Egypt is really a place anyone who loves tourism would like to visit because of various places of interest like Mount. Nebo, the Dead Sea, the Red Rock, located in the ancient city of Petra and others like that. As pleasurable as these tours can be, tourists need to be guided on basic tips for staying healthy while on them. Some of these are:
- Don’t drink any of their water. This may sound funny as water is as important to the body as any other thing. The truth about Egypt’s water is that greatly chlorinated. This does not mean the water is polluted. It is just a safety precaution to avoid stomach cramps and other water related sickness. For those who will stay for a longer time, they might get use to it but for a shorter stay, it might not go well with your system. To avoid health challenges that might ruin your dream tours, get bottled water along for your period of stay in order to stay healthy. The tap water can however be used for washing and brushing of teeth.
- Eating in safe places. Some restaurants may not be healthy to eat in. Changing environment affects virtually every aspect of the body system. Since it is difficult to go with your food, try to eat in safe places and ensure your fruits and vegetables are properly washed in order to avoid Hepatitis A. Also, you must eat with caution. Being a new environment, you must select your diet with care. Not all the food being served will suit your system. You can stick to only one variety of new food or two at most for variety sake. It is dangerous to try all the available and appetizing meals you come across.
- Regular hand washing. It is better to start practicing this habit before travelling in order to get used to it. Hand washing keeps you from unnecessary bacteria causing sicknesses. While hand sanitizer may be a good alternative, it cannot fight viruses. So practice hand washing. The essence of this is the fact that you might have touched some sculptures and other images that people have also touched. Similarly, you can’t safely climb without touching or holding something. There is the possibility of throwing a snack in your mouth in the next available minute after holding dirty stairs or touching some temples with bare hands. So, wash hands often.
- After a visit through the boat, there is the need to wait a little before rushing off to your air-conditioned room. Combining extreme heat experience from the boat with that of the extreme cold from the air-conditioner could cause some uneasiness in your body system thereby resulting in ill health. The underlying principle here is walking under the heat gets you wet and entering an air-conditioned room immediately can make you catch cold easily, get vulnerable immune system and also back pain leading to dehydration, vomiting and diarrhea. The advice is put off your air-conditioner if you must sleep in your room immediately after a stressful walk. You can always put it on when your body gets dry and you’re hot. For more information please visit Travel2egypt.org