Your Health

Discover Nepal recommends you seek medical and dental advise a minimum of four weeks before your travel departure. If you require regular medication, bring along a good supply with you. Make sure your medication is packed well to prevent any effects of extreme weather conditions, especially dampness. Travel health depends on your pre-departure preparations, your daily health care while traveling and how your body copes with any medical problems that may develop.

Falling ill while traveling in developing countries is not a good prospect. Health care facilities are not the same as what you are used to at home. It is also a waste of your precious vacation time. While Discover Nepal will take every step to ensure hygienic and healthy practices, you are ultimately responsible for your own health and well-being during the travel.

While health dangers during travel in developing nations are a frightening thought, few travelers experience anything more than an upset stomach. The food and water you consume are the defining factors of your health condition in South Asia. Follow the basic food rule "if you can cook it, boil it or peel it you can eat it...otherwise forget it." Tap water is not safe to drink in Nepal and is not recommended in Tibet, Bhutan, and India as well. Bottled water is readily available and we recommend you drink lots of it. It will keep you hydrated and will help against heat exhaustion, heatstroke, and possibly against Acute Mountain Sickness.