Cover for sports and activities on holiday

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Adventure travel insurance from Columbus Direct is tailored for those who don't want to just laze on a beach during their holiday. Our Adventure policy pre-selects our Adventure Pack that covers a wide range of sports and activities.

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If you are going to take part in in sports or activities on holiday, you want to be sure you are covered should you have an accident. Travel insurance does not usually cover all possible sports and activities as standard, you'll want to make sure that the activities you're planning to undertake are covered.

Columbus Direct International covers a wide range sport and activities as standard for you. Many more hazardous activities can be covered optionally for an extra premium:

• These sports and activities are covered as standard: Ballooning as a passenger, basketball, boxing training (no contact), bungee jumping (maximum 2 jumps), cycling (not touring), dinghy sailing, elephantriding (1‐2 days), hiking, horse riding (not jumping), jet boating, kayaking/ canoeing/rafting involving white water rapids grades 1, 2 and 3, marathon running, martial arts training, mopeds, motorcycling on vehicles up to 125cc, overland expedition, parascending/ parasailing, passenger light aircraft/helicopter, river‐sledging, running,safari,sailing inshore (inside 20km limit),scuba diving with a qualified diving instructor (maximum depth 30 metres), sea canoeing, snorkelling, surfing, trekking, water skiing, weightlifting, windsurfing.
• These sports can be covered at an extra premium (select 'Adventure Sports Cover' at the next step when getting a quote): Abseiling, American football, bungee jumping (more than 2 jumps), cricket, deep sea fishing (inside 20km limit), fencing, football/soccer, gliding, gymnastics, hockey, kayaking/canoeing/rafting involving white water rapids grades 4 and 5, polo, rugby (union or league), scuba diving (maximum depth 30 metres).

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