You should plan to visit a travel clinic at least 6-8 weeks prior to departure to get any new vaccines and/or update any existing vaccines. Yellow fever is required for most of East Africa and malaria pills are highly recommended. Making sure all your travel vaccines are up to date is important as visiting a doctor while travelling can be expensive and time consuming, taking away from your safari experience. A good probiotic three weeks before departure is also great preparation. Clients may also want to ask their doctor about Dukoral, which can be purchased without a prescription at any local pharmacy. Your Horn + Crane travel package will include a list of recommended medications to take along as a precaution.