Last minute vacation vaccinations
When you’re rushing around tying up life plot holes before a last minute vacation, it’s easy to forget the vital basics – your own travel health. One of the best last minute vacation tips you can get is to check which vaccinations you need, and how far in advance of your travel you need to get the jab. If you want to go at the very last minute, for example, and aren’t already up to date with jabs, vaccination-free zones might be more practical. Here are our top destinations and their vaccination recommendations and malaria risk.
Our Last minute Vacations
Cape Town and the Garden Route tour
Travel along the dramatic coastline at the bottom of South Africa
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US $3049 to US $3449
12 days
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Cambodia and Vietnam vacation
A magnificent journey of discovery
From
US $2124 to US $2735
18 days
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Cape Town to Victoria Falls small group lodge tour
Classic route lodge safari to Namibia, Botswana & Zimbabwe
From
US $3940 to US $4240
21 days
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Amalfi Coast walking vacation, Italy
Walk in lemon groves and hillside villages
From
US $1779 to US $2579
8 days
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India small group vacation, a food adventure
2 week discovery of the sights, sounds & flavours of India.
From
US $2236 to US $2905
15 days
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Botswana safari and wild camping
Botswana's premier game parks, Okavango Moremi Savuti Chobe.
From
US $2050
13 days
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Vaccinations
| Country | Minimum vaccinations /medication recommended * |
| India | Diphtheria, Hepatitis A, Tetanus and Typhoid |
| Sub Saharan Africa | Diphtheria, Hepatitis A, Typhoid and Tetanus. Malaria medication and Poliomyelitis in certain areas |
| China | None. Check primary boosters (e.g. MMR) are up to date |
| Thailand | None. Check primary boosters (e.g. MMR) are up to date |
| Morocco | Hepatitis A and Tetanus |
| Myanmar (Burma) | Diphtheria, Hepatitis A and Tetanus |
| Cambodia | Hepatitis A and Tetanus |
| Ecuador | Hepatitis A |
| Peru | Hepatitis A and Tetanus |
| Vaccination | Time needed before travel |
| Yellow fever | 10 days |
| Hepatitis A | 2 weeks is ideal but anytime okay |
| Tetanus | Up to the day before |
| Typhoid | Ideally, one month |
| Diphtheria | Up to the day before |
We update this table regularly, but you should always double-check with your doctor or Fit for Travel for the latest information on vaccinations.
Yellow fever
Yellow fever is a disease transmitted by infected mosquitoes. It’s endemic in tropical areas of Africa and the Americas. Under regulations set out by the World Health Organisation (WHO), anyone traveling to a country or area with yellow fever prevalent must have an International Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis (ICVP). Similarly, if you have travelled recently to one of these countries, you need to declare that on arrival in other countries, using your certificate. Swing by the WHO travel health website to see a current list of countries affected by Yellow Fever.Our top Last minute Vacation
Sierra de Aitana walking vacation in Andalucia, Spain
Magnificent trek with views over the sparkling Mediterranean
From
US $1999 to US $2179
8 days
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