Travel destination
Cartagena, the coffee region and Tayrona. Yellow fever comes up for a lot of Colombian itineraries, so check yours early.
Colombia spans the Caribbean coast, the Andes, Bogota and the Amazon, so travel health depends on your route. Hepatitis A and typhoid come up for most; yellow fever and malaria apply mainly to lowland and Amazon areas; altitude matters in Bogota. We match the current advice to your exact itinerary.
Colombia runs from Cartagena and the coast to Bogota, the coffee region and the Amazon, and what you need varies sharply by region and altitude.
Your pharmacist matches the current advice to your route at South London Clinic.
Vaccines
A starting point, not a prescription. What you actually need depends on where exactly you're going, what you'll be doing, how long for and what you've already had — a pharmacist confirms all of it at your appointment.
South London Clinic is a designated Yellow Fever Vaccination Centre — we provide the yellow fever vaccine and issue the ICVP certificate here. Yellow fever at our clinic
What to check before you fly
There is a risk of yellow fever in parts of Colombia and the vaccine is recommended for some travellers, depending on exactly where you go. A certificate may also be required on entry. Entry requirements change — we confirm the current rules for your exact itinerary at your appointment.
Bites, risk and tablets
Malaria risk changes by region, altitude and season, and depends on exactly where you are going and when. We check the current TravelHealthPro country advice against your itinerary at your appointment, and talk you through bite avoidance and, where it is needed, antimalarial tablets.
Give yourself enough time
Ideally see us six to eight weeks before you travel, as some vaccines are given as a course over several weeks. A rabies course runs over about three to four weeks, so start that one early. Travelling sooner than that? Book anyway — there is usually still something worth doing.
Cartagena and the Caribbean, Bogota and the Andes, the coffee region and the Amazon are very different pictures. Where you go and how high shapes what you need, so we start from your itinerary at your South London Clinic consultation.
Yellow fever is a consideration for many lowland and Amazon areas of Colombia, and a certificate can matter for onward travel; Bogota and the high Andes are not risk areas. The TravelHealthPro Colombia advice sets out where. Yellow fever is only given at a designated centre, so we confirm whether your route needs it and direct you to your nearest one, as South London Clinic is not designated.
Malaria risk is focused on the Amazon, Pacific coast and other lowland areas rather than the highlands; we check the current advice against your route. Dengue is common in the lowlands and rises in the wet season, so daytime bite avoidance matters; the WHO reports dengue cases rising worldwide.
Hepatitis A and typhoid come up for most travellers, with hepatitis B and rabies for longer or rural trips, plus a routine vaccine check. Bogota sits at around 2,600 metres, so we cover altitude acclimatisation for highland routes.
Six to eight weeks where possible, given yellow fever at a designated centre and any malaria tablets.
Q: Do I need yellow fever for Colombia?
A: Mainly for lowland and Amazon areas; Bogota and the high Andes are not risk areas. We confirm your route.
Q: Do I need malaria tablets for Colombia?
A: Mainly for the Amazon, Pacific coast and lowlands, not the highlands. We check your itinerary.
Q: Is altitude a concern?
A: Yes, in Bogota and the Andes; we cover acclimatisation.
Who you'll see
Superintendent Pharmacist & Independent Prescriber
Rafay has been a pharmacist for more than 12 years and runs the travel clinic at Hills Pharmacy. He'll go through where you're going, what you'll be doing and what you've already had, then explain in plain language what's worth having for your trip and what isn't.
GPhC registration 2240995
Hills Pharmacy, 99 Kennington Lane, Kennington, South London SE11 4HQ — GPhC premises 1093041 (Marlborough UK Limited)
Check on the GPhC registerMainly for lowland and Amazon areas, where a certificate can also matter for onward travel; Bogota and the high Andes are not risk areas. Yellow fever is only given at designated centres, so South London Clinic confirms your route and points you to one if needed.
Mainly for the Amazon, Pacific coast and other lowlands, not the highlands. Your pharmacist checks the current advice against your route.
Yes. Bogota sits at around 2,600 metres and Andean routes go higher, so we talk through acclimatisation as part of your plan.
Hepatitis A and typhoid for most travellers, plus hepatitis B and rabies for longer or rural trips, and a routine vaccine check.
Book a travel appointment and a pharmacist will go through your itinerary with you — where you're going, what you'll be doing and what you've already had — then tell you what's worth having and what isn't.
Vaccines and antimalarial tablets are prescription only medicines. Suitability is assessed at your consultation — nothing is sold or supplied without it.
Book an appointment
Appointments are with a pharmacist at Hills Pharmacy, 99 Kennington Lane — free parking nearby.
What to bring: a list of any medicines you take, and any records that are relevant to what you're coming in for.
Book an appointmentSouth London Clinic at Hills Pharmacy, 99 Kennington Lane, Kennington, South London, Lambeth, SE11 4HQ · Free parking nearby
Bookings for this clinic are taken by phone and email. Give us a call during opening hours and we'll go through the times that are free.
Opening hours
Appointments are subject to availability. If you are travelling, call as early as you can — some travel vaccines need a course started in advance.
Where to find us
The clinic is inside Hills Pharmacy on High Street. Come in through the shop and tell the counter you're here for an appointment.
Address
South London Travel Clinic at Hills Pharmacy99 Kennington LaneOpening hours
Clinic appointments run within these hours. Bank holiday hours can differ — please call before travelling in.
South London Travel Clinic at Hills Pharmacy, 99 Kennington Lane, Kennington, Lambeth, SE11 4HQ