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Emergency air evacuation

AMREF Flying
Doctors.

Emergency air evacuation cover across East Africa for safari and Kilimanjaro travellers.

Serengeti Great Migration
Kilimanjaro 5,895m
Ngorongoro Crater
Zanzibar Indian Ocean
Kenya Masai Mara · Amboseli
Est. 2019 Arusha
Serengeti Great Migration
Kilimanjaro 5,895m
Ngorongoro Crater
Zanzibar Indian Ocean
Kenya Masai Mara · Amboseli
Est. 2019 Arusha
~$25Tourist membership
<2 hrsTypical Serengeti response
60+ yrsAMREF in East Africa
WilsonNairobi base
Flying Doctors Society of Africa

Emergency
evacuation.
Essential cover.

AMREF Flying Doctors provides emergency air evacuation from the field to a suitable hospital anywhere in their East Africa network. For safari guests and Kilimanjaro climbers, this is one of the most useful extras you can arrange. Tourist membership is typically around $25 per person for the year.

Without membership, a medical flight from the Serengeti to Nairobi can cost roughly $15,000–$25,000 depending on aircraft and distance. With membership, that evacuation cost is covered. The service is based at Wilson Airport in Nairobi and aims to reach park airstrips quickly. Response to the Serengeti is often under two hours once the call is made.

Kisangara includes Flying Doctors enrollment notes and the emergency number in your pre-travel pack. We recommend buying membership before you fly. It is not a booking condition, but it is the cover we want every guest to have for remote park and mountain travel.

Emergency: +254 20 6992000

How it works

Register. Call.
Evacuated.

Step 1 · Before travel

Buy membership

Purchase Tourist Membership at flydoc.org. Save your certificate and the emergency number offline. Share both with your Kisangara guide on arrival. Cover is usually valid for 12 months, which helps if you return within the year.

Step 2 · If needed

Call the hotline

Call +254 20 6992000. Give your location (your guide will have GPS), the medical issue, and your membership number. If you cannot speak, your guide is trained to make this call and stay with you until aircraft and ground transfer are arranged.

Step 3 · Dispatch

Aircraft to an airstrip

AMREF sends the right aircraft from Nairobi. Most parks have airstrips within a short drive of camps. Your guide coordinates the ground transfer. Medical support continues on the flight.

Step 4 · Hospital

Transfer to care

Evacuation usually goes to a major hospital such as Aga Khan or Nairobi Hospital, or to a suitable facility in Arusha or Dar es Salaam for less critical cases. Membership covers evacuation to hospital. Ongoing hospital bills stay with your normal travel insurance.

Questions

Flying Doctors
FAQ.

No. Flying Doctors covers evacuation from the field. Standard travel insurance covers cancellation, baggage, and medical treatment once you reach hospital. You need both for a complete Tanzania trip. Evacuation alone leaves you open to hospital bills and trip disruption costs.
Less critical than for remote parks or Kilimanjaro, but still useful. Zanzibar has decent clinics for routine care. Serious specialist emergencies may still need a flight to Nairobi or Dar. At about $25, most guests keep the cover for any Tanzania itinerary.
Yes. You can join online at flydoc.org even after landing. Cover usually activates once payment confirms. We still prefer you buy before departure so documents are ready offline. Kisangara can resend the enrollment link anytime.
We provide clear instructions and the emergency number with your pre-travel pack. Membership is purchased directly with AMREF. If you need help finding the right tourist product, ask us and we will walk you through it before you travel.
Planning a safari?

We include this
in your prep pack.

After you enquire, we send visa notes, packing lists, insurance guidance, and Flying Doctors enrollment details with your proposal.

Enquire now
Phone & WhatsApp +255 755 002 886
AMREF emergency +254 20 6992000
Office Sokoine Road, Arusha
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