Backpacker Insurance is designed for those of us who like to travel the world – and we’ve taken a lot into account. Whether it’s that you can return home for up to 7 days as many as 3 times or that there are a great number of adventure sports included, it’s designed with you in mind.

To be eligible for Post Office Backpacker Insurance you must:

• Be aged between 18 and 60 years
• Reside in Great Britain, Northern Ireland, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man
• Be registered with a GP in one of the above

Conditions and exclusions apply. For full details of what's included with your cover, check the policy wording.

While we’ve included a lot of adventure sports as standard on our Backpacker Insurance, things like skiing need extra levels of cover to make sure you’ve got the best protection. You will need to add this to your policy at an additional premium.

You can add Excess Waiver cover to your policy so you won't need to pay any part of any claims you make.

Before you buy travel insurance, you should also check our policy terms and conditions carefully to make sure that any adventure sports or activities you want to take part in are covered. For example, if you are going to be doing any voluntary Manual work, please be aware that should you need to make a claim, the excess will increase to £250 and purchasing the optional excess waiver will not remove this excess.

Like other forms of travel insurance, Backpacker Insurance gives you emergency medical cover, cancellation or curtailment and loss of belongings. Available on Economy level you might want to ensure that this is a sufficient level of cover for your needs by looking at our policy documents

If you’re a student you can get a discount through our partnership with Student Beans. Log into your Student Beans account to claim your discount code. Or, if you don’t have an account, register here to verify you’re a student. When getting a quote for Post Office Travel Insurance please enter in your discount code into the promotion code box that appears when getting your quote. When you do, the discount will be taken off your quote total.