Personal travel insurance is not included in your sports project which means you will have to arrange it before you leave. But don't panic! To make life much easier for you, we offer a free, personal booking service through our chosen insurance partner – STA Travel. They will guide you every step of the way.
Simply email STA Travel at sportingopportunities@statravel.co.uk or call +44 (0)871 468 0668 to meet your personal booking agent and get a free quote.
Insurance
We take the safety of our volunteers very seriously. You must therefore book adequate travel insurance before you come away with us – you simply won’t be able to join your project if you don’t. Although policies vary, your insurance must include emergency medical expenses, personal accident cover, and repatriation. We also recommend that you book baggage, personal liability and cancellation cover.
To help you navigate through this confusing world of insurance, we have partnered with STA Travel to offer you a specialist insurance service. Your personal advisor will find out exactly what you’re planning to do, from coaching sports to jumping out of planes, and tailor a policy specific to your requirements. In addition to this personal service, some of the other benefits of booking with STA Travel are as follows:
- Access to a network of over 700 branches in over 40 countries worldwide
- Advice and assistance over the phone from a travel help facility, available 24 hours a day, 365 days of the year
- Access to a 24-hour multilingual emergency telephone number for medical help, hospital treatment and/or repatriation
- A choice of 3 levels of cover to suit your needs – budget, standard and premier
- A range of durations, from 4 days up to a maximum of 24 months
- A simple extension service that gives you the flexibility to extend your 4-week volunteer project while in-country (up to 24 months!)
- Cover for over 100 adventure sports and adrenalin activities, including black water rafting, bungee jumping, elephant trekking, heli-skiing, kite surfing, scuba diving, shark cage diving and sky diving
- Peace of mind – STA Travel is an Appointed Representative of Towergate Underwriting Group Limited and is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority.
NB You must provide us with details of your travel insurance before you leave as you will not be permitted to travel with us if you do not have adequate cover. It is also advisable to book your cover as early as possible to make sure you are insured for cancellation of your trip due to illness, serious accident or any other insurable reason.
Why is insurance not included?
Each of our volunteer’s plans are different, and while STA Travel can provide adequate cover for the vast majority of our travellers, there may be some activities or destinations that cannot be covered by STA Travel. It is therefore important to give you the freedom to choose the insurance that covers your plans and that you feel comfortable with. It also saves us from having to pass on extra admin costs to you.