolate at a state facility for 14 days.
How to get there: No direct flights from the UK but capital Harare can be reached with Ethiopian Airlines from London Heathrow via Addis Ababa.
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