No GP referral needed. Confirm your Kenya appointment online.
Your pharmacist reviews your destinations, activities, and health history.
All vaccines, antimalarials, and travel medications supplied at your appointment.
Leave with your vaccination record, certificates, and written advice.
These vaccines are routinely recommended for Kenya, confirmed at appointment based on your itinerary and health history.
Recommended for virtually all travellers to Kenya regardless of accommodation standard or trip type.
Strongly recommended for all travellers, particularly those eating outside large tourist hotels or visiting rural areas. Available as an injection or oral capsule course.
Recommended if your last dose was more than 10 years ago. Those vaccinated within the last 5 years are not currently eligible, the pharmacist confirms at appointment.
Clinically recommended for Maasai Mara, Tsavo, and Lake Nakuru. Not routinely advised for Nairobi or coastal stays. Not recommended for travellers aged 60 and over.
Recommended for safari travellers, rural visitors, and families with children. Post-exposure treatment in remote Kenya cannot always be guaranteed.
Advised for longer stays or anyone with potential medical or dental exposure. Standard, accelerated, and rapid schedules are available on request.
Recommended for travellers spending extended time in rural communities or large gatherings. Risk is highest during the dry season across sub-Saharan Africa.
Kenya carries health risks beyond vaccination; your appointment covers everything so you arrive fully prepared.
Traveller’s diarrhoea common; hygiene, safe food, rehydration sachets help.
Malaria risk is very low, so antimalarials are usually unnecessary. Hepatitis A, Typhoid, and DTP are recommended.
Hepatitis A, typhoid, DTP, yellow fever, rabies, and hepatitis B may be recommended. Antimalarials are essential outside Nairobi.
Hepatitis A
1 + booster
At least 2 weeks
Typhoid
1 injection or 3 oral capsules
At least 2 weeks
DTP
1 booster
At least 2 weeks
1 dose
At least 10 days before arrival
Rabies
3 doses
Standard: 5 weeks / Alternative: 4 weeks / Accelerated (Rabipur only): from 8 days — booster at 12 months
3 doses
Standard: 6 months / Accelerated: 2 months / Very rapid (Engerix B, 16+): 21 days
Meningitis ACWY
1 Dose
Antimalarials
Daily tablets
Malarone/Doxycycline: 1 to 2 days before entering risk area
Hepatitis A
1 + booster
At least 2 weeks
We’re an independent, pharmacist-led clinic where you’re seen by the same team from first appointment to final vaccine, with no transfers and no chase.
Before recommending anything, Mandeep goes through your full itinerary, not just the country you are going to.
Every appointment is led by a pharmacist who has spent a career doing this.
Mandeep Sandhu has been a pharmacist since 2006, qualifying at Aberdeen. Travel health has been the real focus of his career. He has an independent prescriber qualification with yellow fever accreditation and NaTHNaC training and has spent over a decade helping people travel safely.
He is a keen traveller himself and understands that no two trips are the same. Every patient receives the time and advice that their trip actually needs.
Qualified pharmacist registered with the GPhC
Authorised to prescribe and supply travel medications independently
Certified to administer the yellow fever vaccine and issue the ICVP certificate
Travel health training aligned with UK national guidance
Colchester Travel Clinic is easy to reach with free on-site parking and appointments available six days a week.
Yes. Yellow fever is clinically recommended for Maasai Mara, Tsavo, and Lake Nakuru. Not routinely advised for Nairobi or coastal travel. Travellers aged 60 and over are assessed individually.
Nairobi carries very low malaria risk; antimalarials are not routinely required for city-only stays. Any game reserve or coastal travel makes antimalarial medication essential. Your pharmacist will assess your full route.
Yes, for most travellers beyond major city hotels. Rabies is present across Kenya, and post-exposure treatment may not be available in remote safari settings. Pre-exposure vaccination is particularly important for families with children.
Malarone, Doxycycline, and Mefloquine are all available for Kenya travel. Your pharmacist will confirm the most appropriate option based on your health history, itinerary, and budget at consultation.
Hepatitis A and typhoid are £50 each. Yellow Fever is £75 including your ICVP. Rabies is £85 per dose. Hepatitis B and meningitis ACWY are £50 per dose. Antimalarial costs are confirmed at consultation.
Booking your appointment is quick and easy. We guide you through each step so you know exactly what to expect.
Kenya is an exception. Make sure your health plan fits the complexity of your trip. Schedule your appointment and leave 100% protected.
