Travel cheap but protected
Travelling on a budget inevitably means that backpackers are more likely to expose themselves to risk while abroad. Whether you’re trekking in Thailand or sunbathing in Brazil, it’s the greatest adventures which also put you at the greatest risk
Travelling overnight, sleeping in dorms and exploring away from major routes, also means you’re also makes you vulnerable to crime and illness.
To ensure that you stay safe while on the road, it is essential that you purchase a backpacker travel insurance policy before you leave. Backpacker policies are specially designed to meet your needs, by offering a high level of cover for an extended period of travel.
You can purchase a backpacker policy for your trip no matter what its length will be. There is no requirement for you to “slum it” in order to be eligible.
The beauty of the backpacker policy is that it often includes cover for adventure activities excluded on standard policies.
Always shop around for your backpacker travel insurance, checking both the benefits and the exclusions to make sure that you will be adequately covered for ever activity in which you participate. Look online to make easy comparisons between the different policies on offer.
Below are two insurers which come highly recommended, offering affordable policies with good levels of cover. It is important to compare quotes from different insurers before you buy your policy. Both of the following will give you a free quote, either online or over the telephone if there are extra areas of cover which you require.
Go Travel Insurance
It offers low cost policies, which are highly flexible, allowing you to return home to earn money in between your backpacking adventures.
1Stop Travel Insurance
1Stop, like Go, offers a very flexible policy at a very affordable price.
Visit etravelinsurance.co.uk for your student travel insurance.