Kilimanjaro Evacuations by Helicopter
Search and Rescue: Search and Rescue is a new service on Mount Kilimanjaro to ensure your safety while climbing the mountain. Kilimanjaro Search and Rescue offer the best and modern search and rescue services using helicopters that can fly in any weather. Kilimanjaro SAR strives to make Kilimanjaro the safest tourist destination in Africa.
An emergency medical service to ensure your safety while hiking Mount Kilimanjaro and Mount Meru with helicopters that can be deployed within 5 minutes. We ensure a quick response and guarantee your safety regardless the season.
The helicopter will pick you up from the designated area on the mountain, where the medical team will immediately start an in-flight medical treatment. Upon landing at KIA/Moshi Airport there will be transport, to take you to your hotel. If you require further medical attention upon landing, you will be taken to a modern private High Altitude Medical clinic ideal for Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS).Kilimanjaro SAR accepts insurance with Evacuation coverage up to 6,000 meters above Sea Level. Please be aware that coverage and eligibility requirements for this benefit differ by policy.
The website linked below showcases 75 different policies and providers that offer Medical Evacuation coverage.
https://www.squaremouth.com/travel-insurance-benefits/medical-evacuation-and-repatriation
Insurance: It is highly recommended that you have insurance that covers emergency evacuation 6,000 meters above Sea Level.
MEDICAL SERVICE |
DESCRIPTION |
PRICE |
Evacuation at Mount Kilimanjaro |
The actual cost of evacuation will be calculated on the total flight time, on average less than 70 minutes Estimated average cost is USD 3,600 NB: To be paid by Client’s Travel Insurance. If not properly covered then the payment will be sorted out between Kilimanjaro SAR & the patient, after the service. |
To be calculated |
Evacuation at Mount Meru |
The actual cost of evacuation will be calculated on the total flight time, on average less than 120 minutes Estimated average cost is USD 5,000 NB: To be paid by Client’s Travel Insurance. If not properly Covered then the payment will be sorted out between Kilimanjaro SAR & the patient, after the service |
To be calculated |
Peter was an excellent, friendly, and knowledgeable guide. I did the 6 day Machame tour with comfort.
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Peter Kinyaiya is an excellent guide. He lead our group of porters and trekkers up the Machame.
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It was an awesome trekking trip. My friends and I took Machame Route. I was very impressed with the beauty.
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My friends and I were on the week of Kilimanjaro Marathon, some of our group run full marthon.
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Machame Route We enjoyed every meter of this tour. Only the summit night was very hard.
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