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Backpacker Travel Insurance

Backpacker Insurance
Discovery Backpackers Travel Insurance
Ideal for Backpackers, students on Gap Years and all younger travellers who are going away on an extended break. It offers low costs 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.


  • 24 hour Emergency Assistance Line
  • Adventure Activities Included
  • £5 Million Emergency Medical Expenses
  • £1,500 Cancellation or Curtailment Cover
  • £1,000 Baggage Cover
  • including £250 Photographic Equipment and mp3 Player Insurance.

  • Online Medical Screening is available 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 valuables yet still wants the security of having emergency medical insurance whilst out of the country for a length of time.

    Other Suitable Insurance?

    In addition to the standard Discovery Bacpackers Insurance, we also offer Discovery Ski Insurance which provides all the cost savings of backpacking insurance but adding ski, snowboard and winter sports cover. This makes it a great policy for anyone going away for the ski season, as a ski instructor for instance who wants to be insured for skiing in their free time.

    For anyone on a really tight budget and just wants very cheap travel insurance, the Discovery Light policy removes the baggage cover to produce our cheapest backpacker insurance.