Insurance for a freedive trip

[Blue Straggler]

Hi all. As mentioned elsewhere, I am scooting off to Dahab for a freedive course. Just looking into my holiday insurance - I normally just take a fairly basic premium, perhaps adding to it if I'm likely to be doing a lot of rock-climbing/mountaineering.
Just wondering if I need any extra cover for freediving. I don't intend to do any SCUBA on this trip, and as a beginner I'm hardly going to be going "deep", so I can't foresee any trips to deco chambers (which is really what SCUBA cover is for, for most people, isn't it)
Any advice appreciated.
I normally get a policy from the British Mountaineering Council (regardless of whether I am climbing or not) as they get a slice of the premium that way.
Any other recommendations appreciated. I am travelling for 12 days, doing the 2* AIDA and perhaps the 3*, and hopefully a bit of climbing.

 

[island_sands]

Kenny
i think DAN covers freediving, check out www.daneurope.org

 

[Blue Straggler]

Thanks...it's possible (probable ) that I am being a bit thick; do you pay the DAN membership and then also get insurance on top of that?
As far as I could see, even with both membership and insurance, the cover is based totally around diving and would not cover me in the event of (say) a climbing accident :head
I am feeling inclined to just go for a standard annual worldwide policy for about £50, with appropriate activities added, found a few on the web that seem reasonable though they are vague about diving, they just say there is cover for scuba to such-and-such depth but not whether this would cover a trip to a deco chamber.
Obviously, as I said, I don't even intend on any scuba on this trip but....you never know

So - any more tips? I'd better get this sorted, I fly on Saturday

 

[samdive]

Check out the "travel assist" part of the DAN policy - that will cover your other activites

 

[Ross M]

I always use Sports Cover Direct (I don't work for them - it's just a habit!) based in Bristol.

Used them for scuba diving over last ten years and found, when going on a recreational freediving trip to Sharm last year that they cover Free Diving (it's two words in their list) specifically too. Check out:

http://www.sportscoverdirect.com/ventureguard/

In fact they categorise freediving at Group 2 (out of 4 in terms of risk). On their list of sports; that's one below rugby, trampolining, hurling, bungee jumping and, er, dirt surfing???

Have a great trip