Good health and physical fitness is required on all trips. We recommend a physical examination for all trekkers on extended treks. If you are enable by physical will be provide extra support on pre request, it will be with extra charge.
Before you go to Nepal, better you see your doctor and your dentist. This can avoid potential health problems during your trip. While in Nepal, you have to be careful about water and food:
Drink only safe water like bottled mineral water or treated yourself or boiled. Do not eat raw vegetable, ice cream or ice cube in your drinks.
You must have your personal pharmacy, here are some tips to feed it:
- Disinfectant for water (type Micropure, Hydroclonazone ....)Paracetamol
- Intestinal antiseptic (type Imodium, Smecta ...)
- Anti-Inflammatory
- Anti-Allergic
- Broad-spectrum antibiotic (type Clamoxcyl ...)
- Eye Drops
- Steristrips
- Sunscreen (index above 25)
- Biafine
- Anti-inflammatory cream
- Elastoplast, bandages and antiseptic
- Your usual medicines
- Regarding vaccines, none is required, however:
- Make sure you're up to date for reminders Tetanus-Polio
It is advisable to be vaccinated against Hepatitis A, B, and Tiphoïde meningococcal meningitis
While in trekking above 3000 m you can be affected with Acute Mountain Sickness (headaches, nausea, vomiting, and tiredness). It can be dangerous if you do not care of it. You must walk slowly with enough acclimatization and drink enough liquid and keep warm. You may carry some medicine with you and if you are affected by AMS do not go further and return back from your trip.
Malaria is present in the Terai region, southern Nepal, along the border with India. If you're traveling in this region, it is necessary that you follow anti malaria treatment (ask your doctor).
Think of the mosquito repellent and wear long clothes at night specially while going to Jungla safari in Terai between April to October.
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