Think about passive prevention! Trust in my experience !!
I have never had malaria or travellers’ diarrhoea!

Electricity current - 240 volts and UK sockets! Remember to bring an adapter
if you live in Europa, or if your country's sockets are of a different standard.
World electric guide or Country Guide for adapter plugs !

My Personal Advice to Travellers Click on the above link and then on
"items to bring" for a long list of things to do or to bring to Kenya.

Travellers’ information and health advice from the UK Foreign
and Commonwealth Office

Information for travellers to Kenya (also from the FCO)

Information relating to vaccinations for Kenya

Current weather conditions in Kenya

Malaria Foundation International

Advice from the travel doctor

Travel health web site

Travelers's Health

Think about passive prevention! Trust in my experience –
I have never had malaria or travellers’ diarrhoea!

How do you effectively protect against malaria
or trypanosomiasis?

Personally, I favour passive prevention and I do not take medication to Kenya
or Tanzania because all nature reserves are on a plateau at an altitude of 1200 m
to 3000 m, but note that you must take passive prevention seriously, otherwise
you are in danger! See below.

There are very few flies and mosquitoes on the Kenyan plateaus and in northern
Tanzania, so I take the following precautions:

These rules apply between 5.30pm and 8am.
During this time the mosquitoes are virulents. Outside of these hours
, remember to put on a T-shirt and shorts.

Rules for passive prevention:
between 5.30pm and 8am

- I wear long sleeved shirts and long trousers
- I spray the tent or room with a "RAID" type spray that kills everything
- I spray a fabric repellent onto fabrics and my clothing
- in the pharmacy, ask for a product for tropical mosquitoes
- I spray my hands and the visible parts of my skin with a skin repellent.
Ask your pharmacist for a product for tropical mosquitoes.

For coastal areas, where the risks are higher due to the humidity combined with the
heat, it is in your best interests to follow this passive prevention but also to
follow your doctor's advice, as he will tell you to take anti-malaria drugs.

Above all, do not panic but be careful and take precautions, because a mosquito
that stings does not transmit disease if it is not itself infected!

Also beware of the tse-tse fly that stings during the day, it is very painful!
Wear light-coloured clothing (avoid blue as it attracts them), put
repellent on your clothing and any uncovered skin and your face.

Vaccination against yellow fever is strongly recommended, and anti-malaria
treatment is also recommended. Check with your GP, in case of contra- indications!

Travellers’ diarrhoea. Who has never had travellers’ diarrhoea? (me!)
Mild travellers’ diarrhoea is due to tiredness or stress as much as to
the change in food. Avoid tap water and uncooked food, or check if it
has been washed in boiled water. Bring an antidiarrhoeal like
ERCEFURYL and IMODIUM, disinfectant and antibiotics.

Above all be careful with water, ice cubes and raw vegetables,
as they are the source of intestinal problems.

Do not drink bottled water if the cap cracks on opening, or water that
has boiled for at least a few minutes (for ice and raw vegetables).
If you are going on an adventure trip, bring water purification
tablets such as MICROPUR so that you can drink the
water safely a few hours later.

This is the mosquito, carrier of malaria

Also bring "tropical" insect repellent (it is important to specify tropical
mosquitos). You can also buy repellent to put on your skin and another
type for the fabric of your clothing. Also bring sun protection lotion
(the sun is 8 times stronger than in northern Europe)
and to reduce possible burns, the miracle product
"Biafine" to be applied in a thick layer without rubbing in!
For other information on safety, attitude, photos
and so on, click here.
If you click on this link, you will find a long list
of things to do or to bring to Kenya

British High Commission in Nairobi (open Mon-Thur 8am-4.30pm, Fri 8am-1pm)
Telephone (254) (2) 714699 Fax (254) (2) 719082
Email: bhcinfo@iconnect.co.ke

+ 3 hours in winter and + 2 hours in summer in relation to the UK (GMT + 3).
220 Volt UK electricity sockets. Driving is on the left.
Languages English and Swahili.

Remember to keep US$40 for return airport departure tax.
(unless it is already included with your flight ticket – check this)

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Also refer to my "hints and tips" and precautions to travel in Kenya

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