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Travel Insurance for adventure activities

World Nomads travel insurance has been designed by travelers for travelers, to help you explore your boundaries

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Water Sports & Activities Travel Insurance

Planning to go parasailing, jet skiing or wakeboarding while abroad? We can help with travel insurance plans that have optional extras.

Volunteering Travel Insurance

Consider insuring yourself before you go helping others. We can help with travel insurance coverage and optional extras.

Vacation Rentals Travel Insurance

Consider how travel insurance may help when you're renting a home for a weekend getaway or for a long term stay.

Rock Climbing Travel Insurance

Whether it's top rope, bouldering or indoor climbing you love, you should check if you're covered. We can help with flexible coverage plans and optional extras.

Road Tripping Travel Insurance

Your adventure begins when the rubber hits the road – are you covered? Learn more about our travel insurance coverage plans.

Camping Travel Insurance

The great outdoors is waiting for you – sure you've packed everything?

Backpacking Travel insurance

Protect the freedom of carrying everything on your back.

Travel Insurance for Surfing

Searching for surf breaks and sleepy beach towns? Don't forget to consider travel insurance.

Bungee Jumping Travel Insurance

Before you take the leap, be sure your coverage is as flexible.

Hiking & Trekking Travel Insurance

Hit the track with confidence in your insurance, as well as your boots.

Kayaking and Rafting Travel Insurance

Check you have the right insurance plan before you hit the rapids. We can help with travel insurance coverage and optional extras.

Scuba Diving Travel Insurance

Explore the undersea world with insurance on your next dive.

Ski and Winter Sports Travel Insurance

Whether you're a mogul maven or a piste plodder, check if you're covered. We offer flexible cover and optional extras for snow bunnies.

We cover 250 activities you love + more

Snow

Water

Air

Land

Sports

Experiences

Scuba diving
Mountain biking
Surfing
Bungee jumping
Skiing

Snow Activities
- Included for all
  Bobsled - non-snow track Curling Glacier walking Ice skating – indoor Sleigh rides
- Optional extras
  Bobsled - in snow Bobsleigh Ice fishing Ice hockey - indoor Ice skating - outdoor Kite wing - snow Ski / snowboard - instructor or guide Skiing Skiing - back country Skiing - by helicopter / snow cat Snow biking Snow kiting Snow rafting Snowboarding - back country Snowboarding - by helicopter / snow cat Snowmobiling Tubing on snow

Water Activities
- Included for all
  Angling - inland or coastal waters Banana boat rides Boating - inland or coastal Canoeing - inland or coastal waters Dragon boating Fishing - inland or coastal waters High diving up to 10 metres Hydrofoiling Hydrospeeding - grades 1-5 Jet boating Kayaking - inland or coastal waters Kite boarding - on land or water Kite surfing Paddle boarding Parasailing - over water River boarding - grades 1-5 Rowing Sail boarding - inland or coastal waters Sailing - inland / coastal waters Scuba diving - to 30 metres Scuba diving - learning Sculling Sea canoeing - inland or coastal waters Sea Kayaking - inland or coastal waters Shark cage diving Snorkelling Speed boating Stand up paddle surfing Surf boat rowing Surfing Swimming - pool Tubing on rivers Wake skating Wakeboarding Water polo Water skiing White water rafting Windsurfing - inland or coastal waters
- Optional extras
  Black water rafting Boating - beyond 3 nautical miles Canoeing - beyond 3 nautical miles Cavern diving - to 40 metres Deep sea fishing Fishing - beyond 3 nautical miles Fishing – ice Jet skiing Kayaking - beyond 3 nautical miles Outrigger canoeing Sailing - beyond 3 nautical miles Scuba diving - cavern diving to 40 metres Scuba diving - instructor or guide Scuba diving - to 40 metres Sea canoeing - beyond 3 nautical miles Sea Kayaking - beyond 3 nautical miles Spearfishing Swimming - with whales / whale sharks Water skiing – barefoot Windsurfing - beyond 3 nautical miles

Air Activities
- Included for all
  Acrobatics Ballooning - hot air Bungee jumping
- Optional extras
  Abseiling Aerial safari Canyon swing Fly by wire Parachuting Skydiving Tandem skydiving Trapeze Zip line

Land Activities
- Included for all
  Aerobics Air guitar Ballet BMX - on road Bowling - lawn / ten-pin Bush walking - up to 2,000 metres Bushcraft Camel riding Camping - up to 2,000 metres Caving – sightseeing Cycling - up to 2,000 metres in elevation Dancing Dirt boarding Dog sledding Dune buggy Elephant riding - single ride / day tour Fell running Fitness training Go karting Hiking - up to 2,000 metres In-line skating Kite flying Moped riding Motor racing experience - passenger only Motorbiking - on road Motorbiking - pillion passenger Orienteering Outward Bound Paint balling / airsoft Safari tours Salsa dancing Sandboarding / sandskiing Scooter riding Scrambling - up to 2,000 metres Skateboarding Snooker Stilt walking Tramping - up to 2,000 metres Trekking - up to 2,000 metres Tuk Tuk - as a passenger War games - online Zorbing
- Optional extras
  BMX - off road Bouldering Bush walking - up to 6,000 metres Camel trekking - overnight Camping - up to 6,000 metres Caving - spelunking Cycling - up to 6,000 metres in elevation Elephant trekking - overnight Hiking - up to 6,000 metres Kite buggy Kite wing - land, water Land surfing Motorbiking - off road Mountain biking Multi-sport - triathlon Obstacle course Potholing Quad biking Rock climbing Scrambling - up to 6,000 metres Segway tours Skeleton Spelunking - caving Tough Mudder Trail bike riding Tramping - up to 6,000 metres Trekking - up to 6,000 metres

Sports Activities
- Included for all
  Archery Athletics Australian Rules Football - AFL Badminton Ballroom dancing Baseball Basketball Capoeira dancing Cheerleading Cricket Croquet Darts Dodge ball Fencing Floorball Football Frisbee Golf Gym training Gymnastics Handball Hockey Horse riding - leisure Korfball Lacrosse Lawn bowling Martial arts - non-contact Netball Racquetball Rambling Roller hockey Roller skating Rollerblading Rounders Rugby - league / union Running / jogging Soccer Softball Squash Stoolball Table tennis Tchoukball Tennis Ten-pin bowling Trampolining Ultimate frisbee Volcano surfing Volleyball Weight training Yoga
- Optional extras
  American football Bicycle polo Clay pigeon shooting Gridiron Horse riding - equestrian Martial arts - Judo, Karate Rapelling Rifle range / sports shooting Running - marathon distance Shooting - rifle range / sports Triathlon - less than ultra distance Via Ferrata

Experience Activities
- Included for all
  Au Pair / nanny (paid or volunteer childcare) Bar work Fruit picking Office work Retail work Teaching WWOOFing
- Optional extras
  Work - instructor or guide Work - manual work with power tools

Blue activities are automatically included in both the Standard and Explorer plans. All activities listed in orange will need to be added to your policy at the time of purchase. The list is intended as a guide only and there are restrictions on what you can and cannot do, so read the PDS or contact us. For a more detailed list click here

This information is for Australian citizens and residents only. Always read your Product Disclosure Statement and other policy documentation to review your specific cover and to make sure that the policy is right for you.

WorldNomads.com Pty Limited ABN 62 127 485 198 AR 343027, as an authorised representative of nib Travel Services (Australia) Pty Ltd (nib) ABN 81 115 932 173 AFSL 308461 and act as nib's agent and not as your agent. This is general advice only. Before you buy, you should consider your needs, the Product Disclosure Statement (PDS), Financial Services Guide (FSG) and Target Market Determination (TMD). This insurance is underwritten by Pacific International Insurance Pty Ltd, ABN 83 169 311 193.