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Plan your trip

Use these guides to plan each step of your trip to India.

  1. An open passport with ink stamps lies on a table.

    Step 1: The India e-Medical visa

    Who needs it, the official fee, how long it lasts and how to apply yourself.

  2. Travellers with backpacks and luggage read the flight board at an airport.

    Step 2: The attendant visa

    How a family member travels with the patient on an e-Medical Attendant visa.

  3. The wing of an aeroplane above the clouds in soft morning light.

    Step 3: Flights from Nairobi

    How to plan a safe flight to India as a patient.

  4. The Lotus Temple in Delhi, with its white petal roof and green lawns.

    Step 4: Treatment cities in India

    The six cities in our directory, with their states and airports.

  5. A simple bedroom with a large window and trees outside.

    Step 5: A place to stay

    How to find a safe place to stay near the hospital for you and your attendant.

  6. Indian rupee notes on a table.

    Step 6: Money and SIM cards

    How to carry money safely and stay in contact while you are in India.

  7. An Indian thali meal with rice and small bowls of curry on a banana leaf.

    Step 7: Food and daily life

    Practical tips for food, language and daily life during treatment in India.

  8. Three women sit on a sofa at home, talk and drink tea.

    Step 8: After-care at home

    What to bring home, who to see in Kenya and when to call the hospital.

Before you book anything, use the Before you travel checklist.