Is Aliwal North safe? South Africa travel risk
Is Aliwal North safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Aliwal North scores 60/100 on our travel risk index (Elevated). The US State Department rates South Africa Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 27 May 2025); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Aliwal North scores 60/100 (Elevated). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and South Africa (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Aliwal North: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: crime and scams (92/100) and security (60/100).
A score of 60 is higher than the scores of 84% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the South Africa travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
Positioned at 30.7000° S, 26.7000° E in Eastern Cape, Aliwal North features an altitude of 1325 m. The settlement is located 569.8 km NNE from Pretoria.
Eastern Cape
30.7000° S, 26.7000° E
1325 m
Africa/Johannesburg
3,992
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (South Africa)
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildfires | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Aliwal North happened in September (4 of 7 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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