Backpacker Travel Insurance
We have produced a specialist travel insurance policy aimed specifically for the backpacker on a gap year or those looking for long stay insurance. Our policies are available to UK residents aged 18 - 39.
We can offer cover from 1 month to 18 months abroad and have divided the world into regions so you only need to pay for the regions you are visiting. We have split the world into 5 regions, Europe, Europe inc. Cyprus, Australia and New Zealand, Worldwide Excluding USA, Canada and the Carribean Islands or Worldwide, which will cover you anywhere as long as the Foreign and Commonwelth office have not advised against travel to a particular country or region.
Sports and Activities Included
Our backpacker insurance is ideal for the adventure traveller as we include 63 sports and activities as standard, including bungeee jumping, scuba diving and even quad biking. If you are keen on wintersports then you can include up to 6 months wintersports insurance for both on and off piste skiing, snowboarding and numerous other activities. Check out our wintersports section for more details.
What am I covered for?
We have designd our backpacker travel insurance policy to include a high level of protection across all sections of our policy. Here are some of our key benefits
- Emergency Medical Expenses and Repatriation Cover up to £3 million.
- Personal Posessions Cover up to £750.
- Cancellation Cover up to £1000.
- Personal Liabilitycover up to £1 million.
The policy is underwritten by AGA International SA and administered in the UK by Mondial Assistance, bith coompanies part of Allianz Group.
There is a 24 hour emergency medical assistance number, personal assistance number and legal helpline.
Can I extend my policy?
Your travel pland can so easily be changed once you are abroad and we understand this. So once you are away you can extend your travel insurance policy with us up to the full 18 months, so if you originally took out a policy for 12 months you can extend for a further 6 months and simply pay the pro rata cost. However you must contact us BEFORE your policy runs out as we are unable to entend any policy after its end date.
