Gap Year Travel Insurance

Travel Insurance for those participating in a Gap Year.

To get a quote by telephone or email, please call us on 0844 848 1500 or chris@jsinsurance.co.uk

Taking a year out after finishing school is becoming an increasingly popular tradition. A gap year can be taken at any time of life, though. People who choose to take a gap year often spend the time travelling the world and exploring different cultures and traditions.

If you are planning a gap year, it is important that you purchase travel insurance before leaving the country.

Travelling is a fantastic way to get off the beaten track and spend some proper time immersed in the traditions of another culture.

Some of the most popular areas people tend to travel to on their gap years include:

• Thailand
• New Zealand
• Australia
• China
• Vietnam
• India
• Malaysia
• Russia
• South America
• Central America
• USA
• Fiji
• Japan

One of the great things to do whilst on a gap year is to try out a number of activities and sports that you cannot do whilst at home.

Depending on the area you are travelling to, there will be a number of different sports for you to try out.

Some of the most popular activities people try out whilst on their gap year include:

• Sky diving
• Bungee jumping
• White water rafting
• Luging
• Zorbing
• Elephant Riding
• Camel Riding
• Trekking
• Scuba Diving
• Sand boarding
• Snow boarding
• Hiking
• Glacier walking
• Cave diving

Other popular activities include going on a safari whilst abroad. This can be done either as a day trip in a vehicle, or trekking through the wilderness on foot. The latter will likely be done over a number of days and involve camping out in the wild.

Many people who go on a gap year choose to find work when they are abroad, either paid to support themselves whilst in another country, or volunteer work to experience some more of the culture whilst they are there. Some of the most popular jobs that can be done whilst travelling on a gap year include:

• Ski instructing
• Volunteer work with animals
• Manual labour (including shop and bar work)
• Teaching English
• Extra in a Bollywood movie

However you plan to spend you gap year, it is important that you purchase travel insurance before leaving the country.

Useful Websites: Gap Year Jobs - Gap Year - Guardian Gap Years - Gap Year Travel Store - Real Gap - STA Travel - First Gap Year

To get a quote by telephone or email, please call us on 0844 848 1500 or chris@jsinsurance.co.uk