TRAVEL TIPS

RWANDA & UGANDA HEALTH & SAFETY

MOSQUITOES

A course of anti-malarial tablets is essential; please seek advice from a GP.

A mosquito repellent is also advisable.

HEALTH & IMMUNISATION

Yellow Fever Vaccination:

To enter in Rwanda, Tanzania, Kenya or Uganda, a Yellow Fever vaccination certificate is not required for travelers (Residents/ Non-Residents) coming from Yellow Fever non-endemic countries and without an active transmission outbreak of Yellow Fever.
To enter in Rwanda, Tanzania, Kenya or Uganda, a valid Yellow Fever vaccination certificate is mandatory for travelers (Residents/ Non-Residents) coming from Yellow Fever endemic countries1 and countries2 with active Yellow Fever transmission outbreaks.
All residents travelling to Yellow Fever endemic countries1 should be vaccinated at least 10 days before travelling.
For travelers (Resident/ Non-Resident) coming from an active Yellow Fever transmission outbreak country or travelers who have recently visited (within 24 days) an active Yellow Fever transmission outbreak country, the following instructions will be applied:

Yellow Fever endemic countries: Angola, Argentina, Benin, Bolivia Plurinational, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Colombia, Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ecuador, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, French Guiana, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Sudan, Suriname, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, Venezuela

For visitors from Asia and India, yellow fever vaccination is mandatory for re-entry purpose to their home countries.

Travelers out of India visiting Kenya now require a vaccination against Polio.

Please ensure that you have this before your arrival.

Swimming is not recommended except in hotel pools and in the ocean.

If on medication, it is best to take a supply of medicines to last the entire trip.

WATER

Water in East African region is chlorinated and safe to use for showering and washing of hands but should not be drank directly from the tap.

It is highly recommended that you use the purified or mineral water provided for you at the hotel or in the vehicle during your trip. You may also buy some at the hotel bar/shops and service stations.

Uganda and Rwanda Health and Safety - Immunisation

FLYING DOCTORS

The temporary membership cost is US$ 40.- per person and is valid for a 3 months visit in East Africa. It entitles the subscriber to one free 'evacuation' flight from a radius of 1000 kilometers within East Africa.

The areas we are traveling to fall within this range of mileage.

The evacuation flight consists of, depending on the emergency, a nurse, a doctor, flight attendant and of course the crew.

The aircrafts are equipped with Blood, Oxygen, etc.

So, if we had an accident or somebody fell ill, we could call upon the Flying Doctors and within a turn-around time of a maximum of 40 minutes to one hour, they would be at the nearest airstrip to our location.

For Rwanda we use the Emergency Medical Evacuation Services offered by Akagera Aviation for clients travelling within Rwanda/ Temporary membership per person is US$ 40. Per person.