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Check the vaccines and medicines list and visit your doctor at least a month before your trip to get vaccines or medicines you may need. If you or your doctor need help finding a location that provides certain vaccines or medicines, visit the Find a Clinic page.

Routine vaccines

Recommendations.

Make sure you are up-to-date on all routine vaccines before every trip. Some of these vaccines include

• Chickenpox (Varicella)
• Diphtheria-Tetanus-Pertussis
• Flu (influenza)
• Measles-Mumps-Rubella (MMR)

Immunization schedules

All eligible travelers should be up to date with their COVID-19 vaccines. Please see  Your COVID-19 Vaccination  for more information. 

COVID-19 vaccine

Hepatitis A

Recommended for unvaccinated travelers one year old or older going to Guam.

Infants 6 to 11 months old should also be vaccinated against Hepatitis A. The dose does not count toward the routine 2-dose series.

Travelers allergic to a vaccine component or who are younger than 6 months should receive a single dose of immune globulin, which provides effective protection for up to 2 months depending on dosage given.

Unvaccinated travelers who are over 40 years old, immunocompromised, or have chronic medical conditions planning to depart to a risk area in less than 2 weeks should get the initial dose of vaccine and at the same appointment receive immune globulin.

Hepatitis A - CDC Yellow Book

Dosing info - Hep A

Hepatitis B

Recommended for unvaccinated travelers of all ages traveling to Guam.

Hepatitis B - CDC Yellow Book

Dosing info - Hep B

Cases of measles are on the rise worldwide. Travelers are at risk of measles if they have not been fully vaccinated at least two weeks prior to departure, or have not had measles in the past, and travel internationally to areas where measles is spreading.

All international travelers should be fully vaccinated against measles with the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine, including an early dose for infants 6–11 months, according to  CDC’s measles vaccination recommendations for international travel .

Measles (Rubeola) - CDC Yellow Book

Guam is free of dog rabies. However, rabies may still be present in wildlife species, particularly bats. CDC recommends rabies vaccination before travel only for people working directly with wildlife. These people may include veterinarians, animal handlers, field biologists, or laboratory workers working with specimens from mammalian species.

Rabies - CDC Yellow Book

Recommended for most travelers, especially those staying with friends or relatives or visiting smaller cities or rural areas.

Typhoid - CDC Yellow Book

Dosing info - Typhoid

Avoid contaminated water

Leptospirosis

How most people get sick (most common modes of transmission)

• Touching urine or other body fluids from an animal infected with leptospirosis
• Swimming or wading in urine-contaminated fresh water, or contact with urine-contaminated mud
• Drinking water or eating food contaminated with animal urine
• Avoid contaminated water and soil

Clinical Guidance

Avoid bug bites.

• Mosquito bite
• Avoid Bug Bites

Airborne & droplet

• Breathing in air or accidentally eating food contaminated with the urine, droppings, or saliva of infected rodents
• Bite from an infected rodent
• Less commonly, being around someone sick with hantavirus (only occurs with Andes virus)
• Avoid rodents and areas where they live
• Avoid sick people

Tuberculosis (TB)

• Breathe in TB bacteria that is in the air from an infected and contagious person coughing, speaking, or singing.

Learn actions you can take to stay healthy and safe on your trip. Vaccines cannot protect you from many diseases in Guam, so your behaviors are important.

Eat and drink safely

Food and water standards around the world vary based on the destination. Standards may also differ within a country and risk may change depending on activity type (e.g., hiking versus business trip). You can learn more about safe food and drink choices when traveling by accessing the resources below.

• Choose Safe Food and Drinks When Traveling
• Water Treatment Options When Hiking, Camping or Traveling
• Global Water, Sanitation and Hygiene | Healthy Water
• Avoid Contaminated Water During Travel

You can also visit the Department of State Country Information Pages for additional information about food and water safety.

Prevent bug bites

Bugs (like mosquitoes, ticks, and fleas) can spread a number of diseases in Guam. Many of these diseases cannot be prevented with a vaccine or medicine. You can reduce your risk by taking steps to prevent bug bites.

What can I do to prevent bug bites?

• Cover exposed skin by wearing long-sleeved shirts, long pants, and hats.
• Use an appropriate insect repellent (see below).
• Use permethrin-treated clothing and gear (such as boots, pants, socks, and tents). Do not use permethrin directly on skin.
• Stay and sleep in air-conditioned or screened rooms.
• Use a bed net if the area where you are sleeping is exposed to the outdoors.

What type of insect repellent should I use?

• FOR PROTECTION AGAINST TICKS AND MOSQUITOES: Use a repellent that contains 20% or more DEET for protection that lasts up to several hours.
• Picaridin (also known as KBR 3023, Bayrepel, and icaridin)
• Oil of lemon eucalyptus (OLE) or para-menthane-diol (PMD)
• 2-undecanone
• Always use insect repellent as directed.

What should I do if I am bitten by bugs?

• Avoid scratching bug bites, and apply hydrocortisone cream or calamine lotion to reduce the itching.
• Check your entire body for ticks after outdoor activity. Be sure to remove ticks properly.

What can I do to avoid bed bugs?

Although bed bugs do not carry disease, they are an annoyance. See our information page about avoiding bug bites for some easy tips to avoid them. For more information on bed bugs, see Bed Bugs .

For more detailed information on avoiding bug bites, see Avoid Bug Bites .

Stay safe outdoors

If your travel plans in Guam include outdoor activities, take these steps to stay safe and healthy during your trip.

• Stay alert to changing weather conditions and adjust your plans if conditions become unsafe.
• Prepare for activities by wearing the right clothes and packing protective items, such as bug spray, sunscreen, and a basic first aid kit.
• Consider learning basic first aid and CPR before travel. Bring a travel health kit with items appropriate for your activities.
• If you are outside for many hours in heat, eat salty snacks and drink water to stay hydrated and replace salt lost through sweating.
• Protect yourself from UV radiation : use sunscreen with an SPF of at least 15, wear protective clothing, and seek shade during the hottest time of day (10 a.m.–4 p.m.).
• Be especially careful during summer months and at high elevation. Because sunlight reflects off snow, sand, and water, sun exposure may be increased during activities like skiing, swimming, and sailing.
• Very cold temperatures can be dangerous. Dress in layers and cover heads, hands, and feet properly if you are visiting a cold location.

Stay safe around water

• Swim only in designated swimming areas. Obey lifeguards and warning flags on beaches.
• Practice safe boating—follow all boating safety laws, do not drink alcohol if driving a boat, and always wear a life jacket.
• Do not dive into shallow water.
• Do not swim in freshwater in developing areas or where sanitation is poor.
• Avoid swallowing water when swimming. Untreated water can carry germs that make you sick.
• To prevent infections, wear shoes on beaches where there may be animal waste.

Keep away from animals

Most animals avoid people, but they may attack if they feel threatened, are protecting their young or territory, or if they are injured or ill. Animal bites and scratches can lead to serious diseases such as rabies.

Follow these tips to protect yourself:

• Do not touch or feed any animals you do not know.
• Do not allow animals to lick open wounds, and do not get animal saliva in your eyes or mouth.
• Avoid rodents and their urine and feces.
• Traveling pets should be supervised closely and not allowed to come in contact with local animals.
• If you wake in a room with a bat, seek medical care immediately. Bat bites may be hard to see.

All animals can pose a threat, but be extra careful around dogs, bats, monkeys, sea animals such as jellyfish, and snakes. If you are bitten or scratched by an animal, immediately:

• Wash the wound with soap and clean water.
• Go to a doctor right away.
• Tell your doctor about your injury when you get back to the United States.

Consider buying medical evacuation insurance. Rabies is a deadly disease that must be treated quickly, and treatment may not be available in some countries.

Reduce your exposure to germs

Follow these tips to avoid getting sick or spreading illness to others while traveling:

• Wash your hands often, especially before eating.
• If soap and water aren’t available, clean hands with hand sanitizer (containing at least 60% alcohol).
• Don’t touch your eyes, nose, or mouth. If you need to touch your face, make sure your hands are clean.
• Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue or your sleeve (not your hands) when coughing or sneezing.
• Try to avoid contact with people who are sick.
• If you are sick, stay home or in your hotel room, unless you need medical care.

Avoid sharing body fluids

Diseases can be spread through body fluids, such as saliva, blood, vomit, and semen.

Protect yourself:

• Use latex condoms correctly.
• Do not inject drugs.
• Limit alcohol consumption. People take more risks when intoxicated.
• Do not share needles or any devices that can break the skin. That includes needles for tattoos, piercings, and acupuncture.
• If you receive medical or dental care, make sure the equipment is disinfected or sanitized.

Know how to get medical care while traveling

Plan for how you will get health care during your trip, should the need arise:

• Carry a list of local doctors and hospitals at your destination.
• Review your health insurance plan to determine what medical services it would cover during your trip. Consider purchasing travel health and medical evacuation insurance.
• Carry a card that identifies, in the local language, your blood type, chronic conditions or serious allergies, and the generic names of any medications you take.
• Some prescription drugs may be illegal in other countries. Call Guam’s embassy to verify that all of your prescription(s) are legal to bring with you.
• Bring all the medicines (including over-the-counter medicines) you think you might need during your trip, including extra in case of travel delays. Ask your doctor to help you get prescriptions filled early if you need to.

Many foreign hospitals and clinics are accredited by the Joint Commission International. A list of accredited facilities is available at their website ( www.jointcommissioninternational.org ).

In some countries, medicine (prescription and over-the-counter) may be substandard or counterfeit. Bring the medicines you will need from the United States to avoid having to buy them at your destination.

Select safe transportation

Motor vehicle crashes are the #1 killer of healthy US citizens in foreign countries.

In many places cars, buses, large trucks, rickshaws, bikes, people on foot, and even animals share the same lanes of traffic, increasing the risk for crashes.

Be smart when you are traveling on foot.

• Use sidewalks and marked crosswalks.
• Pay attention to the traffic around you, especially in crowded areas.
• Remember, people on foot do not always have the right of way in other countries.

Riding/Driving

Choose a safe vehicle.

• Choose official taxis or public transportation, such as trains and buses.
• Ride only in cars that have seatbelts.
• Avoid overcrowded, overloaded, top-heavy buses and minivans.
• Avoid riding on motorcycles or motorbikes, especially motorbike taxis. (Many crashes are caused by inexperienced motorbike drivers.)
• Choose newer vehicles—they may have more safety features, such as airbags, and be more reliable.
• Choose larger vehicles, which may provide more protection in crashes.

Think about the driver.

• Do not drive after drinking alcohol or ride with someone who has been drinking.
• Consider hiring a licensed, trained driver familiar with the area.
• Arrange payment before departing.

Follow basic safety tips.

• Wear a seatbelt at all times.
• Sit in the back seat of cars and taxis.
• When on motorbikes or bicycles, always wear a helmet. (Bring a helmet from home, if needed.)
• Avoid driving at night; street lighting in certain parts of Guam may be poor.
• Do not use a cell phone or text while driving (illegal in many countries).
• Travel during daylight hours only, especially in rural areas.
• If you choose to drive a vehicle in Guam, learn the local traffic laws and have the proper paperwork.
• Get any driving permits and insurance you may need. Get an International Driving Permit (IDP). Carry the IDP and a US-issued driver's license at all times.
• Check with your auto insurance policy's international coverage, and get more coverage if needed. Make sure you have liability insurance.
• Avoid using local, unscheduled aircraft.
• If possible, fly on larger planes (more than 30 seats); larger airplanes are more likely to have regular safety inspections.
• Try to schedule flights during daylight hours and in good weather.

Medical Evacuation Insurance

If you are seriously injured, emergency care may not be available or may not meet US standards. Trauma care centers are uncommon outside urban areas. Having medical evacuation insurance can be helpful for these reasons.

Helpful Resources

Road Safety Overseas (Information from the US Department of State): Includes tips on driving in other countries, International Driving Permits, auto insurance, and other resources.

The Association for International Road Travel has country-specific Road Travel Reports available for most countries for a minimal fee.

Maintain personal security

Use the same common sense traveling overseas that you would at home, and always stay alert and aware of your surroundings.

Before you leave

• Research your destination(s), including local laws, customs, and culture.
• Monitor travel advisories and alerts and read travel tips from the US Department of State.
• Enroll in the Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP) .
• Leave a copy of your itinerary, contact information, credit cards, and passport with someone at home.
• Pack as light as possible, and leave at home any item you could not replace.

While at your destination(s)

• Carry contact information for the nearest US embassy or consulate .
• Carry a photocopy of your passport and entry stamp; leave the actual passport securely in your hotel.
• Follow all local laws and social customs.
• Do not wear expensive clothing or jewelry.
• Always keep hotel doors locked, and store valuables in secure areas.
• If possible, choose hotel rooms between the 2nd and 6th floors.

Healthy Travel Packing List

Use the Healthy Travel Packing List for Guam (U.S.) for a list of health-related items to consider packing for your trip. Talk to your doctor about which items are most important for you.

Why does CDC recommend packing these health-related items?

It’s best to be prepared to prevent and treat common illnesses and injuries. Some supplies and medicines may be difficult to find at your destination, may have different names, or may have different ingredients than what you normally use.

If you are not feeling well after your trip, you may need to see a doctor. If you need help finding a travel medicine specialist, see Find a Clinic . Be sure to tell your doctor about your travel, including where you went and what you did on your trip. Also tell your doctor if you were bitten or scratched by an animal while traveling.

For more information on what to do if you are sick after your trip, see Getting Sick after Travel .

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Nautech Travel Services was founded May 2018. It was established as part of the Nautech Guam Group to help manage the exclusive contract with Rakuten Travel's Rakuten Travel Guam Lounge and to facilitate a professional management for Rakuten's clients coming to Guam. Nautech Travel contracts over hundreds of tours and activity companies so that we may resell and introduce the many fun and exciting tours to our clients that Guam can offer.

Nautech Travel also contracts transportation companies to provide van and big bus transportation to its clients. Nautech Travel also owns private high grade vehicles to provide VIP service to our clients. At Nautech, we call it the "Service Black".

RAKUTEN TRAVEL EXPERIENCES

Nautech Travel Provides support and sales for Rakuten Travel Experiences, an online experience, activities, attraction booking site (formally Voyajin) for Guam. Bookings made with Rakuten Travel Experiences will receive Rakuten Points.

The Valley of the Latte Transportation Reservations

Nautech Travel Services offers exclusive and non-exclusive transportation to and from the Valley of the Latte. Click here to book your transfer now! 

Prices starts from $15 per person (minimum 2 persons required)

*Exclusive Transfer also available. Reserve your car now!

Rakuten Travel guam Lounge

Nautech Travel manages and operates the Rakuten Travel Guam's local customer services. 

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Contact: [email protected]

Tel: 671-647-1118 Fax: 671-647-1120

Rakuten Travel Guam navi (https://guam.RAKNAVI.com)

Nautech Travel Guam manages the Rakuten Travel Guam Navi, better know as "RAKNAVI GUAM" (https://guam.raknavi.com). Raknavi Guam hosts and introduces many of Guam's tours and activities that is available for our visitors. We have many tours and activities from marine sports, diving, dinner shows, to BBQ's and many many more. We urge you to visit the RAKNAVI Guam page .

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Nautech Travel Services offers walk-in lounge restaurant consulting as well as online bookings (with cost) through Raknavi Guam.

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Nautech Travel offers online rent a car bookings with various car companies to choose from. The rent a car bookings can be made through Raknavi Guam. 

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Nautech Travel offers the online guide "Staynavi" Guam for all clients that that comes to Guam. The online site optimized for smartphone user gives users the convenience,  the assurance for all their needs while they stay on Guam. Staynavi Guam, customers guide during their stay. 

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valley of the latte online agent agreement (apr 2024- sep 2024)

Our business partners can click below and sign their agreement for the Valley of the Latte. Its simple, and fast. : - Tour Agreement - Used for Agreements with Tour Agencies and the Valley of the Latter for the upcoming April 2024 through September 2024. 

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Rakuten smart pass agreement (2024)

Our business partners can go to our online agreement or download the Rakuten Smart Pass Agreement  Businesses are all invited to participate in the Rakuten Travel's Rakuten Smart Pass, Benefit program. Rakuten Smart Pass is a "Benefit Card" program made to entice travelers to visit and patronize the many business here on Guam. 

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Our business partners can download the various agreements for Nautech Travel Services. *Agreements include: - Tour Services Agreement - Used for Agreements with Optional tours, activities, and attractions. - Direct Payment Agreement - Used together with the Tour Services Agreement to allow the collection of payment at the vendor (Tour) directly between the customers and the tour. - Restaurant Agreement - Used for Restaurants for seat reservations, etc., - Smart Pass Agreement - Used to provide benefits to the customers - Rent A Car Agreement - Use for Rent A Cars bookings - Taxi Services Agreement - Use for Taxi Services provided to Rakuten Clients - Transportation Agreements - Use for Transportation companies to provide services to Rakuten clients - Direct Booking Registration - Used to allow tours to be booked directly from customers to each tours.

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The 5 Habits of Smart Travelers

You’ve always wanted to climb Pikes Peak, but are you ready for a 14,000-foot adventure? You’d like to tour Africa, but should you consider a luxury safari, an overland safari or a guided bush tour?…

You’ve always wanted to climb Pikes Peak , but are you ready for a 14,000-foot adventure? You’d like to tour Africa, but should you consider a  luxury safari , an overland safari or a guided bush tour? You ride a stationary bike daily, but should you sign up for a bike trail adventure on a 200-foot cliff above the Colorado River?

Harding Bush, associate manager of operations at Global Rescue, offers some advice about traveler responsibility. To make sure you are ready for the trip, here are the five habits of smart travelers.

Knowing your limits

At Global Rescue, the world’s leading membership organization providing medical and security evacuation, travel risk and crisis management services, Bush is at the ready to help members who might be in a sticky situation. But he emphasizes that it is far better to plan ahead and not get into that situation in the first place.

Smart travelers know their own limits. They also know that their capabilities, or lack thereof, will affect others.

“If you’re traveling in a group, are you going to be the weakest link?” Bush asked. “Do the guides have to take care of you instead of doing their job? If you can’t make the climb, everyone else gets jammed. You have to think about what you’re capable of doing and what the consequence would be if you were to fail.”

Responsible guides and tour operators will point you in the right direction. A walking safari, for example, might vary the distance and terrain based on the fitness ability and interest of the group. There are also online resources to give you some guidance, like the Mont Blanc Guides Fitness Checker .

“It asks things like: how tall are you, how old are you, how long does it take you to walk a mile, how long does it take you to run two miles, can you do 50 push ups? Then it gives you a score based on your answers,” said Bush, a 20-year special operations forces veteran with an additional nine years of experience in international travel security.

Willingness to adjust

Because you’ll be on your feet for several hours every day on uneven terrain in the heat, you didn’t meet the minimum fitness level for the African walking tour. Or maybe the Mont Blanc Guides fitness checker suggested you work out for a year, then take the test again to see if you are ready for the climb. Smart travelers can accept information that might not be favorable and make adjustments accordingly.

“If you can’t climb Mont Blanc, maybe you can go backcountry skiing. Or you might have a better experience climbing a 4,000-foot mountain rather than a 13,000-foot mountain,” Bush said. “Ensure the requirements of the trip and your capabilities are consistent — and be open to alternatives that you would enjoy more.”

Committed to collecting information from multiples sources

It doesn’t matter whether you’re going to climb a nearby mountain or if you’re going to climb Mount Everest. Bush notes preparation is always necessary for traveling smart.

“You have to know how to get there, how to look at a trail map and how to access the trailhead,” he said. “The same thing with a big trip like Mount Everest. What do I need? Am I going to use a guide service, am I going to need any permits, what kind of air travel and how is this all going to work out?”

He suggests that part of your traveler responsibility is talking to people who have taken the trip you are planning, whether it is climbing in high elevations or walking the African wilderness.

“I always like to ask: what are the three things that went really well, what are the three things that didn’t go so well and why?” he said. “It makes them think about it and clean up the information they give you.”

Add your own internet research to the personal stories you’ve gathered. Look at TripAdvisor, Yelp, the American Alpine Club , trade publications and other independent entities and organizations to see what kind of recommendations and reviews are available for the trip you’re planning.

Remember that destination country information is just as important. “The key is to evaluate different sources of information. When I travel, I talk to people that have been there. I talk to people who have done what I plan to do. I look at U.S. news reports, foreign news reports and local news reports,” Bush said. “I get a balance.”

Careful guide selection

You know your limits, you’ve done your research, so what’s next? Finding a guide that matches your needs and abilities.

“Figure out what a guide can do for you,” Bush said. He suggests asking these questions to start:

• What is included? Do they provide gear, or do you bring your own?
• Do they handle the logistics of travel, such as permits and visas?
• Where does the tour pick up and drop off? Are they going to meet you at the airport?
• Do they bring you back to the airport after the trip?
• What happens if someone is ill or injured?
• Is the tour tailored to beginners or experts?

“Most guides won’t take you down a Class 5 rapid if you can’t canoe down a Class 5 rapid. But then there are some that won’t ask you anything,” Bush said. “Match your abilities with the requirements of the trip and choose your guide wisely.”

There are some places where you might not legally need a guide but having one can make the trip easier and more enjoyable.

“There’s less worry when you have a guide,” Bush said. “It depends on where you are going, your experience, your comfort level and things like that. If other people have done the trip without a guide, talk to them to see how it went.”

Practice nonstop awareness — and have backup

If you want to be a smart traveler, Bush suggests thought, preparation and planning before you go.

“Remember, you don’t want to get into trouble or have issues. Awareness gives you the confidence to do that. If you’re prepared, you can concentrate on the trip and have a good time,” Bush said.

When it comes to traveling smart, awareness allows avoidance.

“The way you manage a threat, an avalanche for example, is avoidance,” Bush said. “Some travelers have the avalanche life jacket that inflates, or other gadgets and they think that allows them to go into more high-risk avalanche areas. That’s irresponsible. The best way to avoid an avalanche is to have training and awareness.”

Even if you have back up, like a professional guide or a Global Rescue membership , it should never be a reason to put yourself in danger.

“Say you get 2/3 of the way up a mountain and you can see weather coming in and it’s getting dark,” Bush said. “Do you walk back down the mountain and call it a nice hike, or do you keep going? It’s definitely responsible to have a Global Rescue membership, but it doesn’t make you any more capable. Global Rescue doesn’t make you a better skier, it doesn’t make you a better climber and it doesn’t make you any more fit, so don’t take on extra risk.”

Whether you’re planning small trip or a big adventure, Global Rescue memberships include evacuation, field rescue and advisory services suitable for the smart traveler. Click here to learn more.

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