All country guides
- Capital
- Asunción (ASU)
- Dialing Code
- + 595
- Time Zone
- UTC / GMT -4
- Language
- Spanish & Guaraní
- Best Time to Go
- May – September
- Currency
- Guyanese Dollar (GYD)
Travel Tips
- USD is widely accepted. Credit cards are not widely accepted outside of hotels
- Summers can be very hot and humid, with the majority of rainfall between December and March. Winter (June – September) is mild with a few cold days
- All water should be regarded as being potentially contaminated
- English is rarely heard or understood
- Outside of Asunción, medical facilities are very limited
Last updated 7 October 2026
Visa Guide
Foreign Representation in South Africa
Embassy of Paraguay
189 Strelitzia Rd, Waterkloof Heights, Pretoria 0181
Telephone: 012 3471047
E-mail: sudafricaembaparsc@mre.gov.py
Website: www.mre.gov.py
Hours: Monday - Friday, 08:00 - 16:00
Also accredited to:
Angola
Botswana
Eswatini (Swaziland)
Ethiopia
Equatorial Guinea
Kenya
Mauricio
Mozambique
Namibia
Republic of the Congo
Seychelles
Uganda
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Public Holidays
2026
January: 1
March: 1
April: 2 - 3
May: 1, 14 - 15
June: 12
August: 15
September: 29
December: 8, 25, 31
Visa Requirements
Visas are not required by SA passport holders for a maximum stay of 90 days if entering for tourism purposes
- If stay is longer than 90 days please contact the Embassy
Entry Requirements
- Ticket and itinerary
- Passport, valid for a minimum of 6 months, with 2 blank pages
Health / Vaccinations
Compulsory:
Yellow Fever
Recommended Travel Vaccines:
Hepatitis A & B, Rabies, Tetanus, Polio
South African Representative Abroad
Representation accredited from Buenos Aires, Argentine