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Backpacker & Longstay Travel Insurance Get a Quote

Backpacker Travel Insurance

  • From less than £15 for 12 months cover
  • Gadget Extension available
  • 100s of activites covered FREE
  • Your choice of excess

Are you planning a gap year, longstay or round the world trip? Booking the flights and accommodation can be an exciting step on the way to your adventure of a lifetime as you realise that your long-awaited trip is nearing closer and closer...

But when it comes to purchasing your travel insurance, choosing a specialist Alpha Travel Insurance longstay policy offers you complete flexibility; as no pre-booked return ticket is needed and the policy can extended while still abroad.

Please see policy benefits below:

Policy benefits include:

  • A flexible choice of excess without removing important elements of cover – £0, £50, £75, £100, £150, £250;
  • Cover starts from as little as 61p per day;
  • Two return home trips allowed up to a maximum duration of 21 days each time* – Just incase you get homesick or have to re-sit exams;
  • Ability to extend your trip while still abroad;
  • Choose from over 300 destinations worldwide;
  • Perfect for volunteering, working or studying overseas;
  • Save an extra 15%** off online;
  • Ideal for gap years or long stay trips up to 24 months;
  • Discounts for groups, couples and single parent families;
  • A Doctor managed medical assistance team available 24 hours a day, 365 days of the year;
  • £10 million medical expenses, repatriation and air ambulance as standard;
  • Cover for over 390 sports and adventure activities available, with more than 100 of these included free of charge;
  • Kids travel FREE under our family policies;
  • Cover includes baggage, cancellation, curtailment, legal expenses, personal accident and travel delay;
  • UK, Europe and Worldwide options available;
  • A 14 day “cooling off period” just in case you need to make any amendments to your policy, and much more!

*When using the return home extension all cover is suspended on clearance of customs in your home country and restarts after the baggage check in at your international departure point for your return flight, international train or ferry to your overseas destination. The extension will not cover the costs of your return home.

**The 15% online discount automatically applied and offers a 15% saving compared to our call centre rates.

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Why Choose Alpha?

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  • An automatically applied 15% online discount;
    • FREE cover for over 100 activities included as standard;
    • Quick and easy online medical screening;
    • A choice of policy excess (without removing important elements of cover!)
    • Live chat facility;
    • 14 day cooling off period.

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Cover Levels

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Our Cover is Perfect for All Types of Trip!

An Alpha Travel Insurance longstay or backpacking travel insurance policy is ideal for:

  • A gap year
  • To work abroad
  • To travel the world
  • To find the perfect adrenaline rush
  • To study
  • An extended holiday
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