Yes, if you found yourself in an emergency situation and needed to be evacuated or transported to the nearest medical facility, your helicopter rescue or medivac would be covered by travel insurance.
As a trekker, you’ll often find yourself in inaccessible locations and a helicopter service is often the only way out. This combined with the heightened medical risk of higher altitudes makes emergency evacuation a crucial component of travel insurance when trekking.
No Free Joy Rides (it must be necessary): A licenced medical professional or licenced tour guide must determine that the rescue is the only way to get you the treatment you require.
Alert Your Insurer (as soon as possible): You, your guide or travelling companion must advise your travel insurer of the situation. All travel insurers have 24/7 medical assistance teams that can help organise the evacuation and guarantee payment with the hospital and medics.