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Travel medicine by destination

By Bidwell Cranage, APRN, FNP-C, Member, International Society of Travel Medicine · Clinically reviewed by Ashley Cranage, APRN, FNP-C · Reviewed June 19, 2026

Pick your destination to see whether you need malaria pills, altitude medicine, or vaccines. Each answer follows current CDC destination guidance, checked June 19, 2026, and tells you what we can prescribe online for a flat $45 and what we refer to a travel clinic. Every destination below also has its own detailed page.

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Peru

Malaria pills: Amazon yes, Machu Picchu no
Need pills
Amazon basin below 2,500 m (Iquitos, Puerto Maldonado, jungle lodges)
No pills
Cusco, Machu Picchu, Lima, Lake Titicaca (altitude is the concern there)
We prescribe
Doxycycline or Malarone, and acetazolamide for the Cusco altitude
Refer to a clinic
Yellow fever for the Amazon, plus typhoid and hepatitis A
Full Peru guide ›Start a $45 visit ›

India

Malaria pills: most of the country yes
Need pills
Throughout India below 2,000 m, including Delhi and Mumbai
No pills
High Himalaya above 2,000 m (Ladakh, Leh), where altitude is the concern
We prescribe
Doxycycline or Malarone, and acetazolamide for the high Himalaya
Refer to a clinic
Typhoid (high risk) and hepatitis A
Full India guide ›Start a $45 visit ›

Mexico

Malaria pills: not for Cancun or the resorts
No pills
Cancun, Riviera Maya, Tulum, Cozumel, Los Cabos, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico City
Maybe pills
Rural Chiapas (Palenque), Campeche, southern Chihuahua
We prescribe
A standby antibiotic for traveler's diarrhea (the main issue), plus malaria pills for a rural trip
Refer to a clinic
Hepatitis A and typhoid
Full Mexico guide ›See travel medicine ›

Costa Rica

Malaria pills: usually not needed
No pills
San Jose, Monteverde, Manuel Antonio, Guanacaste beaches
Low risk
Parts of Limon and Alajuela provinces (a pill is optional)
We prescribe
A standby antibiotic for traveler's diarrhea, plus optional malaria pills
Refer to a clinic
Hepatitis A and typhoid
Full Costa Rica guide ›See travel medicine ›

Tanzania

Malaria pills: yes for safari and Zanzibar
Need pills
Serengeti, the northern safari circuit, and Zanzibar (below 1,800 m)
No pills
High on Mount Kilimanjaro, above the malaria zone (altitude is the concern)
We prescribe
Doxycycline or Malarone, and acetazolamide for Kilimanjaro
Refer to a clinic
Yellow fever if arriving from a risk country, plus typhoid and hepatitis A
Full Tanzania guide ›Start a $45 visit ›

Guatemala

Malaria pills: highlands no, Tikal maybe
No pills
Antigua, Guatemala City, Lake Atitlan (altitude on volcano hikes)
Maybe pills
Tikal and the Peten jungle, plus the lowland departments
We prescribe
Acetazolamide for a volcano climb, a standby antibiotic, and malaria pills for Tikal
Refer to a clinic
Hepatitis A and typhoid
Full Guatemala guide ›See travel medicine ›

Dominican Republic (Punta Cana)

Malaria pills: low risk, not zero
Low risk
Punta Cana (La Altagracia) is on the CDC list; resort risk is low, a pill is optional
No pills
Santiago, Puerto Plata, most other areas
We prescribe
A standby antibiotic for traveler's diarrhea, plus optional malaria pills
Refer to a clinic
Hepatitis A and typhoid
Full Dominican Republic guide ›See travel medicine ›

Bali / Indonesia

Malaria pills: no for Bali
No pills
Bali, Ubud, the Gili Islands, Jakarta, Java resorts
Need pills
Eastern Indonesia (Papua, Maluku) and remote rural islands
We prescribe
A standby antibiotic for Bali belly, a patch for the island boats, and malaria pills for Papua
Refer to a clinic
Hepatitis A and typhoid
Full Bali guide ›See travel medicine ›

Kenya

Malaria pills: yes for safari and coast
Need pills
Masai Mara, the safari circuit, and the coast (Mombasa, Diani), below 2,500 m
Precautions only
Central Nairobi (rare cases)
We prescribe
Doxycycline or Malarone, plus a standby antibiotic
Refer to a clinic
Yellow fever (recommended for most of Kenya), typhoid, and hepatitis A
Full Kenya guide ›Start a $45 visit ›

Thailand

Malaria pills: not for the usual trip
No pills
Bangkok, Phuket, Chiang Mai, Koh Samui, Krabi islands, Pattaya
Need pills
Forested areas along the Myanmar, Cambodia, and Malaysia borders
We prescribe
A standby antibiotic for traveler's diarrhea, a patch for ferries, and malaria pills for a border trek
Refer to a clinic
Hepatitis A and typhoid
Full Thailand guide ›See travel medicine ›
Do not see your destination yet? We are adding more. In the meantime, check the official CDC destination tool for your country, then start a $45 visit and we will confirm what is appropriate and refer you out for anything we cannot safely handle online. The full data behind this page is published at /data/travel-malaria-by-country.csv.

How to read this

Malaria risk usually depends on the region and elevation within a country, not the country as a whole, which is why a single trip can be "pills for the jungle, none for the highlands." We prescribe doxycycline or Malarone, the two options appropriate for most destinations, and acetazolamide for altitude. We do not give vaccines, so anything that needs a shot (yellow fever, typhoid, hepatitis A) goes to a travel clinic. See how we decide for the full method.

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Reviewed by Bidwell Cranage, APRN, FNP-C, AANP board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner and Member, International Society of Travel Medicine.
Sources: CDC Yellow Book and CDC Travelers' Health destination guidance. Checked June 19, 2026. Destination recommendations can change; confirm current CDC guidance for your exact itinerary before you travel.