TRAVEL INSURANCE

You should ensure that you have insurance to covers the costs incurred in obtaining any medical treatment you require in case of illness or accident, including repatriation if necessary. Your insurance policy should also cover you for any loss incurred due to cancellation, flight delays, loss of luggage and other unexpected events. We recommend World Nomads, who offer travel insurance to residents of 150 countries. Their policy will cover you for sports including yachting and powerboating. To get a quotation, click on the banner below.

Why is Travel Insurance Required?
We hope it does not happen but it is possible to be injured or to fall ill while on a course with us. Please read this section so that you understand why medical insurance is important.

1. Your course may take you to relatively remote villages where you will be some distance from a doctor / hospital and where an ambulance may not be available. Should you need treatment you would have to pay for a taxi to take you to the nearest town. Sometimes the taxis may take you to a local medical centre for emergency treatment and then wait to take you to larger city hospital for further care.

2. Minor injuries are normally treated free in Greece. Other emergency hospital treatment may also be provided free but you will be expected to pay all or part of the cost of any medicines. You will only get the most basic level of nursing care. Greek families are expected to look after their relatives who are in hospital – bringing them food, washing them etc. Should you require hospitalisation you would need to pay for private nursing care if you do not have someone who can stay with you 24 hours a day to take care of you.

3. Should you sustain an injury that means you cannot travel home as a normal passenger you might be required to pay for a specialist nurse to accompany you on the plane. If you need to travel on a stretcher you would also incur the costs for the additional seats you take up.

Greece is in the European Union and has reciprocal health care agreements with other EU countries. Residents of other EU countries should carry form E111 to allow you to claim back the costs associated with any treatment you receive. Please note however that this is unlikely to include transport costs, private nursing care, or repatriation. You must back it up with a travel insurance policy.

Most travel policies will also cover you for other losses such as lost luggage, cancellation etc. and many offer a full year's cover during which time you can make multiple trips abroad.