If you plan to travel to the rainforest, the administration of a Yellow Fever vaccine 10 days in advance is strongly recommended.
Travelers with heart conditions or high blood pressure should check with their doctors before traveling to high altitudes. It is advisable to bring a small personal first aid kit with you.
Altitude Sickness (soroche)
Altitude sickness begins affecting people who quickly ascend to altitudes over 2,500 m / 8,100 ft . Symptoms include headaches, dizziness, nausea, vomiting, insomnia and loss of appetite. Risk of altitude sickness increases with higher altitudes, faster ascents more physical exertion and severe cases include fluid in the lungs (pulmonary edema) or swelling of the brain (high-altitude cerebral edema) and can only be treated by descending immediately. Being physically fit does not necessarily mean you are free from risk of altitude sicknesss.
To help prevent altitude sickness the best measure is to acclimatize for at least two days with limited activity, eat light meals, drink lots of water and abstain from alcohol.
Water
We recommend you to drink only bottled or previously boiled water and to bring a water bottle, specially if you will be traveling outside of the larger cities.
To prevent dehydration, specially in the mountains, it is recommended to drink three liters of liquids daily - water, tea or sodas.
Explorandes is the first adventure tour operator with an ISO14001 certified Environmental System for our operations in adventure and cultural travel as well in our officies nationwide
