malaria tablets for Kruger park?

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I am going to the kruger park, Marloth, next week, do I need to take malari tablets for June?
 
Well we go every year and never take any pills. Winter is low risk and also depend what part of the Kruger you go to. Some parts are higher risk than others.
When kids was small we got them some once but my son got breathing problems from the pills.
There is always a risk so your choice. There is risk of death while driving there too.
If you don't take pills, just check a week or two after you get back if anyone gets sick, tell the doctor you were in malaria area.
 
Southern parts of the park are a lot safer than further north. We don't take tablets in the south.
 
Going soon too, don't take pills but always light anti-mozzi candles and use peaceful sleep at night, and making sure to wear long sleeves and pants. But yeah, a calculated risk. If I was going in summer I would definitely take pills.
 
Cray said:
Going soon too, don't take pills but always light anti-mozzi candles and use peaceful sleep at night, and making sure to wear long sleeves and pants. But yeah, a calculated risk. If I was going in summer I would definitely take pills.
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You driving? I've seen the flights to Skukuza but seems that those are priced for tourists from first-world nations who they can milk.
 
JuliusSeizure said:
You driving? I've seen the flights to Skukuza but seems that those are priced for tourists from first-world nations who they can milk.
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It is probably small private airplanes that only have a few passengers landing there.
You expect Kulula prices?
 
JuliusSeizure said:
You driving? I've seen the flights to Skukuza but seems that those are priced for tourists from first-world nations who they can milk.
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Yeah, flying into Skukuza is definitely for rich tourists. Even if I wasn't taking my own car, far better to fly to Nelspruit and get a hire car from there.
 
Cray said:
Yeah, flying into Skukuza is definitely for rich tourists. Even if I wasn't taking my own car, far better to fly to Nelspruit and get a hire car from there.
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Cool. You camping? Seems like they also priced the accomodation inside Kruger for foreign tourists so probably best to either camp or stay at an Airbnb nearby.
 
JuliusSeizure said:
Cool. You camping? Seems like they also priced the accomodation inside Kruger for foreign tourists so probably best to either camp or stay at an Airbnb nearby.
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Yup. camping is the way forward in my view -it just extends your stay a lot more. Spending two weeks in the park is viable and doesn't break the bank. You can still visit the main camps for essentials but I really like the camping only sites like Tsendze.
 
Better safe than sorry. A coworker in the project team had to go to central Africa for work on a client site many years ago. The company would normally get the malaria pills to the team as soon as travel arrangements were being made, but because it was so last minute and a big contract they decided to just skip it and get her up there as soon as possible. As fate would have it, she contracted malaria, and was dead a few days later.
 
The Voice said:
Better safe than sorry. A coworker in the project team had to go to central Africa for work on a client site many years ago. The company would normally get the malaria pills to the team as soon as travel arrangements were being made, but because it was so last minute and a big contract they decided to just skip it and get her up there as soon as possible. As fate would have it, she contracted malaria, and was dead a few days later.
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Kruger =/ Central Africa
 
upup said:
I am going to the kruger park, Marloth, next week, do I need to take malari tablets for June?
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Nope, just take one of these with you.

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I used to just drink a 1L bottle of Indian Tonic water. It has some malaria protection stuff in it.

Also, get a mozzie-repellent lotion/cream.
 
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