Please note that it is a condition of booking on any overland 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 so please keep these with you at departure. The medical insurance is extremely important in the case of an emergency in a remote area (which is most areas we travel to) as you will have to be airlifted.

Please double 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 may have to be airlifted to South Africa for a simple problem. Many insurance policies do not cover adrenaline sports i.e. bungee jumping and skydiving – 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.

Please ensure that your travel insurance also covers cancellation.