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Buy, extend and claim online even after you've left home. World Nomads travel insurance is available to people from over 150 countries and is designed for adventurous travellers with cover for overseas medical, evacuation, baggage and activities such as skiing and snowboarding.
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Give a little back when you travel

At World Nomads, we believe travellers have an obligation to contribute to the communities in which we travel. Our Footprints program lets you do that:

LATEST PROJECT REPORT
A new tapstand in Kamalvouru village, Timor

Indigenous Youth Health project

Connecting young indigenous people to their community to help to create a sense of self efficiency and self esteem

DOCUMENTARIES
Positive Footprints Cambodia

Positive Footprints - Kenya

Travellers give their time to build desks & repair a school: a different kind of holiday
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Stay informed on the road

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Travel Alerts

Machu Picchu Landslides: advice for travelers

Map of Machu Picchu Picture courtesy of Google maps

The heaviest rains in 15 years have closed the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu in Peru after mudslides have left thousands of travelers stranded.

Read more advice for travelers

ADVICE FOR WORLD NOMADS POLICY HOLDERS:

World Nomads policy holders can find information and emergency assistance phone numbers on our travel alert notice here, on their Certificates of Insurance or via logging into the members section.

iPhone Language Guide Apps

Learn the lingo on your iPhone/iPod

We've launched our Spanish PLUS Language Guide iPhone App with over 550 spoken audio phrases. This is available to download from iTunes for only USD$1.99

Including sections on: safety, health, shopping, eating, at the bar, flirting & 10 min language lesson

REVIEWS

#1 free language app MSNBC.com

Price is right… well designed Gadling.com

THE COMPLETE LANGUAGE GUIDE SERIES

Swahili is just one of the 25 languages available

Feature destination: Kenya

The Swahili word 'safari' literally means 'journey'. And adventurous, colourful, awe-inspiring Kenya is certainly worth the trip.

TRAVEL SAFETY & TIPS

5 Things I Wish I Knew Before Going to Kenya

A little street sense goes a long way

Travel Immunizations

What you really need in Africa

Swahili Language Guide

Learn some local lingo

ITINERARIES

Kenya Itinerary:
Classic Kenya

Three weeks, Nairobi to Mombasa; take in all the major spots covered by most safari companies and end up on the coast for a change of scene

Kenya Itinerary:
Sun, Surf & Swahili

Two weeks is ample time to explore the 500km North-South trip taking in white sand beaches, elephant sanctuaries and the Lamu archipelago, a Swahili heritage gem.


COMMUNITY STORIES

Kerio View Video

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Guns in the night

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You can't change the world in a month

by casey_hamilton

First Impressions...

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