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Discovery Light Backpackers Insurance

Cheap Backpackers Insurance
Ideal for Backpackers, students on Gap Years and all younger travellers who are going away on an extended break and already have baggage insured elsewhere. It offers low costs without insuring personal posessions while maintaining excellent levels of medical cover.
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What does this policy cover?

The Discovery Backpacker Travel Insurance provides budget insurance providing for key areas or cover such as medical expenses and clothing. There is still ample level of insurance for emergency medical expenses which includes a 24 hour emergency assistance line and medical emergency repatriation.
  • £5 Million Emergency Medical Expenses
  • £1,500 Cancellation or Curtailment Cover
  • No Baggage or Money Cover
  • 24 hour Emergency Assistance Line
  • Adventure Activities Included



  • Plus, Online Medical Screening for immediate quotes and cover for many pre-existing medical conditions.

    Who is this policy for?

    This policy is for young people age 18 - 45 years looking for a budget travel insurance policy. It is equally suited to backpackers or gap year students or any light traveller who doesn't require cover for any personal baggage or money yet still wants the security of having emergency medical insurance whilst out of the country for a length of time.

    Other Suitable Insurance?

    To provide cover for your luggage then you should use our standard Discovery Backpacker's Insurance. This will insurance your clothes and bags and also camera equipment and mp3 players.

    If you are likely to doing any winter sports then the Discovery Ski Insurance provides all the cost savings of backpacking insurance but with winter sports cover. This makes it a great policy for anyone going away for the ski season and wants to cover their leisure time ski pursuits.