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Sports and activities

Our policies can cover a wide range of sports and activities.

Below is a list showing those that are covered on our travel insurance policies at no additional cost, those that require an additional premium and those that are not covered. There is also a brief glossary, describing some of the lesser-known activities in the list.

If you need cover for a sport or activity that requires an additional premium, or that isn’t listed below, please call us on 0845 605 1921, or email us. We’ll need to know your destination, trip dates and the sport/activity you would like covered.

Please note that NO COVER is available for racing (unless otherwise stated) or any activities that are professional.

Hazardous Activity Cover
Abseiling (when adequately supervised) Covered
(No Personal liability cover)
American Football Additional premium required -
please call us to cover this
Archery Covered
(No Personal liability cover)
Badminton Covered
Bamboo Rafting (up to grade 2 rivers with adequate safety equipment) Covered
Banana Boating Covered
Base Jumping NO COVER
Baseball Covered
Basketball Covered
Beach Games Covered
Big Foot Skiing Winter Sports Cover needed
Big Game Hunting NO COVER
Black Water Rafting (life jacket and helmet must be worn) Additional premium required -
please call us to cover this
Blow Carting Covered
(No Personal liability cover)
BMX Riding - Stunt/Obstacle NO COVER
Bobsleigh/Luging NO COVER
Bouldering (using crash pads where appropriate) Covered
Bowls Covered
Boxing NO COVER
Bungee Jumping (when adequately supervised) Covered
Camel Riding Covered
(No Personal liability cover)
Canoeing (grade 3 rivers) Additional premium required -
please call us to cover this
Canoeing (up to grade 2 rivers only) Covered
Canyoning (life jacket and helmet must be worn) Additional premium required -
please call us to cover this
Cat Skiing Winter Sports Cover needed
Catamaran Covered
(No Personal liability cover)
Cave Diving NO COVER
Cave Tubing Additional premium required -
please call us to cover this
Caving/Pot holing Additional premium required -
please call us to cover this
Charity work (educational/environmental) Please click here
Clay Pigeon Shoot Covered
(No Personal liability cover)
Climbing (on a climbing wall only) Covered
Conservation work (educational/enviromental) Please click here
Cricket Covered
Cross-Country Skiing Winter Sports cover needed
Curling Winter Sports cover needed
Cycling Covered
(No Personal liability cover)
Cycling racing (non-professional) Additional premium required -
please call us to cover this (No Personal liability cover)
Deep Sea Fishing Covered
Dinghy Sailing Covered
(No Personal liability cover)
Dragon Boat Racing (non professional) Covered
Dry Slope Skiing Additional premium required -
please call us to cover this
Elephant Riding/ Trekking (professionally organised, with experienced handlers) Covered
Expeditions NO COVER
Fell Running Covered
Fell Walking Covered
Fencing Additional premium required -
please call us to cover this (No Personal liability cover)
Fishing Covered
Flying in aircraft (as a fare-paying passenger) Covered
Flying in aircraft (as a non-fare-paying passenger, pilot or trainee pilot) Additional premium required -
please call us to cover this
Football American Additional premium required -
please call us to cover this
Football Rugby Additional premium required -
please call us to cover this
Football Soccer Additional premium required -
please call us to cover this
Football Soccer (incidental, leisure and non-competitive) Covered
Free Mountaineering NO COVER
Freestyle Skiing NO COVER
Glacier Skiing Winter Sports cover needed
Glacier Walking Winter Sports cover needed
Glass Bottom Boats/Bubbles Covered
Gliding (as a passenger only) Covered
Gliding as a pilot or trainee pilot Additional premium required -
please call us to cover this (No Personal liability cover)
Go Karting (when adequately supervised) Covered
(No Personal liability cover)
Golf Covered
Gorilla Trekking (organised) Covered
Gymnastics Covered
Hang Gliding Additional premium required -
please call us to cover this
Heli-Skiing (Helicopter must touch down) Winter Sports cover needed
Heptathlon Covered
High Level Walking Covered
High Diving - over 5 meters NO COVER
Hiking/Treking/Walking Covered
Hockey Additional premium required -
please call us to cover this
Horse Riding in competitions (non-professional) Additional premium required -
please call us to cover this (No Personal liability cover)
Horse Riding/Trekking/Hacking (non-competitive) Covered
Hot Air Ballooning (organised pleasure rides) Covered
Hunting (Fox/Drag) NO COVER
Husky Dog Sledding (organised, non-competitive with experienced local driver) Winter Sports cover needed
Hydro Zorbing Covered
Hydrospeeding (wearing recommended safety equipment) Covered
Ice Diving (must be with a qualified instructor at all times) Winter Sports cover needed
Ice Hockey Winter Sports cover needed
Ice Skating Winter Sports cover needed
Indoor Climbing (on climbing wall) Covered
Inline Skating (pads and helmet must be worn) Covered
(No Personal liability cover)
Javelin Throwing Covered
Jet Boating (no cover for racing) Covered
(No Personal liability cover)
Jet Skiing (no cover for racing) Covered
(No Personal liability cover)
Jogging Covered
Judo NO COVER
Karate NO COVER
Kayaking (grade 3 rivers) Additional premium required -
please call us to cover this
Kayaking (up to grade 2 rivers) Covered
Kite Boarding (winter sports) Winter Sports cover needed
(No Personal liability cover)
Kite Buggying Covered
(No Personal liability cover)
Kite Surfing (over land) Additional premium required -
please call us to cover this
Kite Surfing (over water) Additional premium required -
please call us to cover this
Kloofing Additional premium required -
please call us to cover this
Lacrosse Additional premium required -
please call us to cover this
Luging/Bobsleigh NO COVER
Manual Work Please click here
Marathon Running Covered
Martial Arts NO COVER
Micro Lighting NO COVER
Mixed Gas Diving (nitrox/trimix to maximum depth of 50m) Covered - subject to qualification.
Mono Skiing Winter Sports cover needed
Motor Cycling (with UK licence) Covered
(No Personal liability cover)
Motor Rallying NO COVER
Mountain Biking (except downhill racing and vertical paths) Covered
(No Personal liability cover)
Mountain Boarding (protective clothing must be worn) Covered
Mountaineering NO COVER
Muscular Endurance Test NO COVER
Netball Covered
Nordic Skiing Winter Sports cover needed
Off Piste Skiing/Snowboarding (within resort boundary) Winter Sports cover needed. Click here for more details.
Off Piste Skiing/Snowboarding (outside resort boundary) Winter Sports cover needed. Click here for more details.
Orienteering Covered
Paint Balling/War Games (eye protection must be worn) Covered
(No Personal liability cover)
Parachuting NO COVER
Paragliding (must be tandemed with a qualified instructor at all times) Additional premium required -
please call us to cover this
Parapenting/Paraponting as a winter sport (must be tandemed with a qualified instructor at all times) Winter Sports cover needed
Parapenting/Paraponting non-winter sports (must be tandemed with a qualified instructor at all times) Additional premium required -
please call us to cover this
Parasailing/Parasending (over water) Covered
Passenger Sledge Covered
Polo Additional premium required -
please call us to cover this
Pony Trekking Covered
Pot Holing/Caving Additional premium required -
please call us to cover this
Power Boating (non-competitive - no cover for damage to vessel) Covered
(No Personal liability cover)
Professional Sports NO COVER
Quad Biking Additional premium required -
please call us to cover this
Racing not on foot (see also cycling, triathlon) NO COVER
Racing on foot Covered
Rambling Covered
Rap Running/Jumping (within organisation's guidelines) Covered
(No Personal liability cover)
Raquetball Covered
Rifle Range Covered
(No Personal liability cover)
Ringos Covered
River Bugging NO COVER
River Tubing Covered
Rock Climbing (Maximum grade HVS, organised and taking appropriate safety precautions including ropes) Additional premium required -
please call us to cover this
Rock Scrambling (taking appropriate safety precautions) Additional premium required -
please call us to cover this
Rodeo NO COVER
Roller Skating/Blading (pads and helmets must be worn) Covered
(No Personal liability cover)
Rounders Covered
Rowing (except racing) Covered
Rugby (Union/League) Additional premium required -
please call us to cover this
Running Covered
Safari in a vehicle (must be with a guide) Covered
Safari on foot (must be with a guide) Covered
Sail Boarding/Windsurfing Covered
(No Personal liability cover)
Sailing Covered
(No Personal liability cover)
Sand Dune Surfing/Skiing Additional premium required -
please call us to cover this
Sand Yachting Covered
(No Personal liability cover)
Scuba Diving Covered – subject to qualification.
Click here for more details.
Sea Canoeing/Kayaking (within site of land) Covered
Shark Diving (in cage) Additional premium required -
please call us to cover this
Shooting (within organisations guidelines) Covered
(No Personal liability cover)
Skateboarding (pads and helmets must be worn) Covered
(No Personal liability cover)
Ski Acrobatics NO COVER
Ski Biking Winter Sports cover needed
Ski Flying NO COVER
Ski Jumping NO COVER
Ski Mountaineering - see glossary NO COVER
Ski Racing (non FIS) Winter Sports cover needed
Ski Run Walking (using ropes or crampons) NO COVER
Ski Touring - see glossary Winter Sports cover needed
Ski Yawing Winter Sports cover needed
(No Personal liability cover)
Ski-Boarding/Snow Boarding Winter Sports cover needed
Ski-Dooing Winter Sports cover needed
(No Personal liability cover)
Skiing Winter Sports cover needed
Ski-Stunting NO COVER
Sky Diving NO COVER
Sledging pulled by Horse/Reindeer Covered
Sledging/Tobogganing Winter Sports cover needed
Small Bore Target Shooting Covered
(No Personal liability cover)
Snorkeling Covered
Snow Carting Winter Sports cover needed
Snow Decking Winter Sports cover needed
Snow Scooting Winter Sports cover needed
Snow Skating Winter Sports cover needed
Snow Tubing Winter Sports cover needed
Snow Blading Winter Sports cover needed
Snow Boarding Winter Sports cover needed
Snowcat Skiing Winter Sports cover needed
Snow-Mobiling Winter Sports cover needed
(No Personal liability cover)
Soccer Additional premium required -
please call us to cover this
Soft Ball Covered
Squash Covered
Street Hockey (pads and helmets must be worn) Additional premium required -
please call us to cover this
Summer Tobogganing Additional premium required -
please call us to cover this
Surfing Covered
(No Personal liability cover)
Swimming Covered
Sydney Harbour Bridge Walk (using ropes and strapped to a guide) Covered
Table Tennis Covered
Telemarking Winter Sports cover needed
Tennis Covered
Tenpin Bowling Covered
Tobogganing/Sledging Winter Sports cover needed
Tree Top Canopy Walking (with adequate safety measures in place) Covered
Trekking/Walking/Hiking/High Level Walking Covered
Triathlon (non-professional) Additional premium required -
please call us to cover this
Tubing NO COVER
Tug of War Covered
Via ferrate Covered
Volleyball Covered
Wakeboarding Covered
(No Personal liability cover)
War Games (eye protection must be worn) Covered
(No Personal liability cover)
Water Polo Covered
Water Ski Jumping NO COVER
Water-Skiing (no jumping) Covered
(No Personal liability cover)
Weight Lifting NO COVER
White Water Canoeing NO COVER
White Water Rafting (when adequately supervised and with appropriate safety measures) Covered
Windsurfing Covered
(No Personal liability cover)
Working Abroad Please click here
Wrestling NO COVER
Yachting Covered
(No Personal liability cover)
Zorbing (non-winter sports) Covered
Zorbing (winter sports) Winter Sports cover needed

Glossary

Big foot skiing or snowblading: Skiing on short skis called 'Big foot'. This carries as much risk as normal skiing. This is also commonly known as Snowblading.

Ski Mountaineering: Using crampons, ice axes and harnesses to ascend mountain summits, cols and glacier crossings.

Ski Touring: Resembles ski mountaineering (defined above), but involves Trekking instead of climbing (i.e. without crampons, ice axes and harnesses).

Black water rafting: Takes place in underground streams, in the dark. Participants wear wet suits fitted with inflated inner tubes, and shoot rapids in fast-flowing rivers in inflatable dinghies. This is also known as Cave Tubing.

Canyoning: Travelling down rivers, waterfalls and canyons, wearing a life jacket.

Cave Tubing: See Black Water Rafting.

Caving: Exploring caves and small pot-holes, often under water. This is also known as Pot-Holing.

Expeditions: A planned journey for specific and/or scientific purposes, in remote, hazardous or Polar Regions.

Heli-Sking: Skiers are taken by a helicopter to unmarked powder runs in remote areas.

Jet Boating: An organised jet boat ride over high grade rapids; driven by an expert driver seemingly out of control.

Kite Surfing: Using the power of a kite to surf on water.

Parapenting/Paragliding: Jumping from a cliff attached to an open parachute, and gliding and floating to the ground. A cross between hang gliding and parachuting.

Pot Holing: See Caving.

Rap Jumping: Abseiling facing forwards.

Ringos: Sitting in an inflatable ring, being pulled behind a boat.

River Bugging: Participants sit in inflatable armchairs, and shoot rapids in fast-flowing rivers.

Snow Blading: See Big Foot Skiing.

Zorbing: Travelling down a hillside inside an inflatable plastic ball.



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