Animal Sanctuary Travel Insurance
Specialist cover for high-risk sports and adventure travel.
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An animal sanctuary or refuge provides care, protection and rehabilitation for rescued wildlife or domestic animals. Travellers often visit as part of a conservation-focused trip, or take part in structured volunteering programmes to support day-to-day care and learn more about animal welfare.
ActivitySure can cover animal sanctuary experiences involving both big game and non-big game animals, provided the activity is organised and professionally supervised. Because working or volunteering around animals can involve physical tasks, unfamiliar environments and close proximity to wildlife, its important to make sure your travel insurance specifically includes animal sanctuary activities before you take part abroad.
Choose the protection that fits your adventure
Excess £100
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£1,000
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£5,000,000
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£750
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£250
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£200
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£300
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£20 per 12hrs, max. £100
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£5,000
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£2,000,000
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£250
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£750
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£60,000
Excess £75
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£3,000
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£10,000,000
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£1,500
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£250
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£200
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£500
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£20 per 12hrs, max. £200
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£7,500
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£2,000,000
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£250
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£750
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£60,000
Excess £0
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£5,000
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£10,000,000
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£2,500
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£250
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£400
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£1000
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£20 per 12hrs, max. £400
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£15,000
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£2,000,000
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£250
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£750
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£100,000
* Protection levels are based on overall cover limits, benefits and excess across each plan.
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Single trip Animal Sanctuary Travel Insurance
Perfect for one-off adventures, holidays and activity breaks abroad.
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Annual multi-trip Animal Sanctuary Travel Insurance
Travel more for less with year-round protection across multiple trips.
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Whether you’re planning a one-off escape, an activity-packed holiday or travelling regularly throughout the year, our protection levels are designed to give you confidence at every stage of your journey. From emergency medical cover and cancellation protection to support while you’re away, you can choose the level of cover that best fits the way you travel and the adventures you take on.
Destination Insight
Where is popular to go for animal sanctuaries?
Animal sanctuaries and refuges are found across Africa, Asia and South America, particularly in destinations with established conservation and rehabilitation programmes. Countries such as Thailand, Kenya and Costa Rica are well known for centres supporting animal welfare and education, and many travellers take part through organised visits or pre-arranged volunteering placements. These experiences are often designed to combine conservation learning with responsible tourism.
Here's why animal sanctuaries travel insurance matters:
Even in well-managed sanctuaries, working or volunteering around animals carries risks. Bites, scratches, allergic reactions and minor injuries can happen, and some locations may be remote or require travel to access medical support. Having appropriate travel insurance in place helps protect you financially if something goes wrong while youre taking part.
Helpful travel tips
- Keep a respectful distance from animals and avoid sudden movements or loud behaviour.
- Do not touch, feed or handle animals unless you are specifically instructed to do so by trained staff.
- Wash or sanitise your hands regularly and follow hygiene procedures, particularly around feeding areas and enclosures
- Stay alert to your surroundings, especially in open enclosures or uneven outdoor areas
- Always follow the instructions provided by the sanctuary staff or activity organiser and adhere to any safety recommendations made, including wearing appropriate safety equipment where required.
Frequently asked questions
Yes, ActivitySure travel insurance can cover working or volunteering at an animal sanctuary abroad, including trips where it’s the main reason for travel.
Cover depends on the activity you add to your policy, so it’s important to declare the type of sanctuary work you’ll be doing and have it shown on your Policy Certificate.
Animal sanctuary work is split into two categories on ActivitySure policies: not big game, and big game.
‘Big game’ is considered larger or potentially dangerous wildlife, like elephants, rhino, buffalo, bears, and big cats. ‘Not big game’ applies to lower-risk animals.
This distinction determines which activity you need to add to your policy, and the associated cover. It’s important to choose the correct option when arranging your ActivitySure policy.
If you don’t intend to work with big game, ActivitySure can cover you as standard. If you do intend to work with big game, you will need to select the appropriate activity for cover. This will ensure that the risk of working with these animals at close range is covered medically.
If you’re injured while working at an animal sanctuary abroad, your ActivitySure policy can cover you for emergency medical assistance.
It’s important you choose the right activity when you go through the quote process so that you receive the help you need if you need it.
Yes. You can be covered for longer stays up to 365 days in duration on a Single Trip policy. The level of cover you choose doesn’t change the work you’re doing - it’s the activity you add that matters.