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Travel insurance for adventure activities

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

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Understand the key parts of World Nomads travel insurance

Flexcations

Planning on exploring the world while working overseas? We can help with flexible coverage plans and optional extras.

Races and Sporting Events

How World Nomads protects traveling to athletic challenges.

Vacation Rentals

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

Horse Riding

Need to insure your helmet, breeches and horse riding boots? See how travel insurance can assist when things don’t go to plan.

Safari

Planning a safari vacation? Learn why you may want to consider a travel insurance plan designed for adventure activities.  

Cycling

Hit the road knowing you have cover and optional extras at your fingertips when taking on the tracks.

Live Action Role Playing (LARP)

Learn why you may want to consider a travel insurance plan with adventure sports coverage.

Pickleball

If you’re incorporating pickleball into your travel plans, learn how travel insurance can help in case the unexpected strikes.

Rock Climbing

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.

Sailing

Before you set sail, make sure you consider traveling on board with insurance

Surfing

Get travel insurance for surfing adventures, including coverage for injuries, emergencies and trip interruptions

Road Tripping

Your adventure begins when the rubber hits the road – are you covered?

Camping

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

Kayaking and Rafting

Whitewater or flat, pack your insurance as well as your paddles.

Mountain biking

Check your insurance before you start shredding the trails.

Backpacking

Protect the freedom of carrying everything on your back.

Bungee Jumping

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

Volunteering

Before you head off to help others, make sure you can help yourself.

Skiing and Snowboarding

Whether you're a mogul maven or a piste plodder, check you're covered.

Scuba diving

Explore the undersea world with insurance on your next dive.

Hiking and Trekking

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

Coverage for 250 activities you love + more

Snow 31 activities

Water 74 activities

Air 15 activities

Land 65 activities

Sports 85 activities

Experiences 18 activities

Snow Activities
- Included for all
  Bobsled / Bobsleigh (in snow) Dog sledding Glacier walking (ice walking) Sleigh rides (horse drawn) Snow biking Snow rafting Snow mobiling Snowshoeing Tubing on snow
- Optional extras
  Ice climbing Ice fishing Kite wing (snow) Ski instructor or guide (paid or volunteer) Ski joring Skiing (cross country/nordic skiing on marked trails/power assisted skiing/snowblading/on piste or off piste within resort boundaries/backcountry/outside of resort boundary/alpine ski touring/by helicopter/snow cat/dry slope/terrain park within resort) Sledding/Tobogganing/Snow Sleds/Snow Sleighs (on snow) Snow kiting Snowboarding instructor or guide (paid or volunteer) Snowboarding (back country/ outside of resort boundary/ alpine ski touring/by helicopter/ snow cat/dry slope/on piste or off piste within resort boundaries/terrain park within resort)

Water Activities
- Included for all
  Angling Banana Boat Rides Black water rafting Boating, canoeing, kayaking, outrigger canoeing, sailing, sea canoeing, sea kayaking, speedboating, windsurfing (inland /coastal waters) Cave tubing Cruising (passenger on a cruise ship) Dragon Boating (inland or Coastal Waters) Hydrofoiling Hydrospeeding Jet Boating Jet skiing Kite boarding Kite surfing Paddle boarding Parasailing River boarding/hydrospeeding Sail boarding Scuba diving (up to 30 metres, unqualified /learn to dive course/discover dive with qualified instructor) Sculling Shark cage diving Snorkelling Stand up paddle surfing/paddle boarding Surf boat rowing Surfing Swimming (pool; enclosed, inland or coastal waters) Swimming with whales/whale sharks/dolphins/pigs (inside or outside Coastal Waters) Tubing on rivers Wake skating Wakeboarding Water polo Water skiing White water kayaking White water rafting
- Optional extras
  Boating, canoeing, kayaking, outrigger canoeing, sailing, sea canoeing, sea kayaking, speedboating, windsurfing (outside coastal waters) Cliff diving (up to 10 metres) Cliff jumping (up to 10 metres) Deep sea fishing Deep water soloing Diving (stationary platform, springboard or a boat at anchor – up to 10 metres) Dragon Boating (outside Coastal Waters) Fishing (outside Coastal Waters, deep sea fishing) High diving (stationary platform, springboard or a boat at anchor - up to 10 metres) Kayaking (outside Coastal Waters, including sea kayaking) Kite buggy Kite wing Rock fishing Rowing/sculling (inland/Coastal Waters) Scuba diving (up to 40 metres, cave/cavern) Scuba diving instructor or guide Spearfishing Swimming (outside coastal waters) Wing foiling

Air Activities
- Included for all
  Aerial safari Ballooning - hot air Bungee/Bungy jumping Canyon Swing Flying as a passenger in a licensed scheduled or chartered aircraft or helicopter Hot Air Ballooning Kite flying
- Optional extras
  Fly by wire Gliding Hang gliding Parachuting (one jump only) Paragliding/parapenting Skydiving (one jump only) Tandem skydiving (one jump only) Zip line

Land Activities
- Included for all
  Backpacking up to 3,000 metres BMX - on road Bobsled (non-snow track) Bushcraft Bush walking up to 3,000 metres Camel Riding Camel Trekking Camping up to 3,000 metres Caving (sightseeing/tourist attraction) Cycling up to 3,000 metres Dirt Boarding Dune Buggy Elephant Riding/Trekking Fell Running/Walking Hiking up to 3,000 metres Horse riding (leisure/social/non-competitive riding) Moped riding Motor biking (on road, passenger with a licensed driver) Motor racing experience (passenger only) Mountain biking up to 3,000 metres in elevation Orienteering Rambling Sandboarding/sandskiing Scooter biking/riding Scrambling (up to 3,000 metres) Stilt walking Trail bike riding (non-motorized) Tramping (up to 3,000 metres) Trekking (up to 3,000 metres) War games (online gaming) Zorbing
- Optional extras
  Abseiling (rappelling, rapping, rap jumping, deepelling , abbing) ATVing Backpacking up to 6,000 metres Bicycle polo BMX - off road / on track / cross country Bouldering Bush walking up to 6,000 metres Camping up to 6,000 metres Canyoning (outdoor under 6,000m - multi-pitch climbing / sport climbing / bolted / aid climbing / traditional climbing / top or bottom rope climbing) Caving/spelunking/potholing Crewing of a vessel less than 60 miles from a safe haven Cycling (incidental to the trip; independent touring; on organized tour, up to 6,000 metres in elevation) Deepelling Hiking up to 6,000 metres Land surfing Motor biking (off road) Mountain biking/ gravel biking (on or off road / downhill / cross country) up to 3,000 metres in elevation Mountaineering to 6000 metres Outward Bound Parasailing (over land) Quad biking Rap jumping Rapelling Rock climbing (bouldering, indoor & outdoor under 6,000m) Scrambling (up to 6,000 metres) Skateboarding (ramp, half pipe, skate park, street) Skeleton Spelunking (caving) Tramping (up to 6,000 metres) Trapeze/High Wire Trekking (up to 6,000 metres) Via Ferrata

Sports Activities
- Included for all
  Acrobatics Aerobics Air Guitar Airsoft American Football (Gridiron) Archery Athletics Australian Rules Football (AFL) Badminton Ballet Ballroom dancing Baseball Basketball Bowling (lawn, ten-pin, nine-pin, candlepin, duckpin and five-pin bowling, bowls, pétanque & boules) Boxing (gym or outdoor training) Butoh Capoeira Dancing Cheerleading Clay Pigeon Shooting Cricket Croquet Curling Dance Darts Disc Golfing Dodge Ball Fencing Fitness Training Floorball Football (soccer) Footgolf Frisbee Go Karting Golf Gridiron Gym training Gymnastics Handball Hockey Horse Riding (leisure/social/non-competitive riding) Ice Skating (indoor/outdoor rink) In-line Skating Korfball Lacrosse Lawn bowling Live action role playing (LARPing) Martial arts (Judo, karate, non-contact) Netball Paint balling/airsoft Pickleball Racquetball Rifle range/sports shooting Roller skating Rollerblading Rounders Rugby (Leage/Union) Running (half marathon distance or less) Salsa dancing Snooker Soccer Softball Squash/Raquet ball Stoolball Table tennis Tchoukball Tennis Ten-pin bowling Trampolining Ultimate Frisbee Volleyball Weight training Yoga (class, alone/home practice)
- Optional extras
  Horse riding (bare back, equestrian, dressage, show jumping, eventing) Hunting Ice Hockey (indoor/outdoor rink, frozen lake or river) Ice Skating (frozen lake or river) Multi-sport, triathlon, outdoor endurance (less than ultra distance) Obstacle course/assault course/trim trail Roller hockey Running (marathon distance) Shooting (rifle range / sports) Triathlon (less than ultra distance)

Experience Activities
- Included for all
  Au Pair / nanny (paid or volunteer childcare) Bar work (hospitality) Fruit picking (WWOOFing, general farm work, manual work) Office work (paid or volunteer clerical) Retail work (shop assistant / manager, general retail, manual work) Safari tours Teaching Theme parks / fairgrounds
- Optional extras
  Construction or renovation work (paid or volunteer manual work painting, without the use of power tools, labourer, operating machinery, roadwork, working at height) Instructor or guide in covered activities Segway tours Tough Mudder

Activities shown in blue are automatically included in the Standard, Explorer, Epic and Annual Multi-Trip Plans. Activities shown in orange require an optional upgrade for coverage to apply. Special conditions and exclusions may apply to certain activities, check the Travel Insurance Policy for full details.

Ultimate Frisbee

I was playing ultimate frisbee in a park. I jumped for a catch and landed on my ankle badly. My ankle made a crack noise. I was able to limp off the field on my own. Later that night, I was in more pain and decided I would go to the hospital the following morning to see if there was anything seriously wrong. I went to hospital, and doctor was fairly confident there was no break but some pain in a specific spot on my ankle suggested it was worth x-raying anyway. The X-ray did not show a break. The Doctor diagnosed a sprained ankle, provided tube grip for support and crutches for walking.

Claim paid: $189.00
Canadian in Australia

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This information is for Canadian residents only. All of the information we provide about travel insurance is a brief summary only. It does not include all terms, conditions, limitations, exclusions and termination provisions of the travel insurance plans. Coverage may not be available in all provinces. Please carefully read your policy wording for a described full description of coverage. In the event of a conflict between the information on this website and the Insurance Policy, the Insurance Policy shall govern in all circumstances. World Nomads is supported by different insurers from around the world, with variations in coverage and terms depending on your country of residence, the plan you buy and what’s happened to you. The insurance products described are available for Canadian residents through World Nomads (Canada) Ltd (“World Nomads”) are underwritten by Zurich Insurance Company Ltd (Canadian Branch).