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Travellers’ health is the topic of an annual report prepared by the World Health Organisation (WHO), available at www.who.int/ith. Information for travellers to India can also be found at www.cdc.gov (go to Travellers’ Health, Destinations and then choose India). Read up on the subject before the trip, consult your doctor, discuss the medicines you need to take with you, and receive proper vaccinations. You should also visit your dentist, to make sure your teeth are in good condition.

A useful book to take with you is Pocket First Aid and Wilderness Medicine by Drs Jim Duff and Peter Gormly (Cicerone 2012).

Visas and permits

Unless you are a citizen of Nepal or Bhutan, you will probably need a visa to go to India. If you can, you should apply for it in your home country. You can find contact information for Indian embassies at The National Portal of India website at www.india.gov.in. Usually the tourist visa is valid for six months (90 days in some countries) from the date of issue and it cannot usually be extended. Recently a rather strange rule has been introduced, insisting that visitors who leave India, despite having a six-month visa, cannot re-enter the country for at least two months.