• Single Trip - up to 90 days - to Egypt
• Long Stay, Backpacker - 2 to 13 months - to Egypt
• Annual Multi-trip Insurance - 31 days any one trip to Egypt
• Annual Multi-trip Insurance - 90 days any one trip to Egypt

For popular adventure sports, please refer to: Altitude Trekking BMX Biking Kickboxing Kitesurfing Mountain Biking Paragliding Scuba Diving Skydiving Windsurfing Winter Sports

Travel insurance - Egypt

• Travel Insurance for Egypt for residents of Isle of Man or Channel Islands is obtained by selecting one of these as country of residence on the next page, and it covers travel to UK as well as elsewhere worldwide. UK residents are covered to travel to these Islands as well as elsewhere worldwide.
• Select area 1 Europe (as Egypt in our definition of Europe, as a country boarding on the Mediterranean Sea).
• Insurance must be taken out BEFORE leaving the home country of residence.
• Pre-existing conditions are not covered. With a pre-existing condition the insurance is still effective except that any loss related to the condition is not covered.

Age Limits:

• For Single Trip insurance up to 90 days the age limit is under 65.
• For Annual Multi-trip insurance the age limit is under 71.
• For families, up to 6 children aged under 17 can be included - (6 same cost as for 1).
• Long Stay Backpacker insurance is only for adults aged under 40.
• Age limits apply, for annual insurance at the start date of the annual period, otherwise for single and long stay trips they apply at the start date of the trip.

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.

Cover for Scuba Diving is included at no extra charge. Unqualified scuba divers are covered to dive when supervised to a maximum depth of 18 metres. PADI or equivalent qualified scuba divers are covered to dive to the maximum depth that they are qualified to dive to, to a maxumum of 40m. There are special conditions for cover for scuba diving that are explained on our Schedule of Activities, and more details are given by clicking the Scuba Diving link under popular adventure sports.


Cover for Windsurfing is included at no extra charge. For more details, click the Windsurfing link under popular adventure sports.

Cover for Kitesurfing is included at no extra charge. For more details, click the Kitesurfing link under popular adventure sports.

This is travel insurance (for residents of the UK, Isle of Man or Channel Islands) not activity top-up insurance, therefore the period of cover for underlying travel insurance must be for the whole duration of your trip, not just the days that will be participating.

Being aged 17 : Children aged 16 or under cannot travel independently but are eligible to be included in the insurance of parents or adults with whom they will travel. The age limit for adults under our travel insurance begins at age 17, which is ideal for those of that age who need to travel independently.

Healthcare considerations in Egypt

Egypt is particularly attractive for holidays in the sun, with the added enjoyment of tasting authentic Egyptian dishes such as: Bamya, kofta, basbusa, swarma, and kishk, washed down with non-alcholic drinks that Egypt is famous for.

Unfortunately, the chance of being involved in motor or other accident in Egypt, or contracting a bug or illness is far greater than when being at home in UK or Ireland. Hospitals in Egypt have many skilled staff trained in central Europe, so if needs be adequate care is possible, but if you become seriously ill or have an accident in Egypt, can you pay for that - without travel insurance? - probably NO. Egypt has no reciprocal healthcare arrangements with the UK or Ireland, therefore travel insurance is essential to cover emergency medical treatment and repatriation costs.