Travellers checklist

Documents

• Vaccination booklet and photocopy
• Flight/Travel tickets
• Driving Licence

Important Information

• Travellers’ cheques and records of the serial numbers
• Passport and photocopies
• Visas (as appropriate)
• Insurance policy, emergency phone number and photocopies
• Emergency contact details
• Embassy/High Commission contact details
• Letter signed by Doctor if carrying large quantities of medication e.g. for diabetes, epilepsy (Check if the country you are visiting has any restrictions on the medication you may be carrying)
• Online banking details

Travel Health Supplies

• First aid kit and/or sterile kit
• Malaria prevention medicines (if required)
• Supplies of personal medication
• Treatment medicines (if recommended) e.g. diarrhoea, malaria, antibiotics
• Mosquito net impregnated with insecticide
• Mosquito net retreatment
• Insect repellents
• Anti-mosquito clothes spray
• Water purification
• Antibacterial hand gel
• Sunscreen
• Travel health book e.g. The Travellers Good Health Guide, Travel Health Pocket Guide

Other Travel Supplies

• Locks i.e. padlock, door lock
• Money belt
• Clothes wash and washing line
• Sink plug
• Travel towel
• Sunglasses
• Sun hat
• Medic alert bracelet (if required)
• Sanitary supplies for women
• Contraception
• Earplugs

Other Useful Items

• Personal washing gear e.g. toothbrush, toothpaste, razor, shampoo, soap
• Rucksack and day sack
• Clothes!
• Torch
• Adaptor plug
• Camera
• Power chargers
• Toilet paper
• Sewing kit
• Safety pins
• Gaffa tape
• Sleeping bag
• Sleeping bag liner
• Water bottle
• Entertainment e.g. books, MP3 player
• Waterproof gear e.g. umbrella, poncho, rain coat
   

Know Before You Go

InterHealth is a partner with the Know Before You Go campaign - a joint venture between the FCO and the travel industry to ensure that British travellers are better prepared when they go overseas. Check out their website for up-to-date advice and travel information before you travel.