Final preparations are taking place as we get ready to leave next week for our 8 month trip and one of the things we left to last minute was getting our travel insurance. There are many options for travel insurance out there but few when it comes to being insured for long periods of time especially if you plan to partake in the activities most adventure destinations offer.
After careful research, we chose to go with World Nomads which is highly recommended on Thorntree (lonelyplanet.com) as well as in the rough guides books. The traveller is able to purchase insurance for up to 6 months and can extend their policy online for as long as needed. Everything is done online and rates are pretty descent. We paid 380CAD for 6 month coverage.
World Nomads selling point is that their policy will cover the majority of activities an active traveller would do. From trekking to SCUBA diving and even things like bungee jumping. It will be nice to know as we hike the himalayas and dive the reefs, that should there be a worse case scenario we will have insurance.
Only a few more errands to take care of before we depart and we will post on what they are as our countdown begins…7 Days.
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