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 21 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