Insurance
Evacuations by helicopter are very expensive.
Emergency Medical Evacuation Insurance is mandatory for all trekkers. Medical facilities in PNG are not comparable to those in western countries. Emergency medical evacuation could include returning to your home country for advanced care, hence the need for insurance.
Trip cancellation insurance will reimburse you for any non-recoverable air or land expenses should you have to cancel your trip due to personal or family illness or leave the expedition early due to other reasons. It will also cover any emergency medical evacuation expenses should you become ill during the expedition.
Baggage Loss and Accident Insurance
We strongly recommend that you take out baggage loss and accident insurance. You can avail yourself of such policies in most western countries.
Aircraft Evacuation
In the event that an aircraft evacuation is required, No Roads Expeditions will undertake to arrange the evacuation on the condition that the expenses will be reimbursed by the passenger before departing the country.
It is essential that you bring to PNG two copies of the pages of your travel insurance policy document that display the following information:
The insurance policy document must include a 24x7 emergency contact number for the insurance company so our expedition guide can call for help if required. Please note that, unfortunately, our expedition guides cannot take you on the trek if I they do not have a copy of this document prior to departing Port Moresby on trek day one.
Trip cancellation insurance will reimburse you for any non-recoverable air or land expenses should you have to cancel your trip due to personal or family illness or leave the expedition early due to other reasons. It will also cover any emergency medical evacuation expenses should you become ill during the expedition.
Baggage Loss and Accident Insurance
We strongly recommend that you take out baggage loss and accident insurance. You can avail yourself of such policies in most western countries.
Aircraft Evacuation
In the event that an aircraft evacuation is required, No Roads Expeditions will undertake to arrange the evacuation on the condition that the expenses will be reimbursed by the passenger before departing the country.
It is essential that you bring to PNG two copies of the pages of your travel insurance policy document that display the following information:
- Insurance company’s name
- Your policy number
- Insurance company’s emergency contact phone number.
The insurance policy document must include a 24x7 emergency contact number for the insurance company so our expedition guide can call for help if required. Please note that, unfortunately, our expedition guides cannot take you on the trek if I they do not have a copy of this document prior to departing Port Moresby on trek day one.
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Existing Travel Insurance Policies / Credit Card deals
There are some credit cards on the market that also come with travel insurance as an extra. It is very important that you check the policy documents to ensure it covers aircraft evacuation as explained above. Please don't assume that aircraft evacuation is covered or that Papua New Guinea is included in the cover. Need a Recommendation? You can obtain the correct insurance, and be assured you will be covered for evacuation through our web site at www.noroads.com.au. Click on Insurance and go from there. Note: Accidents caused by the inappropriate consumption of alcohol or drugs may void your travel insurance. |
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