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Travel insurance for independent travellers and intrepid families. You'd rather not think about all of the things that might go wrong on your trip, but these things can and do happen. World Nomads travel insurance has been designed by travellers for travellers, to cover your trip essentials. Even if you run out of travel insurance or leave without it, World Nomads can cover you. We don't just keep you and your family protected, with us, you'll travel smarter and safer.

Buy travel insurance while travelling

If you're travelling and want to travel longer, World Nomads lets you buy more cover to keep you on the road.

24/7 Emergency Assistance

Our multi-lingual assistance team can help you when you need it most, connecting you with medical treatment and transportation.

Travel Cover for 200+ Adventure Activities

At World Nomads, we love to explore our boundaries when we travel, so we've worked for over ten years developing one of the longest lists of covered activities.

Donate to local communities

We connect our customers to projects run by established charities so you can fund projects in destinations with the greatest need.

A true claim story

I was riding my mountain bike when I hit something and went over my handle bars. I put both hands out and broke my wrists and knocked myself out. I woke up in an ambulance and then went to Whistler Health Care Centre where I had x rays and further treatment.

U.K resident in Canada
World Nomads has consistently matched my expectations as dependable travel insurance. They can easily be reached and address claims rapidly. Look no further and sign up for your next trip.

U.K resident
I was so relieved and grateful to all of the World Nomads team to get insurance cover for my treatment this week whilst I have been sick in Vietnam. Thank you for all your hard work and understanding to manage my complicated case with negotiations and international correspondence. I received a truly professional service from you.

U.K resident in Vietnam

Travel Insurance Benefits: how we can take care of you

Trip Cancellation

Protect your trip from unexpected cancellation.

Explorer Plan: £5,000
Standard Plan: £3,000

Trip Protection

Unexpectedly hospitalised?
Called to jury duty?
Been made redundant?

We’ve got your back.

Emergency Medical Insurance

Take the pain out of medical costs.

Explorer Plan: £10 million
Standard Plan: £5 million

Emergency Medical Insurance

Need drugs?
Accidentally injured?
Suddenly sick?

We’ve got your back.

Emergency Medical Transport

We'll get you to hospital pronto.

Explorer Plan: £10 million
Standard Plan: £5 million

Evacuation and Repatriation

Banged up abroad?
Need a hospital urgently?
You or a family member dead?

Help starts here.

Protect your gear

Cover your lost, stolen or damaged gear and tech.

Explorer Plan: £2,000
Standard Plan: £1,000

Protect your gear

Luggage lost?
Passport pilfered?
Tech Trashed?

Help starts here.

Emergency Medical Expenses
Baggage & Personal Belongings
Cancellation

Trip Curtailment
Personal Accident
Loss of Passport or travel documents

Personal Liability
Legal Expenses

This is a general summary for United Kingdom residents only. Restrictions, exclusions and limitations will apply. Benefit limits may vary depending on the plan chosen. Check the plan documents for full details.

Customers with pre-existing medical conditions

You can still purchase a World Nomads policy if you have a Pre-Existing Medical Condition (PEMC) – whether it is serious or not – but we won’t cover any claim/s made by any traveller under the policy as a result of this condition (this includes if you’re on separate or joint policies). This exclusion can’t be removed from the policy.

The Money and Pensions Service (MaPS) has a travel insurance directory on its Money Advice Service website, or you can contact the service on 0800 138 7777. This service provides details on what may be considered a PEMC, and travel insurance providers that may cover serious PEMCs, which may assist travellers wanting cover for these conditions.

We cover 200+ Adventure Activities you love + more

Snow 11 activities

Water 31 activities

Air 10 activities

Land 61 activities

Sports 75 activities

Experiences 12 activities

Scuba diving
Mountain biking
Surfing
Bungee jumping
Skiing

Snow Activities
- Included for all
  Curling Glacier walking - ice walking Ice skating – indoor Sleigh rides - horse drawn
- Optional extras
  Skiing/Snowboarding - Cross country Skiing/Snowboarding - Helicopter/Cat Skiing - Snowblading Skiing - Snowboarding(Terrain Park) Sledding Snow Biking Snowmobiling

Water Activities
- Included for all
  Banana boat rides Black water rafting Boating inland and coastal waters Fishing / angling High diving Hydro foiling Jet boating Jet skiing Kite boarding Kite surfing Parasailing / parascending River boarding / hydro speeding Rowing / sculling Sailing / yachting Scuba diving - to 30 metres Scuba diving - unqualified Sea kayaking / sea canoeing - inland/coastal waters Shark cage diving - to 30 metres Shark cage diving - unqualified Snorkelling Speed boating Stand up paddle surfing Surf boat rowing Surfing Swimming pool Swimming with whales Tubing on rivers Water polo Water skiing / wakeboarding White water rafting Windsurfing / sail boarding - inland or coastal waters
- Optional extras
  Boating - outside coastal waters Outrigger canoeing Sailing / yachting - outside coastal waters Scuba diving - to 50 metres Shark cage diving - to 50 metres Spearfishing Water skiing - barefoot

Air Activities
- Included for all
  Abseiling Aerial safari Bungee / bungy jumping Hot air ballooning Parachuting Skydiving / tandem skydiving Zip line
- Optional extras
  Canyon swing Fly by wire Trapeze / hire wire

Land Activities
- Included for all
  Aerobics Air guitar Backpacking up to 3,000 metres Ballet Bowling Bushcraft up to 3,000 metres Bushwalking up to 3,000 metres Camel riding Camping up to 3,000 metres Caving / spelunking - sightseeing Cycling / biking - on an organised tour Cycling / biking / mountain biking - incidental to the trip Dance Dogsledding Dune buggy Fell running / fell walking up to 3,000 metres Fitness training Go karting Hiking up to 3,000 metres Hunting In-line skating Kite flying Moped riding / scooter biking Motor biking - as a pillion passenger - under 125cc Motor racing experience - passenger only Mountain biking - general Orienteering Outdoor endurance Outward bound Paint balling Quad biking Rock climbing - bouldering Rock climbing - indoor Safari tours Sandboarding / sand skiing Segway Skateboarding - ramp / half pipe / skate park / street Snooker Stilt walking Theme parks / fairgrounds Tramping up to 3,000 metres Tuk Tuk - as a passenger Walking up to 3,000 metres War games - online gaming War games / military simulation
- Optional extras
  Backpacking up to 6,000 metres Bushcraft up to 6,000 metres Bushwalking up to 6,000 metres Camel trekking - overnight Camping up to 6,000 metres Canyoning Cycling / biking - independent cycle touring Dirt boarding Elephant trekking - overnight Fell running / fell walking up to 6,000 metres Hiking up to 6,000 metres Kite buggy Kite wing Land surfing Trekking up to 6,000 metres

Sports Activities
- Included for all
  Athletics Badminton Baseball Basketball Cheerleading Clay pigeon shooting Cricket Croquet Darts Dodge ball Fencing Floorball Football Frisbee Golf Gym training Gymnastics / acrobatics Handball Hockey Horse riding - leisure/social/non-competitive riding Korfball Lacrosse Martial arts training - non-contact Netball Racquetball Rambling - up to 3,000 metres Rifle range / sports shooting Roller hockey Roller skating Rollerblading Rounders Running / jogging - half marathon distance or less Soccer Softball Squash / racquet ball Stoolball Table tennis Tchoukball Tennis Trampolining Triathlon - up to sprint distance Ultimate frisbee Volleyball Wake skating Wakeboarding Weight training Yoga - in class, alone / home practice
- Optional extras
  American football - gridiron Australian Rules Football (AFL) Bicycle polo Boxing Cycle racing / time trial Horse riding - equestrian, dressage, show jumping, eventing Martial arts - Judo & Karate only Rugby - league / union Running - up to marathon distance Triathlon - up to middle distance Via ferrata

Experience Activities
- Included for all
  Working - any professional, clerical or administrative work. Working - as a classroom teacher or classroom assistant Working - au pair, nanny or child minder Working - retail, bar or hospitality work involving light duties only
- Optional extras
  Working - general work and manual work not involving the use of mechanical or industrial machinery at a height not exceeding 2 metres above ground level

Blue activities are automatically included in both the Standard and Explorer plans. All sports listed in orange will need to be added to your policy at the time of purchase. The list is intended as a guide only and there may be restrictions on what you can do, so read the policy wording or contact us. For a more detailed list click here

24/7 emergency assistance

If you need medical assistance or emergency medical evacuation our team is 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?

Phone: +353 21 237 8005 (Call via an operator reverse charges. Not toll free.)
Phone: +61 2 8263 0470 (Call via an operator reverse charges. Not toll free.)

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.

World Nomads Travel Insurance was reviewed on Trust Pilot on 1st August 2017 and rated 4 stars

Underwritten by: AXA

This information is for United Kingdom residents only. You should carefully read the Policy Wording which contains all terms, conditions, limits and exclusions and the Insurance Product Information Document (IPID) to make sure this insurance is right for you.

nib Travel Services Europe Limited, trading as nib Travel Services Europe and World Nomads, (CN 601851), at 1st Floor, City Quarter, Lapps Quay, Cork, Ireland arrange, manage and administer this policy under a binding authority to act on behalf of the insurer, XL Catlin Insurance Company UK Limited at 20 Gracechurch Street, London EC3V OBG, England. nib Travel Services Europe Limited, trading as nib Travel Services Europe and World Nomads, is deemed authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. The nature and extent of consumer protections may differ from those for firms based in the UK. Details of the Temporary Permissions Regime, which allows EEA-based firms to operate in the UK for a limited period while seeking full authorisation, are available on the Financial Conduct Authority’s website.

Coronavirus (COVID-19) and travel - Need to know before you buy

There is NO COVER available for travel to any country or part of it with a COVID-19 travel ban, and any events that arise when you travel against any FCO government warning advising against all or all but essential travel.

Ready to hit the road? Before you buy, check the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) travel warnings and make sure you understand the impact coronavirus (COVID-19) and the associated travel warnings may have on travel insurance coverage.

Please go to our FAQs or our latest travel alerts, to read more. When getting a quote, review the policy wording for cover terms, conditions, limits and exclusions.

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