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If you’re traveling to South Africa, you’re in for an adventure of a lifetime!
The spellbinding flora and fauna, cultural diversity, and ethnicity will entice you and provide for a memorable trip. It’s packed with thrilling activities and sightseeing, and Digit’s International Travel Insurance plan has your back.
Digit’s International Travel Insurance for South Africa covers you during unpredictable situations such as flight delays, passport loss, baggage loss, medical emergencies, trip cancellations, and other mishaps.
Purchase your plan online within a few minutes, and you can be off on your perfect trip!
No, travel insurance is not mandatory when traveling from India to South Africa. In South Africa, health and access to healthcare is one of the country’s biggest problems. Not only that, but South Africa also faces multiple communicable disease burdens like tuberculosis, influenza, and pneumonia.
For these reasons, we strongly advice buying a travel plan with adequate medical coverage. This acts as a relief in times of need when abroad.
A $50,000 South Africa Travel insurance plan from India for 4 days for 1 adult starts from ₹515 (excluding GST).
South Africa is an incredible place to visit. It is full of diversity and beautiful tourist attractions. Besides, the country offers different job opportunities, so Indian people often shift to this country or visit it for other social reformation purposes.
If you want to visit South Africa, you should have a valid passport before entering the country. A 90-day South African visa for Indians is issued for visits for tourism or business purposes.
Offers coverages for the most common mishaps that can be encountered on an international trip.
This plan not only covers you for the most common mishaps on your trip but also keeps you protected from each hiccup, so your trip goes just how it should!
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Emergency Accidental Treatment & Evacuation Accidents occur at the most unexpected times. Unfortunately, we can’t save you there, but we can surely help you get the best treatment. We cover you for immediate medical treatment that results in hospitalization. |
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Emergency Medical Treatment & Evacuation God forbid if you fall ill during your trip in an unknown country, don’t panic! We will take care of your treatment costs. We will cover you for expenses like hospital room rent, operation theatre charges, etc. |
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Personal Accident We hope this cover is never required. But for any accident during the trip, resulting in death or a disability, this benefit is there for support. |
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Daily Cash Allowance (Per day/Max 5 days) When on a trip, you manage your cash efficiently. And we do not want you to shell out anything extra for emergencies. So, when you are hospitalized, you get a fixed daily cash allowance per day, to manage your daily expenses. |
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Accidental Death & Disability While this cover has everything like the emergency accidental treatment cover, it has one extra layer of protection. It also covers death & disability while boarding, de-boarding or are inside the flight (Touchwood!). |
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Emergency Dental Treatment If you encounter acute pain or meet with an accidental injury to your teeth on the trip, resulting in emergency dental treatment provided by a medical practitioner, we will cover you for the expenses incurred due to the treatment. |
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Smooth transit covers |
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Trip Cancellation If unfortunately, your trip gets cancelled, we cover the pre-booked, non-refundable expenses of your trip. |
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Common Carrier Delay If your flight gets delayed by more than a certain time limit, you get the benefit amount, no questions asked! |
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Delay of Checked-in Baggage Waiting at the conveyor belt is annoying, we know! So, if your checked-in baggage is delayed for more than 6 hours, you get the benefit amount, no questions asked! |
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Total loss of Checked-in Baggage The last thing that can happen on a trip is your baggage getting lost. But if something like this happens, you get the benefit amount for the entire baggage getting permanently lost. If two out three bags are lost, you get a proportional benefit, i.e. 2/3rd of the benefit amount. |
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Missed Connection Missed the flight? Don’t worry! We will pay for extra accommodation and travel needed to reach the next destination shown on your ticket/itinerary if, you miss a pre-booked onward flight because of a delay in the flight. |
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Flexible Trip |
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Loss of Passport The worst thing to happen in an unknown land is to lose your passport or visa. If something like this happens, we reimburse the expenses, if it is lost, stolen or damaged while you are outside of your country. |
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Emergency Cash If on a bad day, all your money is stolen, and you need emergency cash, this cover will come to your rescue. |
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Emergency Trip Extension We don’t want our vacations to end. But we don’t want to stay in a hospital too! If due to an emergency during your trip, you need to lengthen your stay, we will reimburse the cost of hotel extensions and return flight rescheduling. The emergency could be a natural calamity in your travel area or an emergency hospitalization. |
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Trip Abandonment In case of emergency, If you had to return home early from your trip, that would be really sad. We can’t fix that but we will cover charges for alternate travel arrangements and non-refundable travel costs like accommodation, planned events and excursion expenses. |
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Personal Liability & Bail Bond Due to an unfortunate incident, if there are any legal charges against you while you are travelling, we will pay for it. |
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Coverage option suggested above is only indicative and is based on market study and experience. You may opt for any additional coverages as per your requirement. Please call us at 1800-258-5956 in case you want to opt for any other coverages or wish to know further details.
To read about the policy in detail please click here.
Digit’s Travel Insurance from India to South Africa covers most things that could go wrong during your vacation. We are completely open in all that we do. Understanding what your travel insurance does not cover is critical, just like knowing what is covered. The following are some exclusions that our travel plan will not cover:
After you buy our international travel insurance for South Africa, you live tension free as we have a 3-step, completely digital claims process!
Give us a call at 1800-258-5956 (if in India) or drop a missed call & we’ll call back in 10 mins.
Upload the required documents & your bank account details, on the link sent.
We’ll take care of the rest!
On the Digit app or website, select the geography/country, number of travellers and date of birth, and click ‘View Prices.’
Select the plan, sum insured, and click ‘Continue.’
Next, fill in your personal and nominee details, complete health declaration, click ‘Pay Now’ and complete the payment.
You’re done! The policy document will be sent to you via email, SMS, and WhatsApp. You can also access it 24/7 on the Digit App.
Disclaimer: Your policy is subject to the terms and conditions mentioned in your policy schedule and the policy wording. It is important that you thoroughly review these documents before making any decisions.
The South African rand (ZAR) is the currency of South Africa. The South African Reserve Bank issues it and has the symbol R. Coins are in denominations of 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, and 50 cents and denominations of 1, 2, and 5 rands. Banknotes are printed and issued in 10, 20, 50, 100, and 200 rand denominations.
As of 15th July 2024, the currency exchange rates of ZAR are as follows:
Note: The currency in South Africa is the South African Rand (ZAR), but some tourist areas might accept US dollars or euros.
Whilst comparing travel quotes from different travel insurances for South Africa, make sure you are aware of the following:
If you plan to explore coral reefs, the multicultural city of Cape Town or the Dragon Mountains, book a vacation to South Africa!
South Africa is famous for its vibrant and diverse history and culture, which make it one of the most remarkable tourist destinations worldwide. It is home to a unique blend of marvellous architecture, spectacular cityscapes, wildlife, and exotic cuisine.
Generally, winter mornings and nights are the chilliest, while summers in South Africa are known for the scorching heat. Hence, the best time to visit South Africa from May to September. This is the perfect season as, at this time, the weather is moderately cold.
Here are some of the pivotal safety precautions that you must consider while travelling to South Africa:
In addition, you need to have a travel insurance policy. It will cover all unexpected expenses on a foreign trip, such as flight cancellation, medical emergencies and other such situations.
The following is the list of international airports in South Africa.
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Your policy is subjected to terms and conditions mentioned in your policy schedule and policy wording. Please go through the documents carefully.
The information mentioned here about the countries, visa fees and others is taken from different sources. Digit Insurance is not promoting or recommending anything here. Please verify the same before you book your tickets, apply for a visa, buy a travel policy or make any other decision.
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