From booking to boarding, we make pre-travel health preparation simple.
Tucson patients can book online anytime, and we recommend scheduling your appointment as a dedicated Scottsdale day trip. Plan your itinerary around the visit and combine it with other errands or appointments in the metro area to make the most of the drive north.
Our travel medicine specialists review your complete itinerary, including any cross-border travel into Mexico, and build a destination-specific health plan using current CDC and WHO advisories. Tucson-area travelers often face more complex itineraries than typical Phoenix visitors, and we’re equipped for them.
You’ll leave with every vaccine, prescription, and preventive strategy your destination requires, plus documentation your host institution, employer, or foreign entry requirements accept. One thorough appointment covers it all.
A comprehensive travel health assessment tailored to your unique trip, covering everything you need in a single appointment.
We stock all CDC-recommended travel vaccinations on-site. Most travelers receive their immunizations the same day as their consultation.
Prescription antimalarial medications tailored to your specific travel destinations.
Additional routine immunizations and boosters reviewed and updated based on your destination and health history.
Why Tucson travelers choose a specialized travel medicine clinic over their local doctor or urgent care.
Most Tucson residents who need genuine travel health preparation quickly discover a hard truth: Southern Arizona has limited options for certified travel medicine. Yellow fever vaccination requires a certified center, something vanishingly rare in Tucson. Complex itineraries involving multiple developing-world destinations, Mexican border crossings, or remote fieldwork require a travel medicine specialist who stays current on regional disease surveillance, not a general practitioner filling out forms. TravelBug Health in Scottsdale was built to be that resource. The two-hour drive from Tucson is a choice that experienced international travelers make deliberately.
Tucson has a unique traveler population. University of Arizona faculty conduct field research in some of the world’s most challenging health environments. UA students participate in international programs across Latin America, Africa, and Asia. The Sonoran Desert research community operates in borderland ecosystems on both sides of the international boundary. All of these travelers share one thing: they need pre-travel health preparation from a team that understands what they’re actually walking into. Our travel medicine specialists provide exactly that: comprehensive, destination-specific travel health assessments backed by current CDC and WHO guidance, available with a simple advance appointment.
Whether you’re a UA researcher heading into the field or a Tucson family planning an international adventure, we tailor your health preparation to your trip.
TravelBug Health is located in Scottsdale at 8603 E Royal Palm Rd, Suite 120, approximately 1 hour 45 minutes to 2 hours north of Tucson via I-10. Tucson patients typically schedule a morning appointment and make a day of the drive, combining their visit with other north metro errands. We recommend booking early in the week so any needed prescription start dates align with your departure timeline.
From Tucson, take I-10 West/North toward Phoenix. Continue north through Chandler and Tempe, then exit onto the Loop 101 N toward Scottsdale. Take the Shea Blvd exit and head east into Scottsdale. Turn south on Scottsdale Rd and then east on Royal Palm Rd to reach our suite at 8603 E Royal Palm Rd, Suite 120.
Serving travelers from across Southern Arizona:
TravelBug Health Travel Clinic
8603 E Royal Palm Rd, Suite 120, Scottsdale, AZ 85258
Hours: Monday to Friday, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Phone: (480) 435-2774
Directions from Tucson: Take I-10 north toward Phoenix, then Loop 101 N to Shea Blvd exit east into Scottsdale. Approximately 1 hr 45 min to 2 hrs. Free parking available at the clinic.
Real reviews from patients who trusted TravelBug Health for their pre-travel health needs.
“I’m a graduate researcher at UA heading to the Democratic Republic of Congo for eight weeks of field work. I looked for a travel clinic in Tucson and couldn’t find anyone qualified to handle yellow fever plus the full vaccine panel I needed. TravelBug Health in Scottsdale was worth every mile. They covered everything: vaccines, malaria meds, altitude prep, and documentation my department required. Professional, thorough, and they clearly knew what they were doing.”
We strongly recommend booking 6 to 8 weeks before your departure date, especially for Tucson patients who need to factor in the drive to Scottsdale and any multi-dose vaccine series. Some vaccines like Hepatitis B and Rabies pre-exposure require multiple appointments spaced 1 to 4 weeks apart. Contact us early and we’ll map out a schedule that works with your calendar.
Bring your passport, your full travel itinerary (every country and region you’ll visit), any institutional health clearance requirements from your employer or university, your vaccination records, current medications, and insurance card. The more detail you can provide about your destination and activities, the more precisely we can tailor your travel health assessment.
Coverage depends on your plan. Some preventive vaccines like Hepatitis A and Tdap updates may qualify. Destination-specific vaccines like yellow fever and Japanese Encephalitis are typically not covered. University of Arizona faculty and students should review their plan details. We provide itemized receipts for out-of-pocket expenses to facilitate any reimbursement.
Yes, we see pediatric patients and adjust vaccine schedules and dosages by age and weight. Parents and legal guardians should accompany minors, bring their vaccination records, and provide the complete itinerary for the trip.
It depends on your destinations in Mexico, the frequency of your travel, and your activities while there. Travelers who spend time in rural areas, participate in food or water exposure outside tourist zones, or visit regions with documented disease activity benefit significantly from a travel health assessment, even for border crossings. Traveler’s diarrhea prevention, hepatitis A status review, and typhoid vaccination are all relevant for regular cross-border travelers. A one-time consultation can set you up for safer ongoing travel.
Yes, and we do it regularly. Research travel to remote or developing-world destinations is some of the highest-stakes travel health preparation we handle. We work through every destination on your itinerary individually, review institutional documentation requirements, assess fieldwork-specific risks like vector exposure and water access, and send you prepared for every leg of the trip. We can also coordinate pre-departure and post-return consultations for long-term or recurring field assignments.
Don’t settle for incomplete travel health prep. Book a pre-travel consultation in Scottsdale and arrive prepared for wherever your research, studies, or international work takes you.
