Travel insurance for scuba diving

Simple and flexible travel insurance to keep you safe on your next dive trip. Buy at home or while traveling, and claim online from anywhere in the world.

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Why buy travel insurance when going scuba diving?

Calm waters, crystal clear visibility and a bulletproof dive plan might make for the perfect underwater adventure, but accidents can happen, even to the most experienced divers. Whether you're learning or you’ve done hundreds of dives, World Nomads Travel Insurance can help take the pressure off you and your family when the unexpected sinks your next dive trip.

Travel Insurance Benefits: how we can take care of you

Trip Protection

Protect your hard earned vacation from unexpected cancellation before you leave home.

Explorer Plan: €10,000
Standard Plan: €4,000

Trip Protection

Unexpectedly hospitalised?
Dive buddy unfit to travel?
Close relative suddenly dies?

We’ve got your back.

Emergency Abroad Medical Expenses

Take the pain out of medical costs while traveling abroad.

Explorer Plan: €12,500,000
Standard Plan: €3,750,000

Emergency Medical Insurance

Stepped on a stonefish?
Got a serious squeeze?
Need 02 or hyperbaric treatment?

We’ve got your back.

Emergency Medical Transport

Expenses included in Emergency Medical limits.

Evacuation and Repatriation

Sea level medical evac?
Need an ambulance?
Medivac needed home?

Help starts here.

Protect your gear

Covers the loss, theft or damage of your bags, tech and gear (just not sports equipment when in use).

Explorer Plan: €2,500
Standard Plan: €1,250

Protect your gear

Go Pro stolen?
Bags lost in transit?
Luggage delayed?

Help starts here.

Overseas Medical & Dental Expenses
24 hour Emergency Assistance
Emergency Medical Transport
Repatriation & Travel Expenses

Pre-Trip Cancellation
Trip Interruption (Explorer)
Resumption of Trip (Explorer)
Travel Delay (Explorer)
Missed connection (Explorer)
Hijacking (Explorer)

Baggage & Personal Items
Passport & Travel Documents
Personal Liability
Rental vehicle insurance excess (Explorer)
Personal accident

*This is a general summary only. Restrictions, exclusions and limitations will apply. Coverage may not be available for all countries, states or provinces. Benefit limits may vary depending on the plan chosen. Get a quote for full details.

For information relating to policies purchased prior to 8 November 2022, please check the Policy Wording provided with your purchase. You can contact us if you need this sent to you again. For policies purchased from 8 November 2022, please see below.

World Nomads love Scuba Diving

As passionate divers ourselves, we’ve designed our plans to cover dives from the Great Blue Hole to The Yongala.

Recreational scuba diving (qualified divers to 50 meters – an additional premium may apply)
Learn-to-dive courses or discover scuba dives (with qualified instructors)
Shark cage diving
Snorkeling, island escapes, live-aboard trips, and more

*Note: All plans are different and may require an upgrade to go scuba diving. Conditions and exclusions apply. Read the policy wording carefully to choose the right plan and/or adventure sport option for your trip.

24/7 emergency assistance

Whether you need medical assistance or emergency evacuation, our teams are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year before and during your trip.

Are you in need of emergency assistance right now?

Country of residence	Phone
Belgium	+32 (0)2 808 66 32
Denmark	+45 89 87 30 23
Germany	+49 (0)335 5622 3012
Ireland	+353 (0) 90 640 6460
Netherlands	+31 (0)20 8080731

Contact the team

Wherever you are, whatever has happened, our multi-lingual assistance teams are here to help you and your family.

Aurelie Menard,
Emergency Assistance, World Nomads

Travel insurance. Simple & flexible.

Travel insurance for independent travelers and intrepid families. Nobody wants to think about all the things that could go wrong on their trip, but these things can and do happen. So be prepared and get your travel insurance today.

Underwritten by: AXA

FAQ

Here are our most frequently asked questions about scuba diving. You can also find the answers to other questions in our Helpdesk or you can ask our customer service team.

What’s covered when Scuba Diving?
We’ve tried to give you the freedom to learn or hone your diving skills by helping cover some of those nasty accidents. For further info, click here.

How do I get to the medical centre if I’m injured underwater?
Contact our emergency assistance team so that they can help to the care that you need. For further info, click here.

What if the airline damages gear?
If your diving gear is damaged by the airline, World Nomads can help cover some of the cost to replace them. For further info, click here.

Does my travel insurance cover medical costs upfront or do I have to pay and claim later?
If you’re hospitalized because of an accident, the insurer can help cover these costs upfront. For further info, click here.

nib Travel Services Europe Limited (trading as nib Travel Services and World Nomads), City Quarter, Lapps Quay, Cork, Ireland, arrange, manage and administer this policy under a binding authority to act on behalf of the insurer, Inter Partner Assistance S.A.: an insurance company approved by the National Bank of Belgium under number 0487, incorporated under Belgian law, having its registered office at 7 Boulevard du Régent, 1000 Brussels, registered with the Crossroads Bank for Enterprises under number 0415.591.055; Directors: Jozef van In, Marc Audrin and Pierre-Alexis Bourdon. Chairman of the Board of Directors: Patrick Cohen. nib Travel Services Europe Limited, trading as nib Travel Services and World Nomads, is regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland.