10 Best Travel Channels on YouTube to follow & travel virtually (my personal favorites)

exploring foreign countries with that

diverse nature and culture isn't always

possible for different reasons

during those times i love watching

travel videos to prepare for an upcoming

trip

to get inspired or to simply travel

virtually to places far away

over the past few years i started

following different travel related

channels on youtube and even got the

chance to work together with some fellow

content creators on some of my own trips

while some channels stopped producing

content or decided to head into a

different direction over time

others stood out and kept inspiring me

with their quality content

on a regular base in this video i want

to share a list of my 10

favorite travel channels on youtube with

you

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we start this list off with gareth not

just because he's a friend of mine and

we did some trips together

it's because of his travel philosophy

which is similar to my own

and his ability to capture his

experiences in a unique way

when it's all over i've never felt more

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alive

gareth is doing things differently with

his approach to traveling

instead of visiting a place just for its

sights his goal is to bring more time to

truly understand foreign communities

through the people and culture that

define them

in his travel documentaries he takes you

on his journey to different destinations

where he starts as a tourist in the

country

and transforms into a towny over the

course of a whole video series

especially his latest video series from

russia and the philippines

will have you binge watching

make yourself comfortable select a video

push play and lean back

instead of short travel videos carl's

channel features long travel

documentaries which usually start back

in england at carl's apartment

and make you travel alongside with him

featuring his personal experiences with

all its ups and downs hello

so you've got all these boats here

trying to sell souvenirs to us

instead of fancy hotels infinity pools

and luxury cruises

carr prefers independent travel and

usually figures out his itinerary along

the way

all while sharing his honest opinion

about places

as well as the misadventures that show

the real side of travel always when

you're in hostels you can never

guarantee a good night's sleep i was

sleeping up there and then a couple came

in

and had sex right in that bed just there

you should start by watching his hk2ny

series following his round-the-world

trip

or his series about backpacking central

america

before traveling to a new country this

educational channel is a must in order

to come prepared

geography now covers profiles on every

single country in the world in an

entertaining format one video at a time

there was a panned caribbean party going

on you know jamaica would obviously be

the dj barbados would be passing out the

drinks

little quiet dominica would be reading a

book in the corner but the real fun

wouldn't start until crazy uncle vinnie

pops in he's got the best hookups and

everybody wants to talk to him and his

crew

in his videos bobby mixes basic with fun

facts and gives you all the knowledge

needed for your travels

plus some little known facts you can use

to impress your travel buddies

this town have no direct sunlight for

six months because of the mountains so

they built giant mirrors to illuminate

them

as for videos to start with i recommend

watching an episode of a country you're

keen to visit next

or simply one which covers your home

country

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if you love traveling on a budget with

friends the budgeteers got you covered

lena thais and paddy are three friends

from different corners of the world who

met each other traveling

on their channel they challenged

themselves to travel a country or region

on a certain budget

one video series at a time being on a

tight budget also means traveling slow

locally and having experiences most

travelers don't get to enjoy

to start i recommend the video series on

sri lanka and central america

which they have been traveling on less

than one thousand dollars each

as a travel youtuber mike has been

around for years and became a good

friend of mine during his time in europe

in 2014.

back then he started to focus more and

more on unique experiences strange

places and crazy festivals we are in san

juan de la vega

in guanajuato mexico and this is the

exploding

hammer festival i've got goosebumps

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when i visited him in mexico two years

later he took me to some of the gems he

discovered during his time living there

meanwhile he rebranded his channel from

kick to grind to fearless and far as

this is what his videos are really about

this is where the bulls will be spinning

and being lit

lit on fire starting right now

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if you are into places far off the

beaten track and love learning about

crazy festivals and traditions

mike's channel is the right one for you

as his well-produced videos are not only

entertaining and sometimes

uncomfortable to watch they are also

educating and shine light on

destinations not many people get to go

to

i stumbled upon drew's adventures first

on instagram and really liked the way

how he reported from his travels instead

of solely focusing on his own

experiences

his goal is to tell a unique story from

each destination he visits

this is wim hof i am the iceman

drubinsky's ultimate goal is to visit

every country on earth

and with his videos he aims to share the

stereotypes about the places he visits

through his short documentaries you

learn more about what life is like in

different parts of the world and you get

to know some inspiring characters

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this one is for all the food lovers out

there after graduating from university

mark decided to travel for food and

started making videos about it which

quickly became very popular this meal of

eating all together

is called a bottram and it helps to kind

of lean over

so you can get a lot of food into your

milk

on his channel mark features street food

videos travel vlogs and plenty of thai

food videos twice a week

if you are not hungry yet you'll be

craving food right after watching his

videos

and don't ask me how this guy can be so

thin given all the food he's eating in

just one episode

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how often do you get inspired to travel

to a destination just by seeing a single

photo on social media well

chances are high that one of those

images have been taken by brandon

who is a full-time landscape

photographer and takes you on his

assignments in his vlogs

from a photo standpoint i think i got

something pretty cool here

looking almost straight up and there's

this beautiful line of light coming down

the canyon

brandon's channel is a great source for

all travelers who are also huge

photography enthusiasts as he shares a

lot of advice and valuable tips with his

audience

not only covering photography but also

the business around it

if you are in for an adventure i

recommend watching his videos from the

annapurna circuit for a start

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i first heard about johnny through the

videos he made for vox

especially his emmy nominated

educational documentary series called

borders is worth a watch there he

explores the stories behind the lines on

a map

one destination at a time the longest

border in the world is kind of strange

it goes on for thousands and thousands

of miles

in like a straight line and there's a

bunch of weird little details about this

line

on his own channel he shares more

personal videos focused on his travels

and the view behind the scenes looks

now for something completely different

craig adams channel

is a true nugget for every outdoor

loving traveller who is not able to hit

the road right now

as his videos are the closest you can

get to traveling yourself

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his latest video productions combine

stunning cinematography with ambient

sounds and calming music only

through this style you feel like you are

craig's tracking companion on his

adventures in patagonia

nepal iceland or spain

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if you are urging to be out there and

one with nature this channel is the

right one for you

start out with watching his videos about

torres del paine or because the europa

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last but not least of course i'd like to

invite you to also subscribe to my

channel if you haven't already

here you can find hundreds of travel

videos from my travels in south america

asia and europe

paired with unique tracking adventures

in places like bhutan

greenland or norway and there are many

more travel documentaries in the making

i hope you enjoyed this video thanks for

watching

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