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Vagabond Photographic has partnered up with STI Surf Travel Insurance to provide their surfing customers specific surf travel insurance and the ability to purchase surf travel insurance online or simply email STI to assist with your inquiries.

STI Surf Travel Insurance provide a comprehensive medical evacuation plan for serious medical emergencies, the Serious Incident Emergency Evacuation Procedure (SIEEP). This plan was created through a collaborative effort between STI, and a number of surf charter operators and was released in 2013. Providing pre-planned evacuation procedures for remote locations.

Our exclusive arrangement with Vagabond Photographic provides you with direct contact with our specialist consultants for individual’s, family and groups comprehensive cover solutions. We can customise the travel insurance policies to suit all travel needs, for Vagabond Photographic adventures.

Maybe you’re waiting for the next epic swell to hit Fiji, perhaps escaping the busy lifestyle for long empty barrels in Indonesia or thinking of snowboarding down a white picturesque mountain slope in Europe.

Compare Plans, Benefits and Prices. We have taken the hassle of finding the best travel plans, and selected the best travel insurance providers for surfing. Our strict criteria include the following key features, automatic cover while surfing and cover for damage, lost or stolen surfboards, cancellation costs, unlimited medical and EVAC expenses, EVAC plans, COVID-19 benefits and cruising cover for surf charters.

Traveling? We have the insurance to suit!

As surfers, we understand the importance of comprehensive cover for surfers and non-surfers with worldwide EVAC plans for emergency assistance 24/7, including cover for your accompanying surfboards. Compare travel insurance plans to suit your travel needs, for either single trip, multiple trips, long stays or around the world adventures for leisure and business. Simply send as a quote request and we’ll send a quote direct from the insurers!

Why Surf Travel Insurance?

STI are the global leaders in surf and snowboard travel insurance and specialist for surfing popular and remote destinations. Comprehensive medical evacuation plans for serious medical emergencies around the Mentawai’s, Telo, Sumatra, Banyaks, Nias, Bali, Maldives and Fiji Islands. As surfers, we understand a surfer’s lifestyle and passion with insurance products to suit their individual and family surfing needs.

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Need Insurance? We have you covered.

Compare International Travel Insurance Plans

Compare International Travel Insurance Plans

Are you tired of watching those perfect empty barrels, peel around tropical pristine headlands and reefs on social media yet! The gates will be open soon, as we spread across the planet in search of long peeling barrels.

Compare Annual Multi Trip Plans

Compare Annual Multi Trip Plans

Need a policy that will cover you surfing and non surfing family members for 12 months? With open borders, have the freedom to visit surfing destinations all year. Add the family and cover while surfing, and add snow, adventure activities cover.

Compare Domestic Travel Insurance Plans

Compare Domestic Travel Insurance Plans

With some of the best waves in Australia, including tropical outer islands and secret reef breaks only reachable by boat to remote island points only reachable by plane or maybe easy access to a wave pools is more your style. Who needs to go overseas...

Business Travel Insurance

Business Travel Insurance

The Business policy is the ideal option for individual business travellers who need comprehensive, flexible travel insurance cover. Includes up to 6 weeks pure leisure travel each year.

Compare Coronavirus Travel Insurance Benefits

Compare Coronavirus Travel Insurance Benefits

Looking for travel insurance that covers coronavirus? Compare Covid cover from our selected insurers, with limits and benefits available for overseas travel.

Surfing and Surfboard Cover

Surfing and Surfboard Cover

Have the confidence to take the drop, knowing you have cover for you and your surfboards while overseas. Surf Charters and resorts usually require comprehensive cover with unlimited EVAC and medical cover.

Surfing Wave Pools

Surfing Wave Pools

With the evolution of Artificial Wave Technology growing, travel insurance benefits have evolved to include hiring of surfboards, if yours are delayed, damaged, lost or stolen during your trip.

Surf and Fish Charters

Surf and Fish Charters

It’s time for surfing uncrowded waves, exploring pristine islands and unforgettable experiences with mates. Chase the swell while relaxing on a beautiful private charter and surfing a variety of reef and point breaks.

Snowboarding Cover

Snowboarding Cover

Whether your snowboarding or Skiing at a resort, or planning to go off the beaten track in the back country or even heli-ski, compare our range of travel insurance plans with snow sports options.

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We take the hassle out of finding an insurance plan for surfing and tailor a package that is right for you. Simply fill in the form below and we'll send a quote direct from the insurer. If travelling as a group, each traveller must complete the submit form.

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    Surfing is automatically covered as approved sporting activities with all our insurers.
    Group Discounts are available, simply tell us the size of your group.
    Maximum duration of any one trip:
    TOTAL TRIP COSTS. The higher the excess the lower the cost. You can choose to be covered for trip cancellation up to a limit that best suits your plans. Cover for financial loss incurred due to unforeseen and unavoidable cancellation or rearrangement of pre-paid travel, accommodation arrangements and for the non-refundable costs of your trip
    The higher the excess the lower the cost. An excess is the amount that is deducted from your claim payout. A standard excess of $100 applies to most claims. You can change this amount by selecting an option above:
Telo Island SIEEP 26/08/2013
A reported head trauma was reported which activated an air-ambulance with neurosurgeon onboard for the flight transfer. Air Ambulance was activated for this case and Patient was transferred to Singapore hospital for emergency surgery. The time line was under 6hrs to get patient to Singapore Hospital including: time for Refuelling air-ambulance, Clearance and Immigration requirements. Please note this procedure was in half the time estimated originally, due to improved remote airfields and air-ambulances.
Monika | Operations Coordinator
We have developed an internal database of providers for our team to use on cases with quick reference to hospitals/clinics as well as other providers (ground transfers, hotels, local agents etc). As soon as our team are activated on a case, we review our database for the closest facility that we can refer to. Our business partners are trusted providers who offer local knowledge as well as the ability to obtain crucial information (medical reports), as well as guarantee payments on our behalf, ultimately a seamless class for our travellers so that they are not out of pocket.
Lisa | Operations Manager

Global Surfers

Vagabond Photographic has partnered up with Surf Travel Insurance to provide their Global surfing friends specific surfing travel insurance. Surf Travel Insurance provides Standard or Explorer Travel Insurance Plans online from World Nomads to surfers from over 140 countries, who are planning an international surf trip or have already left.

Although we cover over 140 countries, residents of the USA, UK, Europe, Brazil, Hawaii and New Zealand to name a few, have purchased these policies. You can buy, extend and claim online, even after you've left home. It’s designed for adventurous travellers with cover for overseas medical, evacuation, baggage and a range of adventure sports and activities.

Global Surfers Click Here​