Backpacker Travel Insurance

With the explosion of interest in backpacking holidays, an insurance policy that caters for your backpacking travel insurance needs on longer single trips is vital to give you peace of mind wherever in the world you roam.

Our single trip and annual insurance policies offer great value travel insurance for backpackers who prefer to see the world in a more casual manner. The insurance policy you choose doesn't have to be specifically for backpacking - AA Travel Insurance's Single Trip insurance policy will give you better levels of cover than some backpacking policies. This includes cover for trips up to 185 days, giving you such benefits as personal accident cover up to £25,000 and medical expenses cover up to £10,000,000.

So if you are planning to trek around Australia for six months, choose a single trip insurance policy that provides the cover you need for a backpacking trip. If you're planning to be away on more frequent shorter trips our Annual Travel Insurance covers you for an unlimited number of trips during the year. Each trip can be up to 45 days in duration.

What should backpacker insurance cover?

With all of your worldly goods packed into a single backpack, you need to ensure that your backpacker travel insurance covers everything you take with you including your cash and traveller's cheques, your passport and vital documents, health and medical emergency and, if the worst happens, rescue and repatriation. As it's rare that you will be travelling from the UK direct to your final destination, the best backpacker insurance should cover you all over the world. Always check whether the backpacker travel insurance you choose excludes certain countries and that your backpackers travel insurance gives you adequate cover for your trip.