Travel insurance
Required travel insurance for medical expenses
Because your safety is our top priority, we want to be sure that if you should need medical care while traveling, you will get prompt medical care. Even if the health insurance you rely on is excellent at home, other countries may not recognize it. That is why we require that every traveler on our conservation trips must have travel insurance with at least $50,000 of medical expense insurance and $500,000 of emergency medical evacuation insurance valid in the trip destination.
Other recommended insurance
We also encourage the purchase of general travel insurance.
Comprehensive travel insurance may provide protection for trip cancellation and interruption, travel delay, loss of baggage and travel documents and baggage delay. The amount of general travel insurance coverage you purchase is a personal decision which you can make after comparing the insurance types available and the cost of the different plans.
You may also want to consider “cancel for any reason insurance“. This type of travel insurance needs to be purchased soon after you make an initial payment for the trip. If you buy the insurance at the time of the initial deposit, you may be able to purchase the insurance to cover the deposit and then add on to the amount of the insurance coverage as you make further payments for airline reservations and the remaining trip payments. There are numerous online articles about the topic which you may find helpful. A quick search will bring up the most recent articles.
Timing your Insurance Purchase
Consider buying insurance when you make your initial reservation. You may benefit from purchasing coverage at the time of your initial reservation and deposit payment. That is because the ‘Pre-existing Conditions Exclusion’ may be waived by your insurance company (certain exclusions apply). You may also be able to buy “cancel for any reason” travel insurance.
Where to buy your travel insurance
ConservationVIP® is not a licensed travel insurance provider and does not make specific company recommendations. We encourage each trip participant to research and educate themselves about their travel options and costs, and to contact a licensed travel insurance provider with your questions. Other than the medical and emergency evacuation insurance required (see above), we leave the decisions about your insurance coverage up to you. We also leave your choice of insurance company up to you.
To help you choose the insurance you prefer, here are links to a few programs previously used by our travelers: