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Backpacker Travel Insurance

Backpackers Travel Insurance is ideal for young travellers looking to cover an extended trip abroad when the budget is tight. Travel Insurance Direct Ireland's Discovery policy is a comprehensive policy offering students and young people a cheap travel insurance policy for trips of up to 18 months.

Fair pricing Policy

What does this insurance cover?

  • Emergency Medical Expenses
    including Emergency Assistance Services, Medical Emergency Repatriation*.
  • Baggage Cover
    When included, covers clothes, bags and other personal belongings including specified valuables. This includes cover for baggage delay and emergency passport and passport replacement cover.
  • Cancellation / Curtailment
    Covers you if you have to cancel or cut your holiday short due to the death or serious illness or injury of a close member of the family or travelling companion.  
  • Exam Failure Insurance
    Additional specified expenses if you have to return home to retake a failed exam.
  • Holiday Abandonment or Delayed Departure
    If you have to abandon your holiday, or if miss your departure due to an unannounced strike, adverse weather or breakdown in public transport.
  • Winter Sports - On or Off Piste.
    Optional cover for medical expenses due to winter sports accidents and cover for ski and snowboard equipment, piste closure, etc.
    See Ski Season Insurance.
  • Backpacker InsurancePlus more...
    Full details of what is and what is not covered for can be found in the policy wording.

* Claims in respect of you possessing return travel tickets are not covered which may affect medical emergency repatriation.

 

 

 

Policy Type
Start Date:
Help
Return Date:
Maximum Days per Trip
Options:
Wintersports Cover
 
Golf Cover  
Motorcycle Cover  
Business Equipment  
Aged 18 - 69
Age of eldest traveller:

Number of Children aged 2 - 17
Number of Infants aged 0 - 1
VHI/Quinn/VIVAS Private Health Insurance
Tick this box for if all the insured are holders of Health Insurance from the above with inpatient medical cover in the selected area up to €55,000 for the trip's duration .
Please tick to confirm you are a permanent Resident of the Republic of Ireland
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Travel Advice and Information

Travel Advice and Safety
The Irish Department of Foreign Affairs has an extremely comprehensive website covering many aspects of travelling abroad including countries they advise against travel to. Please note your insurance may be restricted if you travel to any of these areas.
Click Here for more information.

European Health Insurance Card
The European Health Insurance Card (formerly the E111) provide the holder access to certain health care services in other EU or EEA countries. Anyone living in Ireland can obtain an EHIC card free of charge from the HSE.
Click Here for more information.

 

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