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HEALTH
Since rules concerning disease prevention change from time to time, a check should be made with the nearest Kenyan High Commission, Kenya Tourist Office or any airline flying scheduled services into Kenya. Malaria is endemic to most parts of Kenya and intending visitors should start taking anti-malarial tablets before departure and continue taking them for the prescribed time after their return. Insect repellents should be made use of after dusk and suitable cover up clothes should be worn in the evenings.
VACCINATIONS
Innoculation against Yellow Fever and Cholera are advisable, but not mandatory, except for arrivals from the Far East, Central America, South, Central and West Africa. It is imperative that anti-malarial prophylactics be taken before, during and after your visit. Changes of diet and water often cause mild stomach upsets, so a supply of anti-diarrhoea pills is advisable. Do not drink the tap water, but it is safe to use the water supplied in flasks in your hotel room and bottled mineral water is readily available. You can enrol in the Flying Doctors Society through us. In the unlikely event that a medical emergency occurs whilst on safari, you will be flown to the nearest medical centre.
Some countries require Yellow Fever innoculation certificates for entry. Malaria protection is very important for travel to Africa. But because medical requirements and recommendations are itinerary-based and are subject to change, we urge every traveller to consult a physician specialising in travel medicine, or the Centres for Disease Control in your country, to obtain the most current information on requirements and recommendations about six weeks prior to travelling.
All of our travellers in East Africa are automatically enrolled in the Flying Doctors Society, which provides transport to the closest modern medical facility in the improbable event of a serious medical emergency in the bush.
FLYING
DOCTORS SOCIETY
Membership of the Flying Doctors Society is strongly recommended. In event of accident or sickness while on safari, the society will fly patients by air ambulance to Nairobi for admittance to hospital. The current cost for 1-month membership is US$ 25 per person.
DRINKING
WATER
Drinking water from the tap must be considered risky. Hotels and lodges usually furnish safe water in a thermos flask in guest rooms. Bottled mineral water is available in every hotel and supermarket.
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