Long Stay Travel Insurance
You don't need a backpack to buy our backpacker policy. If you are planning a long trip our backpacker insurance offers continuous coverage for trips up to one year. Our Annual Multi trip insurance also offers unlimited trips up to 45 days throughout the year.

Policy Includes
From only
£18.84 per month
- Emergency medical expenses including repatriation up to £10 million
- Overseas legal expenses and assistance
- Free grade 1 sports activities
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Long Stay Travel Insurance
If you are looking for long stay travel insurance we are delighted to offer two different types of policy: (1) backpacker insurance, known as Independent Traveller Insurance, or (2) annual multi-trip insurance. (1) Backpacker travel insurance offers continuous coverage for up to two years and even allows one return visit to your home country. (2) Annual multi-trip policy allows you to take an unlimited amount of trips throughout the year.
Customers have scored Essential Travel on average based on 199 reviews. Prices from £18.84 per month.
Backpacker Policy: for Long Stay Travel Insurance more than 31 days.
If you need long stay travel insurance while you trek the globe and are aged under 45 then this is the best option for you.
- Offers uninterrupted worldwide coverage for up to two years.
- Specifically aimed at 19-45 year olds.
- Includes free grade 1 hazardous activities such as scuba diving and jet skiing. You can even upgrade your cover level to include extreme sports like bungee jumping and sky diving!
- Covers you for doing non-manual work abroad such as bar work, fruit picking, teaching and office work.
- Allows one return visit to your home country.
Annual Multi-Trip Travel Policy: for Long Stay Travel Insurance under 45 days.
The best long stay travel insurance if you like unlimited worldwide trips throughout the year.
- If you are aged 0-64 the maximum trip length is 45 days and if you are aged 65-74 it is 31 days.
- Includes free grade 1 hazardous activities such as hiking and wind surfing. Easily upgraded to include extreme sports like abseiling and hand gliding.
- Tailor the policy to your needs- choose to add on extra options such as cover for baggage, personal money, sports equipment and scheduled airline failure.
To take advantage of our low prices on long stay travel insurance take 30 seconds to fill in our easy quote form.
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