Insurance

To join one of our trips you must have comprehensive travel and medical insurance. We don't arrange or sell insurance.

Trekking only

For our treks in Nepal and Northern India you will want emergency health insurance that includes trekking at higher altitudes (called different things, but usually high-risk activities or adventure holidays...) and helicopter evacuation. If trekking/climbing in Tibet there is no possibility of helicopter rescue.

Be sure that the policy covers all that we are doing on the trek, whether it is just trekking or also guided mountaineering.

Climbing

For 8000m expeditions insurance hard to obtain and is optional. There are not many policies out there that cover climbing with ropes above 6000m, some however have no exclusions (IHI for example). If you are from the UK the best policy is the British Mountaineering Council's (BMC's) insurance policy and from the USA the American Alpine Club's.

First options

First talk with your household insurer, your medical insurer (especially if you live in the USA or Canada) or your travel agent. Your household insurer or your medical insurer should be able to offer a cheaper policy than a travel agent, however ensure it covers the specific activities of your tour, such as trekking or guided mountaineering.

Other options

Search the internet.

Here is a list of companies that provide health and travel insurance for both long and short trips, both travelers and expats, just about everything you need is here. All open in new windows.

IHI.com, based in Denmark. Look at them first as they don't have any exclusions

www.travelinsured.com

allaboardbenefits.com

highway2health.com

champion-ins.com

www.isis-travelinsurance.com

alltripinsurance.com

internationalsos.com

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