Riverside Travel Medicine Clinic
1919 Riverside Dr # 411 K1H 1A2 Ottawa, ON, Canada

Rabies vaccine has been in short supply for some time. Today we were advised that it is now available. We expect to have it in stock tomorrow

Letter from a traveller - Machu Picchu August 2017 My wife (age 61) and I (age 69) travelled to Machu Picchu in Peru and to the Galapagos Islands in Ecuador for nearly 3 weeks in June 2017 as part of a somewhat mature group of 35 in a high-end tour offered by Tauck Tours, which is the first tour company established in the U.S. and which we highly recommend. We started with two days in Lima on our own, joining the tour group for the third day, and staying at the Belmond Mira...Continue reading

Letters from a traveller: Safari Good day, Just to let you know that our trip went as planned and all activities planned were really worth it. This trip was a safari with National Geographic, We were in Arusha , Tanzania, Africa. We visited the city always with a guide and no problem anywere. The safari part was with guides hired by NGO and we visited Nrongoro crater and Serengeti plains.... The only big problem was the toilet and lavatory. Make sure you bring your own toilet paper (TP), bring extra baggies (at least one a day) for days on the road and Purex. During the safari, we often had to go behind the jeep and as to not leave TP garbage in the park and not to stink the jeep each had the baggy for their personal used TP and we cleaned our hands with purex many time as the hygene around is not quiet the same as we female are used to in Canada. Other then that all was great experience. -Line Paquette

Letter from a Traveller: Bhutan & Myanmar trip in March 2017 General: I travelled to Bhutan via Kathmandu and stayed a few days in Kathmandu. This was helpful to start acclimatising to the elevation....Continue reading

Letters from a traveler My husband and I and another couple visited South Africa in Mid April to early May, landing in Johannesburg, then flying to Port Elizabeth where we were met by a safari company located near Grahamstown. In Johannesburg, on arrival as well as the day before departure, we stayed at the 'Aero Guest Lodge' in Kempton Park. It is a very good hotel in close proximity to the airport and also provides a shuttle service which is handy for late arriving fli...ghts. The photo safari side of the trip lasted 9 days, a little longer than necessary, we felt, to get the feel of the game reserves, but still a wonderful experience seeing the 'big five' in an environment more natural than a zoo. We then flew to Cape Town for 5 days, staying at 'An African Villa' which is well situated to the train station as well as to one of the stops for the Hop on Hop Off tourist bus. We found this tourist bus to be the easiest way to get around, as we were advised against taking local buses and taxis or even walking alone after dark. The staff at our hotel advised us to use Uber services, which they said were less expensive and quicker to arrive when we wanted them. We even used Uber to visit the Cape of Good Hope (a must see!) as it was more economical, especially with 4 passengers. Cape Town is a beautiful city and well worth a side trip.We took an overnight train back to Johannesburg from Cape Town, called the Shosholoza Meyl Premier Classe Train. While it was a very pleasant trip, in a sleeping compartment with meals included, it was advertised as being about 25 hours, but ended up being a 34 hour train trip. We had the impression that this not an unusual occurrence, and for this reason, we would advise anyone wanting to do this train trip not to make any plans for the day of arrival in Johannesburg. See more

Congratulations Jackie Levere, nurse extraordinaire at our clinic! She passed her exam at the International Society of Travel Medicine conference in Barcelona and now has her Certificate in Travel Health.