Sports Travel Insurance
All World First policies come with complimentary cover for more than 150 sports and activities. Embrace the adventure.
- Run, swim and cycle your way to happy holiday memories
- Specialised winter sports cover available as an add on
- Up to £10m for medical expenses
Over 150 sports and activities - covered for free
Sometimes one of the best ways to make more memories on holiday is to get active. And when you insure with World First, you get complimentary cover for more than 150 sports and activities - from sailing and snorkelling to horse riding and hot air ballooning. Have a kick about with the locals. Keep up with your running regime. Or try something completely new. Anyone for sand yachting?
Here's the list of the sports and activities you are automatically covered for
Winter sports cover
If skiing and snowboarding is your thing - and why shouldn't it be? - then ask about our winter sports extension. For a small addition to your premium we can provide you with a specialist policy for the piste. It comes with cover for piste closure and off piste runs as well as all of your equipment, whether it's your own or hired. You also get cover for up to £10m of medical expenses, £2m personal liability cover and £20,000 personal accident cover.
Golf holiday cover
Hitting the fairways in foreign climes is a lot of fun. And while we can't promise your swing will be perfect, we will cover your clubs. Just add our golf extension when you are arranging your policy. It also includes cover for your green fees if you have to change your plans. We will even cover the round of drinks back in the clubhouse if you hit a hole in one. Fore!
Staying safe
Of course we want you to have a great time while enjoying your activities on holiday - but we also want you to stay safe. It's why cover is subject to you using the recommended safety equipment and following safety procedures. If your activity is provided by a local operator they must be appropriately qualified and licensed. And sea-based activities must be within 12 nautical miles of the coastline.
Sports and activities included with your policy
The activities listed below are covered on a non-professional and non-competitive basis unless otherwise stated. All activities marked with an asterisk (*) are included without personal liability cover. Those marked with a (‡) do not include personal accident cover. For more details take a look at our policy wording.
| Activity |
|---|
| Abseiling (within organiser's guidelines) |
| Aerial Safaris (in chartered aircraft and as part of an organised excursion) |
| Angling |
| Archaeological Digging |
| Archery *‡ |
| Assault Course |
| Athletics *‡ |
| Badminton |
| Bamboo Rafting |
| Banana Boating |
| Bar and Restaurant Work |
| Baseball *‡ |
| Basketball |
| Beach Games |
| Billiards |
| Blading (no stunts) |
| Board Sailing *‡ |
| Body Boarding |
| Boogie Boarding |
| Bowling / Bowls |
| Bungee Jumping *‡ |
| Cable Car Ride |
| Camel Riding / Trekking *‡ |
| Canoeing / Rafting / White Water Rafting / Kayaking (up to grade 3) |
| Canoeing / Rafting / White Water Rafting / Kayaking (grades 4 and 5) *‡ |
| Catamaran / Yachting / Sailing |
| Clay Pigeon Shooting / Small Bore Target Shooting / Rifle Range *‡ |
| Climbing (on climbing wall only) |
| Cricket |
| Croquet |
| Cross Country Running |
| Curling |
| Cycling *‡ (no cover for Mountain Biking, BMX and Cycle Touring) |
| Dancing (including lesson participation) |
| Darts |
| Dinghy Sailing *‡ |
| Dry Slope Skiing / Boarding |
| Dragon Boat Racing *‡ |
| Elephant Riding / Trekking *‡ |
| Falconry |
| Fell Running (up to 4,000 metres) |
| Fell Walking (up to 4,000 metres) |
| Fencing *‡ |
| Fishing |
| Fives |
| Flying as a passenger in an aircraft (private plane, helicopter or glider) |
| Football |
| Fruit or vegetable picking (under 3 metres) |
| Flag Football |
| Frisbee / Ultimate Frisbee |
| Glass Bottom Boats / Bubbles |
| Go Karting *‡ (up to 120cc and wearing a helmet) |
| Goalball |
| Golf |
| Gorilla Trekking (organised tours only) |
| Gym - Fitness |
| Gymnastics |
| Handball |
| Helicopter Rides (passenger only) |
| Hiking up to 4,000 metres (excludes hiking that requires specialised equipment, ropes, guides, crampons, or hiking in the Sahara, any Desert, Polar or other extreme climate) |
| Hobie Cat Sailing *‡ |
| Hockey (field) |
| Horse Riding *‡ (Less than 7 days and wearing a helmet and excluding racing, jumping and hunting) |
| Hot Air Ballooning (passenger only) |
| Hot Dogging up to grade 3 |
| Hot Springs |
| Hydro Zorbing |
| Ice Skating (rink only) |
| In-line Skating (no stunts) |
| Ice Surfing *‡ |
| Ice Cricket *‡ |
| Jet Boating *‡ (passenger only) |
| Jogging |
| Kayaking (incl. white water) up to grade 3 |
| Kayaking *‡ (incl. white water) grades 4 and 5 |
| Korfball |
| Llama Riding *‡ |
| Land Skiing |
| Lacrosse *‡ |
| Mopeds *‡ (maximum 125cc. You must have a full UK licence, or a valid CBT certificate (DL196), be insured under a motor policy, follow local safety laws and be riding on recognised roads) |
| Motorcycling *‡ (maximum 125cc. You must have a full UK licence, or a valid CBT certificate (DL196), be insured under a motor policy, follow local safety laws and be riding on recognised roads) |
| Mule Trekking *‡ |
| Netball |
| Octopush |
| Orienteering (up to 4,000 metres above sea level. Excludes orienteering that requires specialised equipment, ropes, guides, crampons, or activity in the Sahara, any Desert, Polar or other extreme climate) |
| Ostrich Riding *‡ |
| Paint Balling / War Games (wearing eye protection) *‡ |
| Parachuting *‡ (tandem only) |
| Parascending / Parasailing (towed by a boat over water) |
| Pedalos |
| Pilates |
| Pony Riding / Trekking *‡ (wearing a helmet) |
| Pool |
| Power Boating *‡ (passenger only) |
| Racquet Ball / Rackets *‡ |
| Rambling (up to 4,000 metres above sea level. Excludes rambling that requires specialised equipment, ropes, guides, crampons, or trekking in the Sahara, any Desert, Polar or other extreme climate) |
| Reverse Bungee *‡ |
| Rifle Range *‡ |
| Ringos |
| River Bugging (up to grade 3 only) *‡ |
| River Sledging (up to grade 3 only) *‡ |
| River Tubing (up to grade 3 only) *‡ |
| Roller Skating / Blading / In-line (incidental, wearing pads, helmet and no stunts) |
| Rounders |
| Rowing |
| Safari in a vehicle / Trekking / Tracking (organised tours and no firearms) |
| Sailing / Yachting *‡ (European inshore waters only) |
| Sandboarding *‡ |
| Sand Skiing *‡ |
| Sand Surfing *‡ |
| Sand Yachting *‡ |
| Scuba Diving (up to a depth of 30 metres if qualified or accompanied by a qualified instructor and not diving alone) |
| Sea Fishing |
| Sea Kayaking (within inshore European Waters only and no racing) |
| Shark Diving (professionally supervised in a cage) |
| Skin Diving (up to a depth of 30 metres if qualified or accompanied by a qualified instructor and not diving alone) |
| Skateboarding (wearing pads and helmet, no stunts) |
| Skydiving *‡ (Tandem Only) |
| Sledding / Sledging or Sleigh Riding (passenger only if pulled by Horse, Dogs or Reindeer) |
| Small Bore Target Shooting *‡ |
| Snooker |
| Snorkelling |
| Soccer |
| Softball |
| Speed Boating *‡ (passenger only) |
| Sphereing |
| Spinning Class |
| Squash *‡ |
| Surfing |
| Swimming |
| Swimming with Dolphins *‡ |
| Swimming / Bathing with Elephants *‡ |
| Sydney Harbour Bridge Walk (organised and walking across clipped onto a safety line) |
| Table Tennis |
| Tall Ship Crewing *‡ |
| Team Building |
| Ten Pin Bowling |
| Tennis |
| Touch Football |
| Trampolining |
| Tree Top Trekking / Canopy Walking |
| Trekking (below 4,000 metres only. Excludes trekking that requires specialised equipment, ropes, guides, crampons, or trekking in the Sahara, any Desert, Polar or other extreme climate) |
| Tubing |
| Tug of War |
| Volleyball |
| Wake Boarding |
| Walking (below 4,000 metres only. Excludes walking that requires specialised equipment, ropes, guides, crampons, or walking in the Sahara, any Desert, Polar or other extreme climate) |
| Water Hockey |
| Water Polo |
| Water Skiing (no jumping) |
| Wicker Basket Tobogganing |
| Whale Watching |
| Wheelchair Basketball |
| Windsurfing |
| Wind Tunnel Flying (wearing pads and helmet) |
| Yachting / Sailing *‡ (European inshore waters only) |
| Yoga |
| Zip-lining / Trekking |
| Zorbing / Hydro Zorbing |
Optional winter sports cover
Winter Sports are covered only upon payment of an additional premium and will cover you for up to 31 days on a single trip policy or for up to 17 days on a multi trip policy provided you are not participating in or training for a competition, taking part on a professional or semi-professional basis or taking part contrary to local advice or warnings.
Please refer to the Extensions Policy Wording for more details of the cover provided.
| Activity |
|---|
| Air Boarding |
| Big Foot Skiing |
| Cross Country Skiing on Recognised Paths |
| Dry Slope Skiing and Snowboarding |
| Glacier Walking and Skiing |
| Ice Cricket * |
| Ice Windsurfing * |
| Kick Sledging |
| Langlauf |
| Mono-Skiing |
| Nordic Skiing on Recognised Paths |
| Ski Randonnée |
| Ski Run Walking |
| Ski Skimming |
| Ski Touring |
| Skidooing *‡ |
| Skiing and Snowboarding On-Piste and Off-Piste within Resort Boundaries |
| Sledging |
| Snow Blading |
| Snow Shoeing |
| Snow Tubing |
| Snow Zorbing |
| Snowcat Skiing with a Professional Guide |
| Snowmobiling *‡ |
| Tobogganing |