MANDA WILDERNESS NKWICHI LODGE, MOZAMBIQUE.

For international guests we recommend that you obtain a Mozambique visa before you depart your home country. It is possible to get the visa at Cobue upon arrival...but we advise that you arrange to have your visa before you leave home to avoid disappointment.

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Please contact your GP or local Travel Clinic to seek advice about vaccinations to countries in Southern Africa including Malawi and Mozambique.

Mozambique: KEY:
I = vaccination certificate required from travellers arriving from infected zones
M = vaccination mandatory for all travellers
R = vaccination usually recommended
S = vaccination sometimes recommended
Y = malaria risk present
y = malaria risk present but risk is very localized

PLEASE NOTE: THE INFORMATION GIVEN HERE IS FOR GENERAL GUIDANCE ONLY, AND MAY NOT APPLY TO YOUR OWN SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES!

Additional notes:
All travellers should be up to date with protection against tetanus, diphtheria and polio.

Malaria is a serious disease spread by mosquitoes that bite mainly at dusk and during the night: every traveller to the tropics needs reliable advice on the risks at his or her own destination, and it is vital to obtain up-to-date advice before each trip.

Prevention consists of:

• Using effective protection against mosquito bites
• Taking anti-malarial medication

Bite Prevention
A travel health consultation at the Fleet Street Travel Clinic includes detailed instruction on mosquito bite prevention. We have an extensive range of repellents, mosquito killers, nets and other products to suite every type of traveller.

Malaria Medication
We will also help you find the antimalarial medication regimen that best suits your own circumstances and requirements.

Current Antimalarial Regimens include:

• Malarone: Malarone is the first new drug for preventing malaria in more than a decade. The Fleet Street Travel Clinic has been using it to protect travellers heading for the world's worst malaria hotspots, since 1997. Our experience with Malarone is among the longest in Europe.
• Lariam (Mefloquine): Lariam is a highly effective option for many destinations, and is especially suitable for travellers who have taken it before. Neuropsychiatric side effects are an important concern, and Lariam is not suitable for everyone. We always discuss the risks and benefits in detail with every traveller.
• Doxycycline: This option is an effective alternative to Malarone and Lariam, but side-effects such as a light-sensitive rash, and vaginal thrush, are an occasional problem.
• Chloroquine & Paludrine: Tablets should be started about 1 week prior to travel and must be continued for four weeks after return home. Although the risk of side effects is small, this combination is declining in effectiveness in many parts of the world. In our view, chloroquine & Paludrine are no longer suitable for use in East, West or Central Africa.
• Chloroquine alone: 2 tablets per week: this regimen is now only suitable for parts of Central America and the Middle East. Tablets must be continued for four weeks after return home.

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You should always travel with soft bags not hard suitcases so that bags can fit into small aircraft. If you are using a small plane at ANY point getting to or from Nkwichi Lodge then your bags should not exceed 12kg per person.

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Jan / April:

Green season. It often rains during the day in the afternoon with dramatic storms over the lake. Temperatures vary depending on the level of the rains but there can be humid periods.

April / May:

Potential rain storms around. Warm/hot. The bush is very green, grass long.
Birds excellent - migrants still around.

June / July:

Mid winter. Cool/Warm during day. Migratory birds leave.
Bush drying out. Most days with clear air and fabulous colours.

August:

Varies from cool to hot. Can still have cold spells.
Bush dry.

September:

Hot, dry and hazy. Trees flower and lose leaves.

October:

Very dry with the occasional rain when it can cool down and clear the air. Can be very hot (up to 40 degrees in the shade).

Nov / Dec:

Hot, slightly humid. Early rains, vary from the odd shower to short periods of daily afternoon storms. These can be very dramatic with wind, dark clouds, shafts of light, sheet lightening.
Bush green and fresh. The migrant birds arrive and so excellent bird watching.

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