Travel Insurance Australia, adventure holidays

Australia is great for activity holidays, surfing, scuba diving, skydiving and many adventure sports. Cricket and rubgy in Australia are also covered with our travel insurance. Australia has reciprocal healthcare arrangements with the UK. Travel insurance is needed, as not all services are covered under these arrangements. Emergency medical treatment at a Public hospital is free, provided you are registered at a local Medicare office, which can be done (before or retrospectively) using UK passport or UK National Insurance details, with proof of valid entry to Australia. Travel by ambulance is not covered by these arrangments, nor is dental care, nor are treatments/medicines at doctor's surgeries.

• Australia, Single Trip - up to 90 days
• Australia, Backpacker Long Stay - 2 to 12 months
• Australia, Annual Multi-trip Insurance - 31 days any one trip
• Australia, Annual Multi-trip Insurance - 90 days any one trip

Backpacker Long Stay travel insurance : for long stay trips up to 12 months for gap year and student travel (limited to young adults aged 17 to 39). For travel to Australia and New Zealand, our highly competitive rates include a generous allowances, 36 days for a 12 month trip, to stop over elsewhere worldwide on the outward or return journey to or from final destinations in Australia or New Zealand.

Insurance is for UK residents living in and travelling from UK, and for Channel Islands or Isle of Man residents travelling from their own country

And, travel insurance must be taken out before you leave your home country, and cover the whole duration of a trip. Instant online cover is available directly from this site, in 5 easy steps.

Pre-existing conditions are not covered for this insurance. A definition of pre-existing conditions is available when obtaining a quotation via any of the links opposite.

Age limits : children to 16, adults 17 - 65. Long stay adults 17 - 39.

For holidays in Australia many adventure and extreme sports are covered at no extra charge, with no time limit on 'safe and normal' participation. All the types of travel insurance include cover for such sports as: Skydiving, Paragliding, Hang-gliding, Bungee Jumping, Mountain Biking, BMX Biking, River Rafting, Kitesurfing, Scuba Diving + many others; to amateur competition level. For full details please access the Sports & Activities link opposite.

Sports, activities and work : are divided into categories in the Schedule of Activities: (1) Holiday, (2) Work, (3) Winter Sports, (4) Medium Risk and (5) High Risk. As there is no extra charge, for more dangerous activities in categories (4) and (5) higher medical excess amounts apply, and there are some restrictions on cover. See our Schedule of Activities for details, via the sports & activities link or select links for specific activities.

Winter Sports Winter Sports activities are included at no extra charge within our High Risk category of activities. Although, conventional winter sports holiday cover is also optionally available for all short trip and 31 day annual insurance policies at additional cost, but is inclusive in the cost of the 90 day annual insurance policy.