For a single trip policy please enter the date you leave the UK. Cancellation cover starts on the day you buy the policy.
For an annual multi trip policy, the start date must be within 31 days of today's date. Please note that no cover at all is provided on your annual policy until the policy start date.
Destination details
UK - England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Isle of Man.
EU1 - Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Channel Islands (Guernsey, Jersey, Alderney and Sark), Corsica, Croatia,
Czech Republic, Denmark (inc. Faroe Islands), Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Holland (Netherlands), Hungary, Italy, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania,
Luxembourg, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Poland, Portugal (inc. Azores), Republic of Ireland, Romania, San Marino, Sardinia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia,
Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, Vatican City.
EU2 - Those countries listed above in ‘EU1’ and including: Iceland, Liechtenstein, Madeira, Malta, Norway and Spain (including Balearic and Canary Islands).
EU3 - Those countries listed above in ‘EU1’ and ‘EU2’ and including: Cyprus, Greece (including Greek Islands) and Russia (West of Urals).
EU4 - Those countries listed above in 'EU1 ', 'EU2' and 'EU3' and including: Turkey.
AUS/NZ - Australia and New Zealand only.
WW1 - Anywhere in the world excluding the United States of America, Canada, the Caribbean and Mexico.
WW2 - Anywhere in the world.
Medical Conditions
If you would like to cover the medical conditions of anyone to be insured on the policy, then please tick this box. If this box is unticked, the policy quotes we offer will not provide cover for any medical conditions of anyone to be insured.
Eligibility Conditions:
You confirm and agree that:
You have your primary residence in and you are registered with a doctor in the UK, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man
Your trip starts and ends in UK, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man
You have not spent more than 6 months abroad during the 12 months before purchasing a policy or your trip was booked (whichever is later)
You are in your country of residence at the time of purchasing this policy. We will only cover you for the whole trip. Any trip that has begun when you purchase this insurance will not be covered
You are not travelling with the intention of receiving medical treatment
You are fit to travel on your trip and are not travelling against the advice of a doctor or where you would have been if you had sought their advice before commencing your trip
Max Trip Duration
Max trip duration is the total number of days travel covered by the annual policy during the year.
Backpacker Travel Insurance
Explorer Backpacker Travel Insurance offers great value cover for your trip of a lifetime.
Exclusively available online, our backpacker policy covers over 100 adventure activities as standard with the option to add protection for another 70 additional and more hazardous pursuits
Our Backpacker policies include:
Up to £10 million medical expenses cover
24 hour emergency assistance
Gadget cover - as standard
Return Home cover - as standard
Terrorism cover
For full details of our policies’ terms and conditions, please see the Policy Documents page.
Our best prices are always online, but if you would like some help or have any questions please contact us.
