Travel destination
Everest and Annapurna trekking, Kathmandu and Chitwan. Altitude, remoteness and animal contact all come into the conversation here.
Nepal travel health centres on food-and-water illness, altitude for trekkers, and rabies. Hepatitis A and typhoid come up for nearly all travellers, with Japanese encephalitis for longer lowland (Terai) stays. Malaria is limited to the southern Terai. Altitude is the big one for Everest and Annapurna treks. We match advice to your route.
Nepal, from Kathmandu to the Terai and the high Himalaya, is a trekking mecca where altitude and food-and-water illness are the main themes.
Your pharmacist matches 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
Nepal may require a yellow fever certificate from travellers arriving from a country with a risk of yellow fever transmission — including some stopovers. There is no yellow fever risk in Nepal itself. A record of polio vaccination may be required if you are staying longer than four weeks. We will check the current requirement for your dates. 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.
Kathmandu, a Terai safari and an Everest or Annapurna trek are different pictures, and altitude in particular shapes planning. We start from your route and season at your South London Clinic consultation.
Altitude is the defining Nepal consideration: popular treks cross 4,000 to 5,500 metres, and acute mountain sickness is a real risk without sensible acclimatisation. We will talk through ascent profiles, symptoms to watch, and options as part of your plan, and the NHS has clear altitude-sickness guidance we draw on.
Hepatitis A and typhoid come up for nearly all travellers because both spread through food and water, with the highest typhoid risk in South Asia. Rabies is a real consideration given limited treatment access on trek, and Japanese encephalitis for longer lowland Terai stays, plus a routine vaccine check.
Malaria risk is limited to the southern Terai lowlands rather than Kathmandu or the mountains; the TravelHealthPro Nepal advice sets out where, which we check. Dengue occurs in lowland areas in the warmer months.
Six to eight weeks ahead where possible so any courses can be completed.
Q: Is altitude a concern in Nepal?
A: Yes, the main one for trekkers; we cover acclimatisation and what to watch for.
Q: Do I need malaria tablets for Nepal?
A: Only for the southern Terai lowlands, not Kathmandu or the mountains. We check your route.
Q: Which vaccines for Nepal?
A: Hepatitis A and typhoid for nearly all, plus rabies and, for the Terai, Japanese encephalitis.
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 registerYes, it is the main consideration for trekkers, with popular routes crossing 4,000 to 5,500 metres. Your pharmacist at South London Clinic talks through acclimatisation, symptoms to watch and options as part of your plan.
Only for the southern Terai lowlands, not Kathmandu or the mountains. We check the current advice against your route.
Hepatitis A and typhoid for nearly all travellers, plus rabies (a real consideration on trek) and, for longer lowland Terai stays, Japanese encephalitis, and a routine vaccine check.
Yes, and with limited treatment access on trek, any bite needs urgent care. Pre-travel doses are worth discussing for longer or rural trips.
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