There are a few companies providing emergency helicopter evacuation services, though their services may not always be available. The best company has been Kilimanjaro SAR (Search And Rescue) as it’s located in Moshi which allows for a quick response time; however, they have been temporarily not operating since 2020. Another well-known helicopter evacuation service is AMREF. However, AMREF is based in Nairobi which means their helicopters can take significant time to arrive to Kilimanjaro. Therefore, AMREF had also been working with SAR to provide faster service.
While helicopter evacuation services operators have been providing very valuable and potentially life-saving services, please note that you cannot rely on helicopters always being available. Helicopters may be busy with other emergencies or too far away to reach on time; they can only land at designated helipads, so you’ll still need to get to those landing points first; and helicopter evacuation service is unavailable at night or during poor weather conditions because it would not be safe for helicopters to fly and land.
Finally, make sure you will be covered for helicopter emergency evacuation before booking your climb and travel insurance.
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