Health And Paper Work
MEDICAL INSURANCE
Please note that it is a condition of booking on any Nomad tour that you have adequate medical insurance. We require the details of your insurance policy for our records before you will be permitted to depart on tour.
The medical insurance is so important because in case of an emergency in a remote area (which is most areas we are travelling to) you will have to be airlifted. If you do not have a medical insurance, you will need cash (which means thousands of USD) or you will not be helped while every minute might count.
Please check the small print of any ‘free’ credit-card insurance – your insurance must cover you in the instance that you need to be airlifted to a hospital. As many public hospitals in Africa are below western standards you might have to be airlifted to South Africa for a simple problem. Many insurance policies do not cover adrenaline sports: i.e.: bungee jumping – please check this before you book the activity.
Medical insurance is usually relatively inexpensive and we recommend that you buy a separate policy in your country of origin. If you purchase insurance in Africa please note that it will not cover you to be returned to your own country in the event of an emergency, it will only return you to the country in which you purchased the policy.