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Gap year travel insurance

Taking a gap year or long trip abroad? Thinking of a route 66 road trip across America or backpacking in Thailand or even taking a working holiday down under in Australia or New Zealand?

Whatever you decide to do with your time out, our Gap Year Travel Insurance policy will offer you peace of mind while you go exploring. We have from basic to full comprehensive cover with cheap premiums, so you are sure to find a policy to meet your needs. .

We appreciate that taking a long trip can be exciting but would strongly recommend that you never travel without a basic travel insurance policy. Whilst you are on your trip you may wish to try out a new sport or do something you may never have contemplated at home. Our policy covers over 100 activities free of charge. Take a minute to take a look at our insurance policy cover; you never know when you may need it. With our flexible cover range, we are sure that you will find one to suit you and your needs.

Our policy allows you to return home two times within your trip for up to 21 days per visit. So you don’t need to miss your best friend’s wedding or Christmas with the family.

Our Gap Year Travel Insurance policy is ideal if you are: a backpacker, a student (travelling or studying abroad), taking a sabbatical, on a career break, a charity or volunteer worker or taking a working holiday.

Holidaysafe.co.uk offer two levels of gap year travel insurance cover for your needs:

Backpacker travel insurance policy – offers a cheap option with the basic insurance cover. A backpacker type trip usually means travelling a long distance with very little personal possessions. Cover is given for the under 40’s which includes cancellation, emergency medical expenses and personal accident amongst others. Please note that this policy does not offer cover for your personal possessions or money.

Longstay travel insurance policy –offers a wider range of cover and higher sums insured and still at a competitive premium. Personal Possessions and Money is included along with other sections and the policy is available to the under 55’s

Get your Gap Year Travel Insurance Quotation.

Our policies include:

Trips up to 18 months in duration

Two return trips home allowed - for up to 21 days per trip

Non manual work such as bar work, teaching or fruit picking

Basic cover includes emergency medical expenses including repatriation, personal liability, legal expenses and personal accident.

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Automatically covers some adventure sports and hazardous activities with further extensions available for any that are not listed.

Doctor led medical emergency helpline 24 hours a day, every day of the yea

Optional winter sports cover under an Activities package

In-house claims team

14 day money back guarantee