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, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
EU1 – All countries listed in UK above; Channel Islands, Gibraltar, Isle of Man; Israel, Morocco, Tunisia; all European countries west of the Ural mountains excluding Andorra, Cyprus, Greece, Spain and Turkey.
EU2 – All countries listed in UK and EU1 above; Egypt; all European countries west of the Ural mountains including Andorra, Cyprus, Greece, Spain and Turkey.
AUS/NZ – Australia and New Zealand.
WW1 – Worldwide excluding Canada, the Caribbean and the USA.
WW2 – Worldwide including Canada, Caribbean and the USA.
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.
UK Resident
Our policies are only available to you if you are currently in, and are permanently resident of, the United Kingdom, Channel Islands or Isle of Man and you are also registered with a medical practitioner in one of these territories.
Please note that any trip that has already begun when you purchase this insurance will not be covered.
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 up to 18 months long.
Exclusively available online, our backpacker policy covers over 50 adventure activities as standard with the option to add protection for another 50 additional and more hazardous pursuits
Our Backpacker policies include:
Up to £10 million medical expenses cover
24 hour emergency assistance
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 call our friendly and professional UK office on 0345 373 0253 - we are available 6 days a week.
