Background: Motion sickness is a common ailment with travel in cars, trains, planes and boats. Other risk factors include: eating heavy meals before travelling, reading in car, airplane, space shuttle, heightened level of fear or anxiety, susceptibility to nausea or vomiting and sitting at back of vehicle. Objectives: 1. To identify the factors aggravating motion sickness. 2. To identify the susceptibility for different rides/vehicles. 3. To identify the factors alleviating motion sickness. Methods: A descriptive survey approach was adopted. Three hundred and forty nine samples were selected through purposive sampling technique. Data was collected using demographic proforma and motion sickness susceptibility questionnaire. Results: Highest percentage (51%) of the samples reported being susceptible to motion sickness when travelling by car. Most (82%) of the samples tried to avoid the symptoms by sleeping and 2% resorted to having a light meal before travel.