Peru trips often combine Lima, Cusco and Machu Picchu with Lake Titicaca, and some go on into the Amazon basin.
Where you go matters a great deal here. High-altitude cities and the Inca Trail carry different advice from the rainforest lowlands, where yellow fever vaccination may be advised.
At North Wales Clinics the pharmacist goes through your route day by day against current UK travel health guidance and your own vaccine history.
UK guidance usually advises these vaccines for most travellers to Peru. Each has its own page explaining what it protects against and how the course works:
Vaccines to consider for Peru
A summary of current UK travel health guidance. What is right for you depends on your route, your health and the vaccines you have already had.
Usually advised
Advised for most travellers to this destination.
Sometimes advised
Advised for some travellers, depending on the trip and the person.
- ChikungunyaConsidered for travellers aged 12 and over going to an area with a current outbreak, and for frequent or long-stay travellers to higher-risk regions.
- DengueConsidered only for travellers aged 4 and over who have had dengue before and are going to an area with a risk of dengue or a current outbreak.
- RabiesTravellers at higher risk: those working with animals, going to places where medical care is limited, doing activities such as running or cycling, or staying for more than a month.
- TuberculosisNot offered at this clinicChildren under 16 who have not had the vaccine and will stay for more than three months, and some people at risk through their work.Ask your GP surgery about this vaccine.
- Yellow feverNot available at this clinicPeople aged 9 months and older going to certain areas below 2,300m, such as Amazonas, Cuzco region, Loreto and Madre de Dios; not advised if you are only visiting areas above 2,300m, the cities of Cuzco, Puno and Lima, Machu Picchu or the Inca Trail.Only registered yellow fever vaccination centres can give this vaccine. The pharmacist can point you to your nearest centre.
Certificate requirements
There are no certificate requirements for this destination under the International Health Regulations.
Malaria
Low risk of malaria in the Amazon basin along the border with Brazil, particularly Loreto and other rural areas below 2,000m, where awareness and bite avoidance are recommended. No risk in Lima city and the coast south of Chiclayo.
The pharmacist will advise on avoiding mosquito bites and on whether antimalarial tablets are recommended for your trip.
This is a general guide from UK travel health guidance, last checked 13 October 2026. The pharmacist confirms what is right for you at your consultation, based on your itinerary, health and vaccine history.
Source: NaTHNaC TravelHealthPro, Peru. Last checked 13 October 2026.
When to book
Book six to eight weeks before you travel, and earlier if your route includes the Amazon: some vaccines are given as a course, and yellow fever vaccination must be given at least ten days before you arrive somewhere it is advised.
Getting your travel vaccines at Peter Morgan Pharmacy
- Book a free video consultation. The pharmacist goes through your trip, your health and the vaccines you have already had.
- Get your plan. You leave the call knowing which vaccines and advice UK guidance suggests for your route.
- Come in for your vaccines. The team books you in at Peter Morgan Pharmacy, Dyserth, at a time that leaves room for any course to finish before you go.
Peru travel health questions
Do I need yellow fever vaccination for Machu Picchu?
Yellow fever vaccination is not advised for travel only to Cusco, Machu Picchu, the Inca Trail, Lima or Puno. It may be advised if you are going to lower-lying areas such as the Amazon. The vaccine list on this page explains which areas.
Can this clinic give the yellow fever vaccine?
Only registered yellow fever vaccination centres can. The vaccine list on this page says whether this clinic is one.
What about altitude?
Altitude illness is common on Peru trips. The pharmacist can talk through it at your consultation.
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More destination guides
Visiting more than one country? Read each guide before your consultation, and tell the pharmacist your full route.