Average Cost of a Mountain Rescue Service Call
Mountain Rescue Service and Insurance
Get insurance for your trip to the mountains
As of July 1, 2006, any person in a mountainous area is required to reimburse the mountain rescue service for the costs associated with rescue operations or search efforts.
Set out on an adventure in the High Tatras with mountain insurance—whether you’re a recreational hiker, climber, ski mountaineer, or extreme sports enthusiast. Standard public health insurance and travel insurance do not cover the costs incurred by the Mountain Rescue Service in connection with rescue operations or search efforts. The costs of technical interventions—such as transport on a stretcher, search operations, and aerial rescue—must be paid by every person in a mountain environment. This obligation does not apply to children or persons lacking legal capacity.
Insurance companies divide mountain insurance into two categories: “basic” for ordinary hikers traveling on marked trails, and “extreme” for mountaineering, ski mountaineering, and adrenaline sports.
Maximum cost of a 45-minute helicopter operation
Maximum Coverage of Fire and Rescue Service Costs with Generali Insurance
Minimum daily rate for mountain insurance
Guests staying at lodging facilities in the town of Vysoké Tatry are automatically insured
As of June 1, 2020, every visitor staying within the territory of the town of Vysoké Tatry and registered in the registry of guests subject to the lodging tax is automatically covered by group insurance for Fire and Rescue Service (HZS) assistance. The territory of the town of Vysoké Tatry comprises the Tatra settlements from Tatranská Kotlina to Popradské Pleso.
Check with your accommodation provider to see if they are a registered tax payer in the town of Vysoké Tatry. Please note—Štrbské Pleso is not part of the town of Vysoké Tatry.
Mountain Insurance: Fast, Convenient, and Worry-Free
You can purchase Generali insurance in person at the Tatra Information Offices in Starý Smokovec, Tatranská Lomnica, and Štrbské Pleso.
You can purchase insurance online from individual insurance companies—UNION, Generali, ČSOB, Allianz, Poistenie.sk, or Alpenverein Slovensko.
One contact, peace of mind at all times. From the emergency hotline to the mobile app
Fire and Rescue Service Emergency Hotline
18 300
Website:
hzs.sk | laviny.sk
App Available on the App Store and Google Play — up-to-date information on mountain conditions and one-button emergency assistance.
Additional practical information for your stay
Transportation, parking, mountain safety, and maps of the region—discover everything that will make getting around and enjoying your stay in the High Tatras easier.
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More practical information for your stay
Transportation, parking, mountain safety, and maps of the region—discover everything that will make it easier for you to get around and enjoy your stay in the High Tatras.
Must-See Places. Discover them one by one
Every corner of the High Tatras has its own story. Discover the places that shape the character of the region.
Webkamery
Poprad
3°C
Zamračené
Lomnický štít
-8°C
Zamračené
Tatranská Lomnica
1°C
Zamračené
Starý Smokovec
2°C
Zamračené
Hrebienok
1°C
Zamračené
Štrbské Pleso
0°C
Zamračené
Skalnaté pleso
-2°C
Zamračené
Solisko
0°C
Zamračené
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