Travel destination
Java, Lombok, Komodo and the wider archipelago — volcanoes, diving and long overland legs well away from big hospitals.
Indonesia spans thousands of islands, so travel health depends on your route. Hepatitis A and typhoid come up for most; rabies is a real consideration, and dengue is common. Malaria is low in Bali and Java but present in eastern islands and Papua. Japanese encephalitis matters for longer rural stays. We match advice to your itinerary.
Indonesia runs from Bali and Java to Sumatra, Sulawesi and Papua, and what you need varies sharply by island and how you travel.
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.
What to check before you fly
No vaccination certificate is routinely required for UK travellers going directly to Indonesia. 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.
Bali and Java are a different picture from Sumatra, Sulawesi, Lombok or a Papua expedition. Where you go, how long for and the season shape what you need, so we start from your itinerary at your South London Clinic consultation.
Hepatitis A and typhoid come up for most travellers because both spread through food and water; the NHS lists them among common recommendations. Hepatitis B, Japanese encephalitis and rabies come in for longer, rural or repeated trips, plus a routine vaccine check.
Rabies is a real consideration across much of Indonesia, and dogs and monkeys are common sources, so any bite, scratch or lick needs urgent care and pre-travel doses are worth discussing for rural, long or animal-contact trips.
Dengue is common and rises in the rainy season, spread by daytime-biting mosquitoes, so bite avoidance matters year-round. Malaria risk is low in Bali and Java but present in eastern islands, parts of Sulawesi and especially Papua; the TravelHealthPro Indonesia advice sets out where, which we check. Japanese encephalitis is a consideration for longer rural stays.
Six to eight weeks ahead where possible so any courses can be completed.
Q: Do I need malaria tablets for Indonesia?
A: Low risk in Bali and Java, but present in eastern islands and Papua. We check your route.
Q: Is rabies a risk in Indonesia?
A: Yes, so any bite needs urgent care and pre-travel doses are worth discussing.
Q: Which vaccines for Indonesia?
A: Hepatitis A and typhoid for most, with hepatitis B, Japanese encephalitis and rabies for longer or rural trips.
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 registerRisk is low in Bali and Java but present in eastern islands, parts of Sulawesi and especially Papua. Your pharmacist at South London Clinic checks the current advice against your route.
Yes, a real one across much of the country, with dogs and monkeys common sources. Any bite, scratch or lick needs urgent care, and pre-travel doses are worth discussing for rural, long or animal-contact trips.
Hepatitis A and typhoid for most travellers, with hepatitis B, Japanese encephalitis and rabies for longer, rural or repeated trips, plus a routine vaccine check.
Yes, particularly in the rainy season, so daytime bite avoidance matters. There is no preventive tablet.
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