Passports must be valid for 6 months after the tour return date and contain at least 4 unused pages. Visa requirements are given within the particular tour information sheets. Leave a photocopy with your next of kin.
 
2.   MEDICAL

PLEASE REFER TO YOUR G.P. FOR ADVICE (many local clinics administer vaccinations ) or:

MASTA- Medical Advisory Services for Travellers www.masta-travel-health.com for general advice, clinic location, cost of immunisations, traveller’s fact sheets, practical litre bottle personal water purifiers, sterile medical packs, mosquito repellent, malaria and anti-diarrhoea tablets. You can visit a clinic for advice and vaccinations (with your details recorded for future use on their advanced e-clinic system) or obtain a £3.99 on-line Health Brief.

GLOBETROTTERS- www.globetrotterstravelclinics.com 020 8814 9644 is a cost-effective clinic in W. London.

FIT FOR TRAVEL- www.fitfortravel.scot.nhs.uk a NHS web-site with helpful links and country-specific advice. THE TRAVEL DOCTOR- www.travel-doctor.co.uk provides very clear and useful professional advice.

Please ensure that you have had Polio and Tetanus boosters and that you adhere to a regimen for anti-malarial tablets as prescribed. To avoid relying on local supplies bring insect repellents, painkillers, prescribed medications, female accoutrements, contact lens solution, antiseptic creams, dressings, preferred toiletries, sun lotions, snorkelling equipment, plug adapters, torch, spare batteries and photographic films.

All travellers booked with LIVELimitedmust be covered with adequate travel insurance.
This must include emergency repatriation- as a guideline; insurance obtained through LIVELimited has a £10,000,000 limit on medical expenses. Your policy should also cover personal possessions and cancellation & curtailment. If you are not adequately covered by your personal travel insurance we will not accept responsibility for the consequences. Details of the policy supplied by LIVELimitedare available upon request.

Generally, US Dollars cash is the most useful currency when travelling, especially for public holidays & emergencies, followed by the other major currencies. Travellers cheques (issued by a better known international company like American Express or Thomas Cook) are safer but less convenient than cash. Using them you should plan ahead and, on arrival at the airport, assess carefully how much local currency you may need for the trip’s first stage, or for that country, and change accordingly. Credit cards are favourable for major purchases and cash advances through ATM machines or at banks -also cash cards with the Plus or Cirrus signs.  The further one travels away from main tourist and business centres the less one can rely on cards and travellers cheques.
 
NB: Always check visa requirements and the government travel advisory at www.fco.gov.uk for latest country advice. Take one copy, leaving another at home with your next of kin, of important information regarding your passport, travel insurance, credit cards, valuables, contact details, tickets and itinerary.

The air holidays and flights in this brochure are ATOL Protected, since we hold an Air Travel Organiser’s Licence granted by the Civil Aviation Authority. Our ATOL number is ATOL 6151. In the unlikely event of our insolvency, the CAA will ensure that you are not stranded abroad and will refund any money you have paid to us for an advance booking. For further information, visit the ATOL website at www.atol.org.uk.

LIVEwishes to remind you that the very nature of any travel makes itineraries and information subject to change and services may not satisfy your home-comfort standards. The unexpected is often found in travel to exotic destinations and an easy-going flexibility is a useful item to pack.