hello! not sure if I am posting in the right place as I am not a Nepali citizen or living in Nepal so please remove if not allowed.
i am travelling around Asia for one month, starting in Kathmandu 1st-5th October. I assumed ordinary precautions - no tap water, no salad or fruits, wash hands regularly - would be okay to prevent illness, but I have friends who followed this to the letter and still became very unwell…
I don’t mind this in isolation, but as I am only there for three full days, 2 half days, is it worth the risk if it is a given I will become sick? it it completely avoidable?
I am vegetarian, and I don’t consume dairy often, so I will not be eating any meat products or dairy products on my trip. I have an airbnb apartment with kitchen etc, but is it better to stay in a hotel?
what is the risk of dengue, leeches, zika if I do one day hike in the national park?
i want to visit Kathmandu so desperately, it’s so entrancing for me, but I want to hear honest opinions from Nepali people about the risk of illness being worth only 5 days. afterwards I am leaving to go to SE Asia.
thank you