Guinea Fowl Posted January 14, 2013 Report Share Posted January 14, 2013 Hi guys. We are planing to go on holiday to South Africa later in the year but as we are going for a month we thought about taking our dog with. With the rules etc changed it's now possible without quarantine and looking at the prices of kennels taking the dog with is not that expensive. Just wondered if anyone on here have done this before and have any advice, tips etc... We have been looking at Virgin and KLM but still looking at other airlines. Regards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty Harry Posted January 14, 2013 Report Share Posted January 14, 2013 Don't you have someone who can dog sit for you? How much would it cost to take the dog? Harry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted January 14, 2013 Report Share Posted January 14, 2013 far more agro than its worth to take one to South Africa on Holiday, its one thing when you go to europe but on a plane its just not worth it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgy Posted January 14, 2013 Report Share Posted January 14, 2013 Not something I would do. If the dog gets anything while in Africa it the vet would not let the dog fly home with you. Better to be in Kennels in the UK. Figgy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guinea Fowl Posted January 14, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2013 Its not a great deal more difficult getting the dog a pass for South Africa than it's for Europe, check out the requirements at DEFRA http://www.defra.gov.uk/wildlife-pets/pets/travel/pets/pet-owners/ She is also well used to travel in her crate so 12 hours direct overnight wont be an issue. Harry. Depending who you fly with and size of the dog crate. Virgin is the most expensive around £400 each way but others are considerably cheaper, perhaps half the price. Small dogs can even fly with you if their crate can fit under your seat! Flying to SA is very expensive due to taxes for us humans in anyways, haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oscarsdad Posted January 14, 2013 Report Share Posted January 14, 2013 My mrs is a stewardess and she has too many stories about them having forgotten to heat the luggage bay and poor dogs freezing to death so I would personally never fly my dogs. Some airlines do allow them in the cabin with you, not sure about to SA though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVB Posted January 14, 2013 Report Share Posted January 14, 2013 Its not a great deal more difficult getting the dog a pass for South Africa than it's for Europe, check out the requirements at DEFRA http://www.defra.gov.uk/wildlife-pets/pets/travel/pets/pet-owners/ She is also well used to travel in her crate so 12 hours direct overnight wont be an issue. Harry. Depending who you fly with and size of the dog crate. Virgin is the most expensive around £400 each way but others are considerably cheaper, perhaps half the price. Small dogs can even fly with you if their crate can fit under your seat! Flying to SA is very expensive due to taxes for us humans in anyways, haha But it's not 12 hours. You have to add the onboarding time in London and the offboarding time in SA. WIll be a lot more than 12 hours. I know people who have done this to east coast US and said it is very stressful. I wouldn't advise if you are only going for a month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guinea Fowl Posted January 14, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2013 (edited) I know its more than 12 hours in total, however one day of travel and stress to the dog and then a happy holiday with familiar people surely is better than 30 days in a kennel, poor thing will think we have given her away. I know it's been stressful before but with new changes in the law and some airlines like Virgin with their pet service it's come a long way from a year or two ago. And as for the dog freezing to death, that's just not gonne happen, never say never but probably stand a higher chance of winning the lottery... All comments appreciated guys as it helps us making a decision but so far from reviews of actual people that regularly fly with pets reviews of airlines thats part of the pet scheme seems very good. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlymVbrFXVY Edited January 14, 2013 by Guinea Fowl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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